French Ligue 1

Dijon FCO vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
  • 31': Júlio Tavares
FT
1 - 3
  • 29': Lucas Moura
  • 81': Thiago Silva
  • 84': Edinson Cavani

PSG score twice late to secure win away to Dijon

Goals from Thiago Silva and Edinson Cavani in the last nine minutes helped Paris Saint-Germain stay well-positioned in the Ligue 1 title race.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 5': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 6': Marvin Martin (Dijon) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Lois Diony (Dijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Florent Balmont (Dijon).
  • 8': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
  • 8': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Delay in match Baptiste Reynet (Dijon) because of an injury.
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mehdi Abeid.
  • 20': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Júlio Tavares.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 21': Marvin Martin (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Marvin Martin (Dijon).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
  • 24': Foul by Florent Balmont (Dijon).
  • 24': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
  • 26': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Goal! Dijon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 31': Goal! Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 32': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
  • 32': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Dijon. Júlio Tavares tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 45': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Loties.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 47': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
  • 50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Rüfli.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Foul by Vincent Rüfli (Dijon).
  • 52': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Vincent Rüfli (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Delay in match Jordan Loties (Dijon) because of an injury.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Loties.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 60': Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Hand ball by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Lucas Moura.
  • 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Blaise Matuidi.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 75': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Dijon. Jeremie Bela replaces Marvin Martin.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
  • 77': Foul by Vincent Rüfli (Dijon).
  • 77': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Fouad Chafik (Dijon).
  • 78': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mehdi Abeid.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross.
  • 81': Goal! Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Guedes tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Rüfli with a cross.
  • 83': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Abeid with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 84': Goal! Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 85': Substitution, Dijon. Jordan Marié replaces Florent Balmont.
  • 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Edinson Cavani.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 87': Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Dijon. Dylan Bahamboula replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 90': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Loties (Dijon).
  • 90'+1': Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cedric Varrault.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Marié.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Dijon 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 5
72.3 Possession 27.7
21 SHOTS 7
8 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
668 Accurate Passes 212
725 Passes 277
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 3
31 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 49
48 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
14 Effective Clearances 25
14 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard
Location: Dijon, France
Attendance: 13,416

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
3 Lyon 4 +4 8
4 Paris FC 4 +4 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

DIJO Dijon FCO (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
4 Jordan Loties
27 Cedric Varrault
23 Vincent Rüfli Yellow Card
26 Fouad Chafik
17 Mehdi Abeid
15 Florent Balmont
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
9 Loïs Diony
11 Júlio Tavares
13 Marvin Martin

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Alphonse Areola (GK)
2 Thiago Silva
5 Marquinhos
20 Layvin Kurzawa
19 Sèrge Aurier Yellow Card
8 Thiago Motta Yellow Card
14 Blaise Matuidi
25 Adrien Rabiot
9 Edinson Cavani
23 Julian Draxler
7 Lucas Moura

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