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

· French Ligue 1

Lille

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0 - 1

Paris Saint-Germain

65': Edinson Cavani

Edinson Cavani goal gives Paris St Germain victory at Lille

Edinson Cavani netted the only goal of the game as PSG moved up to second in Ligue 1, three points behind leaders Nice, with a 1-0 victory at Lille.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
2': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Offside, Lille. Sébastien Corchia tries a through ball, but Stoppila Sunzu is caught offside.
4': Foul by Franck Beria (Lille).
4': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
7': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
7': Younousse Sankhare (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Lille).
9': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
12': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
14': Foul by Franck Beria (Lille).
14': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
15': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
16': Attempt missed. Adama Soumaoro (Lille) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
17': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
17': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
19': Attempt saved. Sébastien Corchia (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eder.
20': Hand ball by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
20': Hand ball by Julian Palmieri (Lille).
22': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
22': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
22': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
27': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
27': Foul by Eder (Lille).
27': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Lille).
28': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
28': Younousse Sankhare (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Adama Soumaoro (Lille) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Amadou following a set piece situation.
30': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
30': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
33': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
34': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
35': Renato Civelli (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Franck Beria (Lille).
37': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
38': Attempt blocked. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
38': Franck Beria (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a headed pass.
42': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
43': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
44': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
44': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Eder (Lille).
45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
0': Match ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
47': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
47': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
48': Younousse Sankhare (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Lille).
49': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
51': Julian Palmieri (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Rio Mavuba (Lille).
53': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Rio Mavuba (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
58': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
59': Attempt missed. Rio Mavuba (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Younousse Sankhare.
59': Foul by Rio Mavuba (Lille).
59': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Marco Verratti.
61': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
61': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt blocked. Franck Beria (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
64': Foul by Eder (Lille).
64': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Goal! Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
68': Substitution, Lille. Yves Bissouma replaces Rio Mavuba.
68': Substitution, Lille. Naim Sliti replaces Julian Palmieri.
69': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
69': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
71': Attempt missed. Eder (Lille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross following a corner.
71': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
72': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
73': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Renato Civelli.
75': Offside, Lille. Stoppila Sunzu tries a through ball, but Eder is caught offside.
76': Foul by Franck Beria (Lille).
76': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
78': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Renato Civelli (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
79': Attempt blocked. Naim Sliti (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
79': Foul by Franck Beria (Lille).
79': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jesé replaces Lucas Moura.
80': Substitution, Lille. Morgan Amalfitano replaces Stoppila Sunzu.
81': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
81': Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt blocked. Eder (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Civelli with a headed pass.
82': Attempt saved. Younousse Sankhare (Lille) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eder with a cross.
83': Foul by Morgan Amalfitano (Lille).
83': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Ángel Di María.
86': Hand ball by Ibrahim Amadou (Lille).
87': Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain).
87': Franck Beria (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Younousse Sankhare (Lille) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Amadou.
89': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
90'+3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Renato Civelli.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.

Statistics

PSG		LILL
17	Fouls	21
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	6
65.7	Possession	34.3
17	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
499	Accurate Passes	215
587	Passes	299
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	73
31	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
15	Effective Tackles	11
20	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	13
25	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 37,213

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	+5	10
2	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
3	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
4	Lyon	4	+4	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lille (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Vincent Enyeama (GK)
13	Stoppila Sunzu
5	Renato Civelli
18	Franck Béria
23	Adama Soumaoro
4	Younousse Sankharé
24	Rio Mavuba
6	Ibrahim Amadou
15	Julian Palmieri
2	Sébastien Corchia
19	Éder

Lille Substitutes:

Mike Maignan, Martin Terrier, Yves Bissouma, Youssouf Koné, Lebo Mothiba, Naïm Sliti, Morgan Amalfitano.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
5	Marquinhos
20	Layvin Kurzawa
12	Thomas Meunier
8	Thiago Motta
14	Blaise Matuidi
6	Marco Verratti
9	Edinson Cavani
7	Lucas Moura
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Kevin Trapp, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Maxwell, Hatem Ben Arfa, Adrien Rabiot, Jesé.

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