Paris Saint-Germain vs Marseille, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

10': Kylian Mbappé
27': Rolando (OG)
55': Edinson Cavani

FT
3 - 0

Marseille

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
3': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
3': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
3': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
5': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Rolando.
8': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Lass Diarra (Paris Saint Germain).
8': Attempt blocked. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Marseille 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
12': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
13': Offside, Marseille. Hiroki Sakai tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
14': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
15': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Adil Rami.
18': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
19': Delay in match Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
20': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
21': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
24': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
26': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
27': Own Goal by Rolando, Marseille. Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 0.
28': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
28': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
29': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Marseille).
29': Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
31': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
32': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
32': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Hand ball by Rolando (Marseille).
32': Rolando (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
33': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
33': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Rolando is caught offside.
37': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
38': Substitution, Marseille. Morgan Sanson replaces Lucas Ocampos.
38': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
39': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
39': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
40': Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
43': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
44': Foul by Lass Diarra (Paris Saint Germain).
44': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Rami with a headed pass.
45': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
45': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
45'+1': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+1': Rolando (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Marseille 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
48': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
48': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
49': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Valère Germain (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
51': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
55': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Marseille 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
56': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
56': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Lass Diarra (Paris Saint Germain).
57': Lass Diarra (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt missed. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rolando with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
59': Substitution, Marseille. Bouna Sarr replaces Hiroki Sakai.
59': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Marseille).
59': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
60': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
60': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Kylian Mbappé.
61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta replaces Lass Diarra.
62': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
63': Attempt saved. Rolando (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
63': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Dani Alves.
65': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille).
67': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Motta.
71': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
73': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
73': Substitution, Marseille. Clinton N'Jie replaces Valère Germain.
73': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
74': Offside, Marseille. Jordan Amavi tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
75': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
75': Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
77': Delay in match Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Neymar went off injured after Paris Saint Germain had used all subs.
81': Attempt blocked. Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
82': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
82': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
83': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Adil Rami (Marseille).
85': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Marseille).
86': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
89': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
89': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
89': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Adil Rami.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Marseille 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Marseille 0.

Statistics

OLM		PSG
18	Fouls	21
5	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	6
43.9	Possession	56.1
15	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
293	Accurate Passes	413
347	Passes	464
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
30	Long Balls	45
16	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
5	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
7	Effective Clearances	14
7	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,490

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
5	Marquinhos
20	Layvin Kurzawa
32	Dani Alves
19	Lassana Diarra
25	Adrien Rabiot
18	Giovani Lo Celso
9	Edinson Cavani
10	Neymar
29	Kylian Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Javier Pastore, Thiago Motta, Thomas Meunier, Julian Draxler, Kevin Trapp, Ángel Di María, Presnel Kimpembe.

Marseille (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Yohann Pelé (GK)
6	Rolando
23	Adil Rami
18	Jordan Amavi
2	Hiroki Sakai
10	Dimitri Payet
19	Luiz Gustavo
29	Frank Anguissa
28	Valère Germain
5	Lucas Ocampos
26	Florian Thauvin

Marseille Substitutes:

Aymen Abdennour, Boubacar Kamara, Florian Escales, Morgan Sanson, Maxime López, Clinton N'Jie, Bouna Sarr.

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