Lille vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Neymar's free kick and Giovani Lo Celso's chip helps PSG win at Lille
Paris Saint-Germain moved 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after recording a 3-0 victory at Lille on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
- 2': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 3': Offside, Lille. Hamza Mendyl tries a through ball, but Fode Ballo-Toure is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kouadio Dabila.
- 4': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
- 4': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 11': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
- 11': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Hamza Mendyl (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 18': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 19': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Mendes following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Lille).
- 21': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Lille).
- 28': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Amadou (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 29': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 30': Offside, Lille. Anwar El Ghazi tries a through ball, but Edgar Ié is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 32': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kouadio Dabila.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Junior Alonso.
- 35': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 39': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a through ball following a fast break.
- 40': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Lille).
- 40': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 44': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+1': Goal! Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 46': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
- 46': Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
- 47': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 48': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 55': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 55': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 56': Hand ball by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 57': Substitution, Lille. Nicolas Pepe replaces Hamza Mendyl.
- 57': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Yuri.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 59': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Amadou.
- 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
- 60': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 63': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Lille).
- 63': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lass Diarra replaces Javier Pastore.
- 66': Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araujo replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
- 67': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lass Diarra tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
- 69': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thomas Meunier replaces Ángel Di María.
- 73': Offside, Lille. Ibrahim Amadou tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pepe is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Junior Alonso (Lille).
- 73': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Junior Alonso (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 76': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Kouadio Dabila (Lille).
- 77': Goal! Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 80': Offside, Lille. Luiz Araujo tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pepe is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Lille. Thiago Maia replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 81': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Maia.
- 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Marco Verratti.
- 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Edgar Ié.
- 86': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
- 86': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Goal! Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lass Diarra.
- 90': Attempt missed. Junior Alonso (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edgar Ié.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuri.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 90'+3': Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Lille 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 69.4 | Possession | 30.6 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 643 | Accurate Passes | 245 |
| 701 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 49,082
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 49,082
Line-Ups
Lille (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 3 | Júnior Alonso  |
| 34 | Kouadio Dabila |
| 6 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 25 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 15 | Edgar Ié |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 21 | Yves Bissouma |
| 27 | Hamza Mendyl |
| 7 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 9 | Ezequiel Ponce |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 32 | Dani Alves |
| 18 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| 27 | Javier Pastore |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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