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

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

38': Edinson Cavani
42': Ángel Di María
65': Javier Pastore
79': Edinson Cavani

FT
4 - 1

Nantes

60': Préjuce Nakoulma

Edinson Cavani continues hot streak as PSG hammer Nantes

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Edinson Cavani maintained his prolific goalscoring form with two more as Paris St Germain beat Nantes 4-1 to extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
1': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
7': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
9': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
11': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
11': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Javier Pastore.
17': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
17': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
19': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
21': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
23': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
23': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
25': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
25': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt blocked. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
28': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
30': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
31': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves.
31': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
31': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Abdoulaye Touré.
32': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
32': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
34': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
36': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
39': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
39': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': 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 Javier Pastore.
41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
42': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves following a corner.
43': Offside, Nantes. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Lucas Lima is caught offside.
43': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
43': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes).
45': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0.
45': Substitution, Nantes. Jules Iloki replaces Lucas Lima.
47': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
47': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
48': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
50': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
51': Offside, Nantes. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Léo Dubois is caught offside.
52': Attempt blocked. Jules Iloki (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
53': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
54': Offside, Nantes. Emiliano Sala tries a through ball, but Jules Iloki is caught offside.
58': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
58': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Substitution, Nantes. Prejuce Nakoulma replaces Andrei Girotto.
60': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1. Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
61': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes).
61': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes).
63': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
65': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
65': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Koffi Djidji (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
67': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
68': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
69': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
70': Substitution, Nantes. Adrien Thomasson replaces Koffi Djidji.
72': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
73': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
73': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Adrien Thomasson.
74': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
74': Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
76': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
78': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
79': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Nantes 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Marco Verratti.
80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Javier Pastore.
80': Attempt missed. Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
81': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
81': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
85': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Chidozie Awaziem.
86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Adrien Rabiot.
88': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
89': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani following a corner.
89': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a through ball.
90'+1': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
90'+1': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Nantes 1.
90'+2': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Nantes 1.
90'+2': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Nantes 1.

Statistics

NAN		PSG
17	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	0
26.5	Possession	73.5
8	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	10
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
189	Accurate Passes	655
249	Passes	729
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	0
15	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.0
37	Long Balls	38
15	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	28
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
30	Effective Clearances	12
30	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,680

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
5	Marquinhos
17	Yuri Berchiche
32	Dani Alves
25	Adrien Rabiot
27	Javier Pastore
6	Marco Verratti
9	Edinson Cavani
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Kevin Trapp, Christopher Nkunku, Kylian Mbappé, Julian Draxler, Giovani Lo Celso, Layvin Kurzawa, Lucas Moura.

Nantes (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4	Nicolas Pallois
3	Diego Carlos
5	Koffi Djidji
12	Chidozie Awaziem
20	Andrei Girotto
19	Abdoulaye Touré
15	Léo Dubois
6	Lucas Lima
9	Emiliano Sala
28	Valentin Rongier

Nantes Substitutes:

Enock Kwateng, Yacine Bammou, Jules Iloki, Maxime Dupé, Samuel Moutoussamy, Adrien Thomasson, Préjuce Nakoulma.

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