Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Edinson Cavani helps PSG cruise by Nice without Neymar
Edinson Cavani starred in Neymar's absence, scoring twice and setting up a third as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Nice on Friday night
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Yuri (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 1': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Arnaud Lusamba (Nice).
- 2': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 7': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Wesley Sneijder (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': 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 Julian Draxler.
- 10': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 10': Foul by Arnaud Lusamba (Nice).
- 10': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Lusamba.
- 12': Attempt missed. Christophe Jallet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 15': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 19': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christophe Jallet.
- 22': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
- 23': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Lusamba.
- 23': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe with a headed pass following a corner.
- 24': Offside, Nice. Patrick Burner tries a through ball, but Pierre Lees-Melou is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 26': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 27': Patrick Burner (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
- 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
- 45'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 51': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 51': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Own Goal by Dante, Nice. Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 0.
- 55': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
- 55': Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Arnaud Lusamba (Nice).
- 59': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass.
- 63': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
- 64': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Adrien Tameze replaces Nampalys Mendy.
- 66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 68': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappe tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 69': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Nice. Alassane Pléa replaces Mario Balotelli.
- 72': Delay in match Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 74': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 76': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
- 77': Marlon Santos (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain).
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 79': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Kylian Mbappe.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 84': Delay in match Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Allan Saint-Maximin went off injured after Nice had used all subs.
- 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 88': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Arnaud Lusamba.
- 88': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
- 89': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Arnaud Lusamba.
- 90'+1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 90'+2': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Javier Pastore is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 0.
Statistics
 NICE |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.8 | Possession | 66.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 751 |
| 415 | Passes | 826 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 51 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,224
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,224
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 32 | Dani Alves |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 29 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Nice (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 31 | Dante |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 4 | Marlon |
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 22 | Arnaud Lusamba |
| 21 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 15 | Patrick Burner |
| 24 | Christophe Jallet |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
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