Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

60': Neymar (P)

FT
1 - 1

Nice

46': Ignatius Ganago

Neymar hits half-century mark as PSG are held by Nice

Edinson Cavani missed a stoppage-time penalty as PSG continued their stuttering end to the season with a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at home to Nice.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
1': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
3': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
3': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Danilo (Nice).
5': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
8': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
8': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
8': Ignatius Ganago (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
10': Offside, Nice. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Youcef Atal is caught offside.
12': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
12': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
14': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
17': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
18': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
18': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
20': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
20': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
22': Ignatius Ganago (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
24': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
25': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Youcef Atal is caught offside.
26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
29': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
31': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
35': Attempt saved. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
37': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
37': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Danilo.
38': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
38': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
42': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
42': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
45': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
45': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
46': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 1. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dante.
48': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
50': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
50': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
53': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
54': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
54': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Attempt missed. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
56': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
57': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
58': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Youcef Atal following a fast break.
58': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María draws a foul in the penalty area.
58': Penalty conceded by Patrick Burner (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
60': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
61': Substitution, Nice. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Ignatius Ganago.
63': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
65': Foul by Danilo (Nice).
65': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa replaces Leandro Paredes.
66': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Moussa Diaby replaces Julian Draxler.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
69': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
69': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Youcef Atal (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
69': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
71': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
72': Attempt blocked. Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
74': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
75': Substitution, Nice. Mickael Le Bihan replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
77': Foul by Dante (Nice).
77': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Alves.
77': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
79': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
79': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Delay in match Walter Benítez (Nice) because of an injury.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
83': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
84': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
88': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
88': Penalty conceded by Dante (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
89': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Patrick Burner.
89': Delay in match Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain). Video Review.
90': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
90': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Penalty saved! Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
90'+3': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
90'+3': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Christophe Herelle (Nice).
90'+7': Christophe Herelle (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1.
90'+8': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1.
90'+8': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1.

Statistics

NICE		PSG
14	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	1
38.7	Possession	61.3
8	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
367	Accurate Passes	580
416	Passes	640
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	6
3	Crosses	31
0.0	Cross %	0.2
38	Long Balls	28
26	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	12
16	Tackles	23
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
20	Interceptions	4
30	Effective Clearances	6
30	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,283

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
5	Marquinhos
14	Juan Bernat
13	Dani Alves
10	Neymar
6	Marco Verratti
8	Leandro Paredes
9	Edinson Cavani
11	Ángel Di María
23	Julian Draxler

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Gianluigi Buffon, Arthur Zagre, Layvin Kurzawa, Moussa Diaby, Colin Dagba, Christopher Nkunku, Loïc Mbe Soh.

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
31	Dante
29	Christophe Hérelle
23	Malang Sarr
15	Patrick Burner
5	Adrien Tamèze
21	Danilo Barbosa
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
7	Allan Saint-Maximin
14	Ignatius Ganago
20	Youcef Atal

Nice Substitutes:

Mickaël Le Bihan, Assil Jaziri, Bassem Srarfi, Yannis Clementia, Ihsan Sacko, Olivier Boscagli, Jean-Victor Makengo.

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