Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
PSG lose to Nantes as title plans put on hold again
Nantes defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 as the defending Ligue 1 champions delayed clinching another title for least another match.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
- 5': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 7': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 8': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 10': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles Traoré with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley N'Soki.
- 14': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 14': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 16': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a cross.
- 17': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 19': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 21': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dani Alves.
- 22': Goal! Nantes 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 25': Delay in match Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Edgar Ié (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 31': Offside, Nantes. Diego Carlos tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, Nantes. Abdoulaye Touré tries a through ball, but Diego Carlos is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 36': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 39': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 41': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
- 41': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 44': Goal! Nantes 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Majeed Waris (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 51': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Moussa Diaby.
- 54': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 54': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Delay in match Majeed Waris (Nantes) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
- 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Stanley N'Soki.
- 61': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 64': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Edgar Ié (Nantes).
- 66': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain).
- 68': Attempt saved. Majeed Waris (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 68': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 68': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 69': Foul by Majeed Waris (Nantes).
- 69': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt saved. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Colin Dagba with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 71': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 72': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Metehan Guclu replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 75': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 78': Attempt saved. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Metehan Guclu.
- 79': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
- 79': Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
- 80': Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Nantes. Enock Kwateng replaces Fabio.
- 85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Edgar Ié.
- 86': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 87': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 87': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Metehan Guclu (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves with a through ball.
- 89': Goal! Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 2. Metehan Guclu (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Colin Dagba.
- 90': Substitution, Nantes. Anthony Limbombe replaces Majeed Waris.
- 90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Edgar Ié.
- 90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 90'+3': Edgar Ié (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Metehan Guclu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+4': Maxime Dupé (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 2.
Statistics
 PSG |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.8 | Possession | 29.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 581 | Accurate Passes | 195 |
| 648 | Passes | 258 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 14 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 9 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,471
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,471
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Dupé (GK)  |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 5 | Edgar Ié |
| 19 | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 28 | Valentin Rongier |
| 18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 14 | Charles Traoré |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 10 | Majeed Waris |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 34 | Stanley N'Soki |
| 13 | Dani Alves |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 27 | Moussa Diaby |
| 17 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting |
| 24 | Christopher Nkunku |
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