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

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

68': Kylian Mbappé

FT
1 - 0

Nantes

Kylian Mbappe scores as PSG return to winning ways against Nantes

Paris St-Germain got back to winning ways in Ligue 1 on Saturday when a Kylian Mbappe goal gave them a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Nantes.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
2': Enock Kwateng (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
4': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
6': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
6': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Boschilia.
9': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
12': Attempt blocked. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji.
15': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
15': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
23': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
23': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
24': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
24': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marquinhos.
31': Attempt missed. Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
32': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
32': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
37': Delay in match Emiliano Sala (Nantes) because of an injury.
37': Delay in match Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
44': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
44': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
45'+1': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nantes 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Nantes 0.
47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
50': Attempt saved. Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
50': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Boschilia.
50': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enock Kwateng.
53': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
54': Offside, Nantes. Enock Kwateng tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
55': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
57': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
58': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
59': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain). Video Review.
59': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji.
61': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
63': Foul by Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes).
63': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Juan Bernat.
65': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
67': Attempt blocked. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Rene Krhin.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
68': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
70': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marquinhos.
71': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
72': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
74': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
74': Substitution, Nantes. Andrei Girotto replaces Rene Krhin.
75': Foul by Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes).
75': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
76': Substitution, Nantes. Fabio replaces Enock Kwateng.
77': Hand ball by Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes).
77': Delay in match Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Nantes. Majeed Waris replaces Gabriel Boschilia because of an injury.
79': Fabio (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
79': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a set piece situation.
80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Edinson Cavani.
81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Thomas Meunier.
81': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
81': Attempt missed. Majeed Waris (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio.
81': Attempt missed. Lucas Lima (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
83': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
83': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
85': Attempt blocked. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
85': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
85': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Attempt missed. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Dani Alves replaces Ángel Di María.
88': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
88': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+1': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
90'+1': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+5': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+5': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.

Statistics

NAN		PSG
11	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	2
32.4	Possession	67.6
11	SHOTS	23
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	624
327	Passes	689
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	36
25	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
4	Blocked Shots	6
17	Effective Tackles	11
26	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
16	Interceptions	10
31	Effective Clearances	12
31	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,511

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
2	Thiago Silva
14	Juan Bernat
12	Thomas Meunier
5	Marquinhos
6	Marco Verratti
7	Kylian Mbappé
9	Edinson Cavani
23	Julian Draxler
11	Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Kévin Rimane, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Moussa Diaby, Sebastien Cibois, Dani Alves, Christopher Nkunku, Thilo Kehrer.

Nantes (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
3	Diego Carlos
4	Nicolas Pallois
5	Kara Mbodji
28	Valentin Rongier
19	Abdoulaye Touré
21	Rene Krhin
6	Lucas Lima
25	Enock Kwateng
9	Emiliano Sala
12	Gabriel Boschilia

Nantes Substitutes:

Fabio, Maxime Dupé, Majeed Waris, Kalifa Coulibaly, Samuel Moutoussamy, Andrei Girotto, Matt Miazga.

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