French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, September 29, 2018
Paris Saint-Germain WWLWW 3
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Nice LWWLW 0
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Allianz Riviera · 33,138 att.

Match Report

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Neymar strikes twice in easy Paris Saint-Germain win against Nice

Neymar took a whack to the face, but played on and grabbed his second goal as Paris Saint-Germain won at Nice 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
6
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
62.4
Possession
37.6
20
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
514
Accurate Passes
269
577
Passes
336
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
46
33
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
15
10
Effective Clearances
14
10
Clearances
14

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NICE · 3-5-2

  1. 40Walter BenítezG
  2. 31DanteCD
  3. 23Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 29Christophe HérelleCD-R
  5. 5Adrien TamèzeCM-L
  6. 27Jean-Victor MakengoCM-R
  7. 8Pierre Lees-MelouAM
  8. 12Racine ColyLM
  9. 20Youcef AtalRM
  10. 26Myziane MaolidaCF-L
  11. 7Allan Saint-MaximinCF-R

PSG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 2Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  4. 4Thilo KehrerCD-R
  5. 25Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 5MarquinhosCM-R
  7. 27Moussa DiabyLM
  8. 24Christopher NkunkuRM
  9. 7Kylian MbappéF
  10. 10NeymarCF-L
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  2. 28' Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Jean-Victor Makengo because of an injury.
  3. 44' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  4. 45' Wylan Cyprien (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Nice. Mario Balotelli replaces Racine Coly.
  6. 46' Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 55' Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Christopher Nkunku because of an injury.
  9. 59' Second yellow card to Wylan Cyprien (Nice) for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Ángel Di María.
  12. 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Moussa Diaby.
  13. 80' Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Myziane Maolida.
  14. 87' Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.

Ligue 1 News

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