French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, September 1, 2018
Paris Saint-Germain WWWWW 4
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Nimes WDWWL 2
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NIM022
Stade des Costières · 15,311 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Claude Paris

Kylian Mbappe scores solo goal, sent off as sloppy PSG edge past Nimes

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant late goal before being sent off at the end of Paris Saint-Germain's pulsating 4-2 win at Nimes on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
61.2
Possession
38.8
7
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
430
Accurate Passes
233
508
Passes
307
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
18
24
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
14
17
Effective Clearances
22
17
Clearances
22

Head to Head

PSG leads series 1-0

Lineups

NIM · 4-3-3

  1. 30Paul BernardoniG
  2. 5Loïck LandreCD-L
  3. 23Anthony BrianconCD-R
  4. 15Gaëtan PaquiezLB
  5. 29Sofiane AlakouchRB
  6. 11Téji SavanierCM
  7. 18Theo VallsLM
  8. 2Mustapha DialloRM
  9. 25Baptiste GuillaumeF
  10. 20Renaud RipartLF
  11. 22Sada ThioubRF

PSG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 36Stanley N'SokiLB
  5. 12Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 10NeymarAM
  7. 25Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 5MarquinhosRM
  9. 9Edinson CavaniF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaAM-L
  11. 7Kylian MbappéAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Moustapha Diallo (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 18' Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 36' Goal! Nîmes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
  4. 40' Goal! Nîmes 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top right corner following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Nîmes. Antonin Bobichon replaces Moustapha Diallo.
  6. 51' Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 63' Goal! Nîmes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sada Thioub.
  9. 66' Substitution, Nîmes. Clement Depres replaces Baptiste Guillaume.
  10. 67' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Stanley N'Soki.
  11. 69' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  12. 71' Goal! Nîmes 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Téji Savanier (Nîmes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 77' Goal! Nîmes 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe with a through ball following a fast break.
  14. 83' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  15. 87' Substitution, Nîmes. Umut Bozok replaces Theo Valls.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Neymar.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Nîmes 2, Paris Saint Germain 4. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  18. 90'+4' Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  19. 90'+5' Téji Savanier (Nîmes) is shown the red card.

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