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

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

12': Edinson Cavani
51': Kylian Mbappé
66': Neymar

FT
3 - 1

Angers

21': Thomas Mangani (P)

Cavani returns with goal, Mbappe, Neymar score as PSG cruise past Angers

PSG forward Edinson Cavani struck 12 minutes into his first match of the season while Kylian Mbappe and Neymar also scored in a 3-1 win.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini following a fast break.
11': Hand ball by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers).
12': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
14': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
15': Flavien Tait (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
16': Attempt saved. Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross.
18': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
18': Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
21': Penalty Angers. Flavien Tait draws a foul in the penalty area.
21': Penalty conceded by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
21': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 1. Thomas Mangani (Angers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
24': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a cross.
26': Attempt saved. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
28': Attempt saved. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
29': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Butelle.
30': Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
31': Attempt blocked. Vincent Manceau (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Flavien Tait.
36': Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
36': Cheikh N'Doye (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
38': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cheikh N'Doye.
43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Angelo Fulgini.
43': Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
44': Attempt missed. Angelo Fulgini (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierrick Capelle with a cross.
44': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 1.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Angers 1.
45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki replaces Thilo Kehrer.
48': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
51': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Angers 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
54': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Stanley N'Soki is caught offside.
55': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
57': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
61': Substitution, Angers. Wilfried Kanga replaces Angelo Fulgini.
62': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
63': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
63': Foul by Stanley N'Soki (Paris Saint Germain).
63': Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Stanley N'Soki (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
66': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Angers 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
69': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
70': Attempt saved. Wilfried Kanga (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cheikh N'Doye.
71': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Neymar.
73': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku replaces Edinson Cavani.
75': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
76': Substitution, Angers. Farid El Melali replaces Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
78': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
78': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Farid El Melali (Angers).
80': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Angers. Rayan Ait Nouri replaces Pierrick Capelle.
82': Hand ball by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thomas Meunier tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
87': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Butelle.
89': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Thomas Meunier is caught offside.
90': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
90'+1': Wilfried Kanga (Angers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farid El Melali.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Angers 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Angers 1.

Statistics

ANG		PSG
2	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
1	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	5
40.4	Possession	59.6
11	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
381	Accurate Passes	611
465	Passes	679
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	28
23	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
17	Effective Tackles	18
28	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	17
25	Effective Clearances	19
25	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,105

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	+4	3
2	Lens	1	+3	3
3	Lille	1	+2	3
4	Lyon	1	+2	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
3	Presnel Kimpembe
4	Thilo Kehrer
5	Marquinhos
25	Adrien Rabiot
10	Neymar
11	Ángel Di María
12	Thomas Meunier
9	Edinson Cavani
7	Kylian Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Lassana Diarra, Stanley N'Soki, Gianluigi Buffon, Christopher Nkunku, Julian Draxler, Moussa Diaby, Giovani Lo Celso.

Angers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Ludovic Butelle (GK)
4	Mateo Pavlović
8	Ismaël Traoré
18	Baptiste Santamaria
15	Pierrick Capelle
29	Vincent Manceau
5	Thomas Mangani
17	Cheikh N'Doye
20	Flavien Tait
10	Angelo Fulgini
22	Jeff Reine-Adélaide

Angers Substitutes:

Abdoulaye Bamba, Romain Thomas, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Harisson Manzala Tusumgama, Farid El Mellali, Wilfried Kanga, Mathieu Michel.

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