Paris Saint-Germain vs Nantes, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Kylian Mbappe and Neymar on target as Paris Saint-Germain sink Nantes
A superb Kylian Mbappe goal and a Neymar penalty helped PSG restore a five-point lead atop Ligue 1 with a 2-0 home win over Nantes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 5': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 7': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 18': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 27': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 27': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
- 28': Hand ball by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 28': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 28': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 29': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
- 29': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 36': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 37': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 37': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 37': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes).
- 39': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
- 41': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 41': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 42': VAR Decision: No Goal Paris Saint Germain 0-0 Nantes.
- 44': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marquinhos.
- 45'+2': Offside, Nantes. Dennis Appiah tries a through ball, but Thody Elie Youan is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 45'+4': 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 Andrei Girotto.
- 49': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
- 49': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 51': Hand ball by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
- 54': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 59': Attempt saved. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Ángel Di María.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Thody Elie Youan.
- 61': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 61': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Moses Simon (Nantes).
- 65': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 65': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Dennis Appiah (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon.
- 71': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 73': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Cristian Benavente Bristol replaces Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Julian Draxler.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 79': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 79': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Cristian Benavente Bristol (Nantes).
- 80': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 80': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 83': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Alban Lafont (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Nantes. Roli Pereira De Sa replaces Imran Louza.
- 86': Attempt missed. Roli Pereira De Sa (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
- 87': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Neymar.
- 88': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roli Pereira De Sa.
- 90'+2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roli Pereira De Sa with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 0.
Statistics
 NAN |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 622 |
| 401 | Passes | 703 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 23 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 33 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 19 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,485
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,485
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | +46 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 33 | +27 | 67 |
| 3 | Lille | 33 | +17 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 33 | +17 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 12 | Thomas Meunier |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 23 | Julian Draxler  |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Nantes (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 20 | Andrei Girotto |
| 14 | Charles Traoré |
| 12 | Dennis Appiah |
| 26 | Imran Louza |
| 11 | Mehdi Abeid |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 32 | Kader Bamba |
| 24 | Élie Youan |
| 17 | Ludovic Blas |
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