Paris Saint-Germain vs Lille, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Neymar returns to help PSG beat Lille and extend Ligue 1 lead
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar made his comeback from injury as they enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Lille on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 2': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt saved. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 2': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 3': Attempt saved. Gabriel (Lille) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luiz Araújo with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 3': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 8': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 9': Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 12': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 12': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Offside, Lille. Xeka tries a through ball, but Mehmet Zeki Çelik is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Tiago Djaló (Lille).
- 14': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lille 0. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
- 19': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
- 20': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 20': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt saved. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 21': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gabriel.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 30': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Gabriel (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Lille 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 34': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 35': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Tiago Djaló (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
- 40': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 40': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Lille 0.
- 47': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 47': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Lille. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Jonathan Ikoné is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 49': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Attempt saved. Luiz Araújo (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 53': Foul by Tiago Djaló (Lille).
- 53': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gabriel.
- 54': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 54': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 56': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
- 56': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 60': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 61': Substitution, Lille. Renato Sanches replaces Xeka.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 64': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 64': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé replaces Neymar.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Thomas Meunier.
- 67': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 70': Substitution, Lille. Loïc Rémy replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 71': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Tiago Djaló (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Loïc Rémy (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Mauro Icardi.
- 78': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Benjamin André.
- 81': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
- 82': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
- 83': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 84': Offside, Lille. Yusuf Yazici tries a through ball, but Loïc Rémy is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 85': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiago Djaló.
- 87': Foul by Loïc Rémy (Lille).
- 87': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
- 90': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lille 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lille 0.
Statistics
 LILL |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 613 |
| 481 | Passes | 684 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,476
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,476
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) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe  |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 12 | Thomas Meunier |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 18 | Mauro Icardi |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Lille (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 4 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | Tiago Djaló |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 17 | Zeki Çelik |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 11 | Luiz Araújo |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
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