Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG beat Nice to go top ahead of Champions League clash vs. Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain geared up for their Champions League trip to Barcelona with a 2-1 home win against Nice.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 3': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 4': Offside, Nice. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Myziane Maolida is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
- 5': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
- 7': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 9': Rony Lopes (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Myziane Maolida (Nice).
- 11': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 19': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 19': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 21': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a cross.
- 22': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 24': Attempt missed. Myziane Maolida (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 28': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 28': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 30': Hand ball by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marquinhos.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a through ball.
- 41': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 42': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 44': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
- 45'+1': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+1': William Saliba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 50': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1. Rony Lopes (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 51': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 51': Myziane Maolida (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 58': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
- 58': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 64': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Attempt saved. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 70': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Rony Lopes (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mitchel Bakker replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Julian Draxler.
- 79': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 79': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Moise Kean.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 84': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pablo Sarabia.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hassane Kamara following a corner.
- 87': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Nice).
- 88': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Rony Lopes (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 552 |
| 501 | Passes | 608 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | +36 | 60 |
| 2 | Lens | 27 | +30 | 59 |
| 3 | Marseille | 27 | +19 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 27 | +12 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé  |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
Nice (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 18 | William Saliba |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 13 | Hassane Kamara |
| 24 | Andy Pelmard |
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 10 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 22 | Rony Lopes |
| 7 | Myziane Maolida |
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