Paris Saint-Germain vs Nimes, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG beat Nimes and stay in the hunt in Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from last weekend's defeat with a comprehensive 3-0 home victory against bottom side Nimes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Birger Meling (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 5': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
- 6': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Birger Meling.
- 8': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 8': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Colin Dagba with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Matteo Ahlinvi (Nîmes).
- 12': Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a set piece situation.
- 14': Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 15': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Adrián Cubas.
- 18': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nîmes 0. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 20': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 20': Birger Meling (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Foul by Birger Meling (Nîmes).
- 21': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Birger Meling (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Florian Miguel.
- 23': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe with a headed pass following a corner.
- 28': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 29': Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Matteo Ahlinvi (Nîmes).
- 29': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Moise Kean (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 32': Attempt missed. Birger Meling (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat following a corner.
- 34': Attempt missed. Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 36': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nîmes 0. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Birger Meling (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 39': Attempt saved. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 39': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
- 40': Attempt saved. Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
- 40': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 40': Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 44': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nîmes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Nîmes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nîmes. Lucas Deaux replaces Matteo Ahlinvi.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Deaux.
- 47': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 48': Offside, Nîmes. Baptiste Reynet tries a through ball, but Zinedine Ferhat is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrián Cubas.
- 50': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mitchel Bakker.
- 51': Attempt saved. Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
- 54': Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Deaux.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Deaux.
- 57': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 59': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 60': Foul by Haris Duljevic (Nîmes).
- 60': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Ripart with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Duljevic.
- 64': Birger Meling (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 66': Attempt saved. Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nîmes).
- 66': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nîmes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 69': Attempt missed. Birger Meling (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Ángel Di María.
- 72': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
- 72': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 72': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Birger Meling.
- 76': Foul by Haris Duljevic (Nîmes).
- 76': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Marco Ludivin Majouga replaces Haris Duljevic.
- 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Moussa Koné replaces Renaud Ripart.
- 79': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 79': Moussa Koné (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
- 79': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Moise Kean.
- 81': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Nîmes. Yassine Benrahou replaces Zinedine Ferhat.
- 87': Attempt saved. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Ludivin Majouga.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Ludivin Majouga.
- 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 88': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
- 88': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Ludivin Majouga.
- 90': Attempt missed. Patrick Burner (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yassine Benrahou.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nîmes. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Patrick Burner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
- 90'+2': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nîmes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nîmes 0.
Statistics
 NIM |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 33.9 | Possession | 66.1 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 300 | Accurate Passes | 654 |
| 355 | Passes | 719 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 22 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 6 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Sergio Rico (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 31 | Colin Dagba |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 19 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
Nimes (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Baptiste Reynet (GK) |
| 26 | Florian Miguel |
| 23 | Anthony Briancon |
| 18 | Andrés Cubas |
| 3 | Birger Meling  |
| 21 | Patrick Burner |
| 11 | Matteo Ahlinvi |
| 12 | Lamine Fomba |
| 20 | Renaud Ripart |
| 10 | Zinedine Ferhat |
| 17 | Haris Duljevic |
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