French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Nimes, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 18': Ángel Di María
  • 36': Pablo Sarabia
  • 68': Kylian Mbappé
FT
3 - 0
Nimes

    PSG 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

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    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

    Venue:
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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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PSG 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
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Julian Draxler, Timothee Pembélé, Danilo Pereira, Xavi Simons, Alessandro Florenzi, Rafinha, Mauro Icardi, Layvin Kurzawa, Alexandre Letellier.

    NIM Nimes (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
    26 Florian Miguel
    23 Anthony Briancon
    18 Andrés Cubas
    3 Birger Meling Yellow Card
    21 Patrick Burner
    11 Matteo Ahlinvi
    12 Lamine Fomba
    20 Renaud Ripart
    10 Zinedine Ferhat
    17 Haris Duljevic
    Nimes Substitutes:
    Lucas Buades, Marco Ludivin Majouga, Yassin Benrahou, Sofiane Alakouch, Niclas Eliasson, Moussa Koné, Lucas Déaux, Gaëtan Paquiez, Amjhad Nazih.

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