Nice vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Mbappe shines as PSG hit top gear in Nice
France forward Kylian Mbappe marked his return to action with a vintage performance and a goal as champions Paris St Germain rediscovered their form
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 3': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
- 10': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 10': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Rony Lopes.
- 11': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Hand ball by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
- 17': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 19': Attempt saved. Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 23': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Idrissa Gueye because of an injury.
- 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 25': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 28': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 30': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 30': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
- 34': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Kephren Thuram (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 40': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
- 40': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Rony Lopes (Nice).
- 41': Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Rony Lopes (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a through ball.
- 43': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 44': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
- 45'+1': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 47': Foul by Kephren Thuram (Nice).
- 47': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
- 53': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
- 53': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Eddy Sylvestre replaces Kephren Thuram.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Jordan Lotomba.
- 59': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 60': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 63': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 65': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
- 65': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Eddy Sylvestre (Nice).
- 69': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Rony Lopes.
- 74': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 74': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
- 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bandiougou Fadiga replaces Ángel Di María.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 82': Dan Ndoye (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Presnel Kimpembe.
- 85': Dan Ndoye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
- 88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 88': Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+1': Dan Ndoye (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 502 |
| 539 | Passes | 551 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 26 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 14 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 8 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | +40 | 66 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | +28 | 62 |
| 3 | Lyon | 30 | +15 | 54 |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | +15 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 24 | Andy Pelmard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 6 | Morgan Schneiderlin  |
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 19 | Khéphren Thuram |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 13 | Hassane Kamara |
| 22 | Rony Lopes |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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