French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
Paris Saint-Germain WLWLL 2
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Nice WDWDD 0
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Allianz Riviera · 34,456 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi reaches 1,000 club goal contributions in PSG win over Nice

One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-0.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
2
54.5
Possession
45.5
13
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
647
Accurate Passes
514
706
Passes
568
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
9
9
Crosses
31
0.6
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
29
25
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
12
26
Tackles
19
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
7
33
Effective Clearances
9
33
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NICE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD
  3. 4DanteCD-L
  4. 55Youssouf NdayishimiyeCD-R
  5. 26Melvin BardLB
  6. 33Antoine MendyRB
  7. 28Hicham BoudaouiCM-L
  8. 16Aaron RamseyCM-R
  9. 19Khéphren ThuramLM
  10. 29Nicolas PépéRM
  11. 9Terem MoffiF

PSG · 3-5-2

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD
  3. 15Danilo PereiraCD-L
  4. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  5. 28Carlos SolerCM-L
  6. 17VitinhaCM-R
  7. 18Renato SanchesAM
  8. 25Nuno MendesLM
  9. 2Achraf HakimiRM
  10. 7Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 30Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Renato Sanches because of an injury.
  2. 26' Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  3. 68' Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Melvin Bard.
  4. 68' Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Antoine Mendy.
  5. 75' Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  6. 76' Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
  7. 77' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Nuno Mendes.
  8. 83' Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  9. 83' Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Terem Moffi.
  10. 88' Khéphren Thuram (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Carlos Soler.

Ligue 1 News

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News PA Luis Enrique: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will be back stronger for PSG after ACL injury Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique says winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will come back stronger after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury. News Associated Press PSG-Lyon match moved to Monday amid Paris protests, NFL game Paris Saint-Germain's clash with Lyon in Ligue 1 has been moved from Sunday to Monday evening at the request of Paris police. ESPN Ryan O'Hanlon Who will win the Ballon d'Or? Messi, Yamal, Kane -- or someone else? There's no consensus pick for this year's Ballon d'Or -- but maybe there should be. Here's who actually deserves to win it. ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that?