Paris Saint-Germain vs Nantes, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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2 - 1
2 - 1
PSG get hard-fought win over Nantes to extend lead in Ligue 1
Randal Kolo Muani's late goal helped Paris Saint-Germain to get a 2-1 win over Nantes on Saturday to claim their eighth consecutive Ligue 1 win and extend their lead at the top of the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 2': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 9': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Florent Mollet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 15': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 15': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Arnau Tenas.
- 15': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 17': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
- 17': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
- 20': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
- 20': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 22': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 25': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Soler following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Eray Cömert (Nantes).
- 27': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
- 29': Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Florent Mollet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
- 38': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
- 38': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
- 44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcus Coco.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
- 46': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 53': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 55': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 55': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 1. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 58': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Milan Skriniar replaces Marquinhos.
- 61': Substitution, Nantes. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel replaces Marcus Coco.
- 61': Substitution, Nantes. Marquinhos replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 64': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 64': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Vitinha.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 73': Offside, Nantes. Marquinhos is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 74': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Marquinhos (Nantes).
- 76': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
- 77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Asensio replaces Carlos Soler.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 79': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
- 79': Marquinhos (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Moses Simon (Nantes).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 81': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 82': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
- 82': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
- 83': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 86': Substitution, Nantes. Matthis Abline replaces Moussa Sissoko.
- 86': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Jean-Kévin Duverne.
- 87': Foul by Eray Cömert (Nantes).
- 87': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 89': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Marquinhos (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Augusto following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marquinhos with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 90'+5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1.
Statistics
 NAN |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 667 |
| 387 | Passes | 739 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 24 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,926
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,926
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | +46 | 73 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 33 | +22 | 64 |
| 3 | Lille | 33 | +18 | 58 |
| 4 | Brest | 33 | +16 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Arnau Tenas (GK) |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández  |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 2 | Jean-Kevin Duverne |
| 11 | Marcus Coco |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 8 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 6 | Douglas |
| 31 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
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