French Ligue 1

FT Friday, April 25, 2025
Nice DLLDW 3
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Paris Saint-Germain WWLWD 1
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Parc des Princes · 47,597 att.

Match Report

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Nice hand champions PSG first Ligue 1 defeat of the season

Paris Saint-Germain's hopes of becoming the first side to complete a Ligue 1 season unbeaten came crashing down at the Parc des Princes on Friday when Nice handed them their first defeat of the league campaign.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
17
12
Saves
0
24
Possession
76
7
SHOTS
32
3
ON GOAL
13
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
191
Accurate Passes
717
249
Passes
780
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
4
Crosses
29
0.5
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
34
14
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
12
13
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
4
32
Effective Clearances
3
32
Clearances
3

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 87João NevesRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

NICE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Marcin BulkaG
  2. 55Youssouf NdayishimiyeCD
  3. 26Melvin BardCD-L
  4. 5Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-R
  5. 11Morgan SansonCM-L
  6. 6Hicham BoudaouiCM-R
  7. 8Pablo RosarioAM
  8. 2Ali AbdiLM
  9. 92Jonathan ClaussRM
  10. 24Gaëtan LabordeCF-L
  11. 19Badredine BouananiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 1. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a through ball.
  2. 41' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 1. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  3. 43' Ali Abdi (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 46' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 2. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  6. 59' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
  7. 59' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces João Neves.
  8. 67' Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem because of an injury.
  9. 67' Substitution, Nice. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Morgan Sanson.
  10. 68' Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 68' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  12. 69' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Marquinhos.
  13. 70' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 3. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 72' Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 75' Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Badredine Bouanani because of an injury.
  16. 78' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  17. 86' Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Ali Abdi because of an injury.
  18. 86' Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Gaëtan Laborde.

Ligue 1 News

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