French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2025-26 Ligue 1

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Nantes 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Vitinha gives PSG winning start

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain got their title defence off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Nantes on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kwon Hyeok-Kyu.
  • 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Johann Lepenant.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 20': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 20': Kelvin Amian (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Louis Leroux (Nantes).
  • 23': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
  • 27': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
  • 32': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye.
  • 38': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 38': Kelvin Amian (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Herba Guirassy (Nantes) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Louis Leroux with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Lopes (Nantes). Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 43': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 43': Johann Lepenant (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Lopes (Nantes). Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Nantes).
  • 45'+1': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Kelvin Amian (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45'+3': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Yassine Benhattab (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Johann Lepenant.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kwon Hyeok-Kyu.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Herba Guirassy (Nantes).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Nantes. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Herba Guirassy.
  • 59': Substitution, Nantes. Matthis Abline replaces Yassine Benhattab because of an injury.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Hong Hyun-Seok (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matthis Abline.
  • 60': Foul by Matthis Abline (Nantes).
  • 60': Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Lucas Hernández.
  • 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Ibrahim Mbaye.
  • 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Lee Kang-In.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 65': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Tylel Tati.
  • 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hong Hyun-Seok.
  • 67': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 69': Johann Lepenant (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Nantes).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
  • 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 78': VAR Decision: No Goal Nantes 0-1 Paris Saint Germain.
  • 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 79': Substitution, Nantes. Francis Coquelin replaces Kwon Hyeok-Kyu.
  • 79': Substitution, Nantes. Amady Camara replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 79': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 79': Nicolas Cozza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Lopes (Nantes). Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 86': Substitution, Nantes. Dehmaine Tabibou replaces Louis Leroux.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dehmaine Tabibou (Nantes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Johann Lepenant following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Nantes).
  • 90'+3': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Johann Lepenant (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tylel Tati with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 3
70.7 Possession 29.3
18 SHOTS 5
4 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
680 Accurate Passes 224
744 Passes 304
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 53
35 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 8
9 Effective Clearances 18
9 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,053

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 21 +32 51
2 Lens 21 +20 49
3 Lyon 21 +14 42
4 Marseille 21 +19 39
Full Table

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
78 Tylel Tati
6 Chidozie Awaziem
5 Hyeok-Kyu Kwon
3 Nicolas Cozza
98 Kelvin Amian Yellow Card
8 Johann Lepenant
66 Louis Leroux
11 Bahereba Guirassy
90 Yassine Benhattab
31 Mostafa Mohamed

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Lucas Chevalier (GK)
4 Lucas Beraldo
6 Illia Zabarnyi
21 Lucas Hernández
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
19 Lee Kang-in
9 Gonçalo Ramos
29 Bradley Barcola
49 Ibrahim Mbaye

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