French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
  • Red Card 61': Youssouf Ndayishimiye
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0 - 4
  • 42': Nuno Mendes (P)
  • 49': Désiré Doué
  • 81': Dro Fernández
  • 85': Warren Zaïre-Emery

Ex-Barca teen Fernández scores 1st PSG goal in win over Lens

Paris Saint-Germain moved one point clear of Lens at the top of the Ligue 1 table once more with a dominant 4-0 victory over 10-man Nice at the Allianz Riviera.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Nice. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Juma Bah.
  • 9': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Willian Pacho is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Nice. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Désiré Doué with a through ball.
  • 13': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 13': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 15': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 16': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 17': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 18': Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 19': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 21': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 21': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Vitinha with a cross.
  • 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 24': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
  • 28': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 30': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Juma Bah.
  • 32': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Juma Bah.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Morgan Sanson (Nice) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 39': VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
  • 42': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 43': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Beraldo replaces Senny Mayulu because of an injury.
  • 44': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 44': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Offside, Nice. Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45'+1': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 49': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 51': Offside, Nice. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elye Wahi with a cross.
  • 55': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 55': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
  • 59': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
  • 61': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) is shown the red card.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Lee Kang-In because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 69': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Dante.
  • 72': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Elye Wahi.
  • 75': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
  • 75': Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Désiré Doué.
  • 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Dro Fernández replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 78': Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Kail Boudache (Nice).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 81': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 83': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye is caught offside.
  • 85': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 90'+2': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
74.2 Possession 25.8
17 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.2
2 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
675 Accurate Passes 190
729 Passes 241
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
5 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
44 Long Balls 34
23 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 16
6 Effective Clearances 9
6 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 28,815

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
80 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
4 Dante
28 Juma Bah
33 Antoine Mendy
6 Hicham Boudaoui
8 Morgan Sanson
55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye Red Card
26 Melvin Bard
92 Jonathan Clauss
11 Elye Wahi
10 Sofiane Diop

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

No. Name
39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
51 Willian Pacho
6 Illia Zabarnyi
21 Lucas Hernández
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
17 Vitinha
24 Senny Mayulu Yellow Card
19 Lee Kang-In
7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
25 Nuno Mendes
14 Désiré Doué

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