Ligue 1: Paris Saint Germain tops Nice 2-1
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain defeated Nice to win 2-1.
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain defeated Nice to win 2-1. It was Paris Saint Germain to strike first with a goal of L. Messi at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Mbappe gave the win to Paris Saint Germain in the 83′ minute with a goal. Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard who had the assistance of Alexis Auger and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Benjamin Lepaysant. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 57% while Nice was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Nice was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Paris Saint Germain was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Paris Saint Germain shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Nice shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (P. Sarabia). On the other side, Nice received 1 yellow card (Dante).
After playing this contest, Paris Saint Germain will have 22 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Nice will stay with 8 points like Toulouse and Angers SCO to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
Dante
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29'29'
L. Messi
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48'48'
G. Laborde
Y. Atal
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59'59'
N. Mendes
J. Bernat
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59'59'
K. Mbappe
H. Ekitike
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62'62'
N. Pepe
R. Barkley
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62'62'
K. Thuram
A. Ramsey
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72'72'
R. Sanches
F. Ruiz
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75'75'
A. Beka Beka
M. Lemina
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76'76'
J. Lotomba
Y. Atal
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83'83'
K. Mbappe
N. Mukiele
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84'84'
A. Delort
G. Laborde
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88'88'
P. Sarabia
L. Messi
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88'88'
Danilo
R. Sanches
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90'90'
P. Sarabia
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Reims on the 8th of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).
Nice will host Troyes on the 9th of October with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Nice (3 draws).
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Christophe Galtier chose to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Nordi Mukiele , Marquinhos , Sergio Ramos , Achraf Hakimi , Vitinha , Fabián Ruiz , Juan Bernat , Lionel Messi , Neymar and Hugo Ekitiké .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: H. Ekitike for K. Mbappe (59′), J. Bernat for N. Mendes (60′), F. Ruiz for R. Sanches (72′), L. Messi for P. Sarabia (88′) and R. Sanches for Danilo (88′).
Top player: Lionel Messi
Probably the most impressive player in Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14.
Nice: Formation and Lineups
Nice started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Lucien Favre played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Youcef Atal , Pablo Rosario , Dante , Mattia Viti , Melvin Bard , Ross Barkley , Aaron Ramsey , Mario Lemina , Sofiane Diop and Gaëtan Laborde .
Substitutes
Nice made 5 changes: A. Ramsey for K. Thuram (62′), R. Barkley for N. Pepe (62′), M. Lemina for A. Beka Beka (75′), Y. Atal for J. Lotomba (76′) and G. Laborde for A. Delort (84′).
Top player: Youcef Atal
The player who no doubt impressed Nice the most was Youcef Atal.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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