Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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Kylian Mbappe scores twice off Lionel Messi assists to help PSG stay top in Ligue 1
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St Germain geared up for their Champions League opener with a routine 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes to stay top of th
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 3': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 10': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
- 11': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
- 11': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Fábio (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Appiah with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 14': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 14': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 15': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilo Pereira following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
- 18': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
- 24': Foul by Fábio (Nantes).
- 24': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Fábio (Nantes) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 33': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
- 33': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Vitinha because of an injury.
- 36': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross.
- 41': Attempt missed. Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Offside, Nantes. Pedro Chirivella tries a through ball, but Evann Guessand is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 44': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+2': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat.
- 48': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 48': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 49': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
- 49': Evann Guessand (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 50': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 55': VAR Decision: Goal Nantes 0-2 Paris Saint Germain (Kylian Mbappé).
- 56': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 57': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a through ball.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos replaces Marco Verratti.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 66': Substitution, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 66': Substitution, Nantes. Ignatius Ganago replaces Evann Guessand.
- 67': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
- 68': Goal! Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 69': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 69': Ignatius Ganago (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 73': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 73': Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 75': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 79': Substitution, Nantes. Lohann Doucet replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 80': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 83': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Coco.
- 84': Foul by Lohann Doucet (Nantes).
- 84': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Nantes. Mohamed Achi replaces Ludovic Blas.
- 88': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
- 88': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 90': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Dennis Appiah (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Achi.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Dennis Appiah.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 0': Match ends, Nantes 0, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 59.5 | Possession | 40.5 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 622 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 692 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 4 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,406
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,406
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois  |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 8 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 12 | Dennis Appiah |
| 2 | Fabio  |
| 31 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 7 | Evann Guessand |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 19 | Pablo Sarabia |
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