Nice vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lionel Messi reaches 1,000 club goal contributions in PSG win over Nice
One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Renato Sanches because of an injury.
- 26': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Melvin Bard.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Antoine Mendy.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 76': Goal! Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Terem Moffi.
- 88': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Carlos Soler.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 34,456
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 63 | 1 |
| +17 | Brest | 29 | 53 | 6 |
| +15 | AS Monaco | 28 | 52 | 6 |
| +17 | Lille | 28 | 49 | 5 |
Statistics
 PSG |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 54.5 | Possession | 45.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 647 | Accurate Passes | 514 |
| 706 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 26 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 33 | Clearances | 9 |
Nice (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 4 | Dante |
| 55 | Youssouf Ndayishimiye |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram  |
| 29 | Nicolas Pépé |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
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