PSG vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lacklustre Paris Saint-Germain held by Nice in Ligue 1
Lionel Messi had a night to forget as PSG were held to a stalemate at the Parc des Princes by Nice in a dull Ligue 1 encounter on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 31': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Éric Ebimbe.
- 66': Justin Kluivert (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Mario Lemina.
- 76': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Ángel Di María.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Presnel Kimpembe.
- 80': Substitution, Nice. Amine Gouiri replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 88': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nice 0.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,502
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | +22 | 22 |
| 2 | Marseille | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| 3 | Lorient | 8 | +5 | 19 |
| 4 | Lens | 8 | +9 | 18 |
Statistics
 PSG |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 70.1 | POSSESSION | 29.9 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 661 | Accurate Passes | 229 |
| 732 | Passes | 305 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 4 | Clearances | 27 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira  |
| 28 | Éric-Junior Dina-Ebimbe |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 6 | Morgan Schneiderlin |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 28 | Hichem Boudaoui |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
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