PARIS. Paris Saint Germain beats Nantes 3-1. Paris Saint Germain was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.
Paris Saint Germain remained with 10 players after K. Navas received a red card in the 65′. Anyway, Paris Saint Germain still managed to win this encounter competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat who was helped by Christophe Mouysset and Cyril Mugnier. The 4th official was Benjamin Lepaysant. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 7 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 127 Attack 101
- 57 Dangerous attack 45
- 75 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 66% while Nantes was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 14 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Nantes shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (M. Verratti). Regarding the opposition, Nantes received 2 yellow cards (P. Chirivella and L. Blas).
(Paris Saint Germain) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (65′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Paris Saint Germain will have 37 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Nantes will stay with 18 points like Strasbourg and Angers SCO to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Keylor Navas , Achraf Hakimi , Thilo Kehrer , Abdou Diallo , Juan Bernat , Idrissa Gueye , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The home team had on the bench: Georginio Wijnaldum , Nuno Mendes, E. Ebimbe, Á. Di María, C. Dagba, Sergio Rico , Danilo Pereira, M. Icardi and Ander Herrera.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: Neymar for S. Rico (68′), M. Verratti for G. Wijnaldum (74′) and L. Paredes for Danilo (89′).
Best player: Kylian Mbappé
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Nantes – Formation
Nantes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Antoine Kombouare played with: Alban Lafont , Sébastien Corchia , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Andrei Girotto , Fábio , Samuel Moutoussamy , Pedro Chirivella , Marcus Coco , Ludovic Blas , Randal Kolo Muani and Kalifa Coulibaly .
These were the players on the bench: D. Petrić, Quentin Merlin , Y. M’Bemba, Dennis Appiah , G. Manvelyan, Wylan Cyprien , Willem Geubbels , Osman Bukari and C. Traoré.
Nantes could not rely on the presence of D. Appiah (injured).
Substitutions
Nantes made 5 changes: S. Corchia for D. Appiah (42′), Fabio for Q. Merlin (58′), K. Coulibaly for O. Bukari (58′), M. Coco for W. Geubbels (77′) and S. Moutoussamy for W. Cyprien (77′).
Best player: Quentin Merlin
The most impressive player for Nantes was Quentin Merlin.
His rating is with 22 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Nantes – 3-1
- Rennes – Montpellier – 2-0