NANTES. Nantes tops Paris Saint Germain 3-1. Nantes was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with R. Kolo Muani (4′), Q. Merlin (16′) and L. Blas (45′). Paris Saint Germain reduced the distance with a goal (47′) by Neymar, but there was not much to do for them. Paris Saint Germain was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%).
Neymar didn’t convert a decisive penalty (59′). That would have allowed Paris Saint Germain to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage with the help of Huseyin Ocak and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Abdelatif Kherradji. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 7 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 70 Attack 138
- 38 Dangerous attack 59
- 76 Ball safe 88
- 1 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 72% while Nantes was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Nantes managed to find the solution to win this match.
Nantes shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nantes received 2 yellow cards (J. Castelletto and D. Appiah). Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 6 yellow cards (M. Verratti, G. Wijnaldum, Neymar, K. Mbappe, A. Hakimi and A. Di Maria).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nantes will have 38 points like Olympique Lyonnais to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 59 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will play away with Metz on the 27th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Nantes (13 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Saint-Étienne on the 26th of February with a 24-5 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
45'
90'
16'
Nantes started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: Alban Lafont , Osman Bukari , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Dennis Appiah , Nicolas Pallois , Quentin Merlin , Ludovic Blas , Andrei Girotto , Pedro Chirivella , Randal Kolo Muani and Moses Simon .
The home team had on the bench: Marcus Coco, Rémy Descamps, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Kalifa Coulibaly, Willem Geubbels, Charles Traoré, Wylan Cyprien, Roli Pereira de Sa and Sébastien Corchia .
Substitutions
Nantes made 4 changes: O. Bukari for S. Corchia (67′), Q. Merlin for C. Traore (90′), L. Blas for R. Perreira de Sa (90′) and M. Simon for M. Coco (90′).
Best player: Alban Lafont
The player that probably impressed the most for Nantes was the goalkeeper: Alban Lafont. His rating is 9.10. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 8 saves.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Keylor Navas , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Juan Bernat , Georginio Wijnaldum , Idrissa Gueye , Marco Verratti , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mauro Icardi , Achraf Hakimi , Nuno Mendes , Gianluigi Donnarumma, Danilo Pereira, Ángel Di María , Abdou Diallo, Ander Herrera and Julian Draxler .
Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of N. Mendes (injured).
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: G. Wijnaldum for J. Draxler (65′), Neymar for A. Di Maria (74′), T. Kehrer for A. Hakimi (74′), J. Bernat for N. Mendes (74′) and I. Gueye for M. Icardi (81′).
Best player: Lionel Messi
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.
His rating is with 75 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
