Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Neymar squanders penalty as Paris Saint-Germain slump to shock loss at Nantes
Nantes stormed into a three-goal lead and then rode their luck to win 3-1 on Saturday and hand PSG their second Ligue 1 loss of the season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 4': Goal! Nantes 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon following a fast break.
- 7': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
- 7': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 9': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 9': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
- 13': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 13': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! Nantes 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 18': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 18': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 20': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a fast break.
- 21': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
- 25': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 25': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 29': Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 29': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 32': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 32': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Blas.
- 34': Hand ball by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pallois.
- 38': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 40': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Moses Simon (Nantes).
- 42': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Hand ball by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 43': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 43': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': VAR Decision: No Red Card Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 45': Dennis Appiah (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 45'+3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
- 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Nantes.
- 45'+5': Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+6': Goal! Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 0. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 47': Goal! Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 48': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 48': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 49': Osman Bukari (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 54': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 54': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Dennis Appiah (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Penalty saved! Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
- 61': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Offside, Nantes. Pedro Chirivella tries a through ball, but Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia replaces Osman Bukari.
- 69': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Neymar.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Thilo Kehrer.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat because of an injury.
- 75': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Moses Simon.
- 75': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 78': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 81': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 81': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
- 82': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 84': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 84': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marquinhos with a headed pass.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Quentin Merlin.
- 87': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 89': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 89': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Nantes. Charles Traoré replaces Quentin Merlin.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Moses Simon.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nantes. Roli Pereira De Sa replaces Ludovic Blas.
- 90'+1': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nantes 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Statistics
 PSG |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 8 |
| 71.9 | Possession | 28.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 641 | Accurate Passes | 207 |
| 707 | Passes | 267 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 12 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 35,500
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 35,500
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | +39 | 56 |
| 2 | Marseille | 22 | +24 | 46 |
| 3 | Nice | 22 | +17 | 40 |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 22 | +15 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 12 | Dennis Appiah  |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 29 | Quentin Merlin |
| 26 | Osman Bukari |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
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