Nice vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lionel 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 7': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 10': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Renato Sanches because of an injury.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 16': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 17': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 18': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 19': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 19': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye tries a through ball, but Antoine Mendy is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 22': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
- 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.
- 28': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
- 28': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 42': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler tries a through ball, but Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 43': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram with a cross.
- 45': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 48': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
- 49': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 49': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram with a through ball.
- 50': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
- 51': Dante (Nice) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 52': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 52': Attempt missed. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 53': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 58': Attempt saved. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 59': Attempt missed. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
- 66': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Melvin Bard.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Antoine Mendy.
- 70': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billal Brahimi with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos with a headed pass.
- 75': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Dante.
- 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.
- 78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Vitinha.
- 80': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
- 82': Attempt saved. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Terem Moffi.
- 85': Attempt missed. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 86': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 88': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 88': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Carlos Soler.
- 90'+2': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billal Brahimi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 34,456
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 34,456
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
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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