PSG vs Nantes 2021-22 Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

2': Kylian Mbappé
65': Keylor Navas
81': Dennis Appiah (OG)
87': Lionel Messi

FT
3 - 1

Nantes

76': Randal Kolo Muani

PSG's Lionel Messi scores first Ligue 1 goal in win over Nantes

Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as PSG opened a 13-point table lead despite playing almost half an hour with 10 men in a win over Nantes.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
40': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Sébastien Corchia because of an injury.
45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
58': Substitution, Nantes. Osman Bukari replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
58': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Fábio.
65': Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card.
68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Rico replaces Neymar.
71': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Marco Verratti.
76': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
77': Substitution, Nantes. Willem Geubbels replaces Marcus Coco.
77': Substitution, Nantes. Wylan Cyprien replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
81': Own Goal by Dennis Appiah, Nantes. Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1.
83': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,777

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+18	Lens	20	46	4
+26	Paris Saint-Germain	19	45	2
+24	Marseille	20	39	5
+12	Lyon	19	36	5

Full Table

Statistics

NAN		PSG
12	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	6
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	5
33.6	Possession	66.4
12	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
333	Accurate Passes	714
377	Passes	772
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
8	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	7
0.5	Cross %	0.3
40	Long Balls	28
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
2	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	15
19	Tackles	22
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	5
15	Effective Clearances	9
15	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Keylor Navas (GK)
22	Abdou Diallo
24	Thilo Kehrer
14	Juan Bernat
2	Achraf Hakimi
8	Leandro Paredes
6	Marco Verratti
27	Idrissa Gueye
7	Kylian Mbappé
10	Neymar
30	Lionel Messi

Substitutes:

Sergio Rico, Danilo Pereira, Ander Herrera, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Mauro Icardi, Nuno Mendes, Georginio Wijnaldum, Colin Dagba, Ángel Di María.

Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alban Lafont (GK)
3	Andrei Girotto
21	Jean-Charles Castelletto
2	Fabio
24	Sébastien Corchia
10	Ludovic Blas
5	Pedro Chirivella
18	Samuel Moutoussamy
7	Kalifa Coulibaly
23	Randal Kolo Muani
11	Marcus Coco