That is all from this comfortable PSG victory. Thanks for joining us and, until next time, goodbye!
PSG will be grateful for a full week off before their next match against Reims. Nice are also back in action again next Sunday as they go to Bordeaux.
It is back-to-back wins for PSG as they put their tough start to the season behind them. Mbappe and Di Maria were the key men, scoring the first two before Marquinhos nodded the clinching third. Navas was outstanding, too, as Nice failed to extend their home scoring streak.
90′ + 3′ FULL-TIME: Nice 0-3 PSG
90′ + 3′ That might be Nice’s last chance. Dante hammers the free-kick over the crossbar.
90′ + 2′ PENALTY? NO! The referee indicates a spot-kick is Ndoye is fouled by a combination of Verratti and Herrera on the edge of the box. The PSG players protest the incident is outside the area, though, and the official changes his mind.
90′ + 1′ There will be a minimum of three minutes of added time.
89′ A corner from the right passes all the way through to Ndoye on the left. He cannot work an angle for a cross and then neither can Gouiri, whose effort is blocked. PSG are standing firm in defence of their clean sheet.
88′ SAVE! Still there is no way past Navas! The PSG goalkeeper dives away to his left to tip Gouiri’s 20-yard drive around the post.
88′ Yellow Card Morgan Schneiderlin
87′ Nice have scored at least one goal in each of their previous 19 home games in Ligue 1, the best current run in the division and their best run since May 1975 to February 1978 (55 games), which is the joint-best stretch in the competition’s history along with Saint-Etienne.
86′ Lees-Melou attempts to feed Ndoye on the right, but Bakker steps in to prevent a one-on-one. Nice have just four minutes to left to net a consolation.
C. Dagba
P. Kimpembe
83′ Now a defensive PSG change. Dagba replaces Kimpembe.
83′ A rare Navas error! He comes for the right-wing free-kick and gets nowhere near it, but the ball drifts just wide.
M. Bakker
Yellow Card
82′ Bakker has had a much-improved game at left-back but commits early to a challenge on Ndoye and misses the ball. He is booked.
81′ Fadiga quickly picks up the mantle! A magnificent reverse pass finds Icardi’s feet, but the striker fails to turn away from Dante. He is desperate for a goal.
Pablo Sarabia
K. Mbappé
79′ Mbappe also bows out after a wonderful display. Sarabia is introduced.
B. Fadiga
Á. Di María
79′ PSG are protecting their key men now. Di Maria is off for Fadiga.
78′ SAVE! PSG are comfortable, and yet Navas has been brilliant today! His latest instinctive stop is high to his right as Guessand stabs first-time towards the near corner from a cutback.
77′ OFFSIDE! PSG think they have a beautifully crafted fourth. Di Maria plays a sensational reverse pass to Draxler, who squares for Mbappe to tap in. Draxler is flagged, though, and the VAR agrees with the official. It is a very, very tight call.
75′ Even with PSG seemingly taking their foot off the pedal, Nice cannot get their goal. Kamara crosses and a tame, aimless Ndoye header drops into Navas’ arms.
74′ Nice’s attacking threat has waned as PSG have moved out of sight. They win a corner on the left, but the ball is easily cleared in front of Dante, who fouls Draxler.
E. Guessand
Rony Lopes
73′ Nice make a third change. Lopes is off for Guessand after a frustrating outing.
72′ Crucial Pelmard tackle! Di Maria’s glorious close control creates space to feed Mbappe in the area. The forward goes past Dante, yet his centre-back partner steps in.
70′ Great ball from Verratti! And then from Florenzi! The two Italians combine with a lofted pass in behind for a volleyed cross. Florenzi is looking for Mbappe, who just cannot contort his body to make contact.
68′ PSG are really in the mood now, with Di Maria and Mbappe involved in everything. Their latest counter is slowed again by Icardi, but they remain on the front foot.
67′ Di Maria has been involved in 105 Ligue 1 goals since the start of 2015-16 (48 goals, 57 assists). Only PSG record goalscorer Edinson Cavani (125) and Mbappe (110) have had a hand in more in this period.
Á. Di María
Assist
66′ So much for Di Maria’s streak of games without a goal involvement. He has an assist to add to his goal.
Marquinhos
Goal
66′ GOOAAALLLL!!! MARQUINHOS! Now PSG have their third! 3-0! Di Maria delivers a wonderful right-wing free-kick and, with the Nice players static at the far post, three PSG players dart towards the front of the box. Marquinhos gets the slightest touch and Benitez is beaten.
F. Daniliuc
Y. Atal
65′ Atal appears to pull up and hold his hamstring as he pursues Mbappe and is immediately withdrawn. Daniliuc joins the fold for an increasingly threadbare Nice.
64′ Great block from Dante! Mbappe has the ball on a string again! After Navas cuts out a Kamara cross at one end, Mbappe streaks away from Atal and then into the box past Pelmard, before Dante dives in front of the low shot.
63′ POST! Icardi still cannot get his goal! PSG have a corner on the left, which goes short, and a low ball is drilled against the upright by Icardi at the near post. Di Maria gathers the rebound and goes down but no foul is given.
62′ Good defending from Bakker halts Ndoye in the PSG box, before Di Maria leads a break with a gorgeous nutmeg. His pass right to Icardi is a little too heavy, slowing the attack, but the ball is worked to Mbappe on the opposite flank. He goes down the outside and Benitez cuts out the cross.
60′ CLOSE! Lees-Melou beats Navas… but beats the post too! This is close, a left-footed shot from outside the box that fizzes just wide.
59′ SAVE! Benitez keeps Icardi from netting the third! Twice Nice look set to intercept but twice PSG passes are played to perfection. Mbappe squares to Di Maria, who then slips in Icardi. But the striker goes for power as Benitez advances and blocks.
E. Sylvestre
K. Thuram-Ulien
58′ Nice make their first change. Sylvestre replaces Thuram, who made a bright start but conceded the penalty.
D. Ndoye
J. Lotomba
58′ It is a double-switch, with Ndoye on for Lotomba in an attacking move.
57′ Di Maria’s corner again bounces in the box, but Nice scramble to clear. Mbappe keeps the move alive on the left but his cross is too deep for Icardi.
56′ Better from PSG. A couple of crosses cause Nice some problems, the first pawed away by Benitez before the second is just too high for Di Maria. The scorer of the second goal stays in the box, though, and the ball drops for a volley, which is deflected wide.
54′ Nice’s corner from the left is far too easily cleared and then Gouiri’s attempted flick to Kamara runs behind for a goal-kick. Disappointing.
53′ SAVE! Navas denies Atal! Nice have been really positive since the restart. Atal, playing at right-back, cuts inside and shoots left-footed towards the top-left corner. Navas makes a wonderful one-handed stop.
52′ PSG have been on the back foot at the start of this second half, but Bakker gets down the left and attempts to find Icardi at the far post. Benitez clutches the cross comfortably.
51′ WIDE! Another great Kamara cross! Gouiri is once again the man in the middle but heads wide. The forward has had plenty of opportunities to make the most of Kamara’s excellent service but has so far failed to do so.
50′ Nice certainly appear more committed to attacking in this second period. Atal is the latest man to deliver, but Navas holds on. The hosts need a goal and fast.
48′ Great challenge from Pelmard! A ball over the top puts the defender in a footrace with Mbappe, but Pelmard does so well to just get to the ball first on the edge of the area and clear.
47′ CLOSE! Nice are almost right back in it! Kamara slides in a wonderful low cross from the left, but Gouiri cannot make contact and, even as the ball rolls beyond Navas, neither can Thuram. The ball ends up creeping narrowly wide.
46′ KICK-OFF: Gouiri gets us back under way!
Nice have only lost one of their past seven games in Ligue 1 (W4 D2), but that defeat was last time out at Montpellier (1-3) and they are now facing back-to-back reverses.
PSG are in full control at the interval. They had to wait for the breakthrough, but it predictably came courtesy of the returning Mbappe. The brilliant forward won and dispatched a penalty, then streaked into the box to fire in a shot that led to Di Maria’s second.
45′ + 3′ HALF-TIME: Nice 0-2 PSG
45′ + 2′ Di Maria had, prior to that goal, failed to provide a goal involvement in his past three appearances in Ligue 1. He last endured a longer such run in the league between November 2018 and January 2019 (six matches).
Á. Di María
Goal
45′ + 1′ GOOAAALLLL!!! DI MARIA! It’s 2-0 PSG! This goal owes everything to more fine work from Mbappe. He drives towards goal from the halfway line on the left, ignoring the attention of four Nice defenders. A shot from inside the area is only parried by Benitez, allowing Di Maria to slam in the rebound.
45′ + 1′ There will be a minimum of two minutes of added time.
45′ Good work from Kimpembe at the other end as he clears Atal’s dangerous cross. This game is coming to life again heading into half-time.
44′ CHANCE! Kimpembe miscues! PSG go short with a corner and the subsequent cross finds the defender unmarked at the far post. He hacks a volley way over, though.
44′ Mbappe gets down the right as this game really opens up but sees a cross deflected behind.
M. Verratti
Yellow Card
43′ Verratti is the first man into the book for a foul.
42′ SAVE! Navas to the rescue! Great play from Nice to free Lopes! The winger cuts inside from the right and plays a neat one-two with Gouiri, teeing up a right-footed shot. Lopes beats Marquinhos to the ball but his finish is tame and Navas blocks.
40′ POST! So close to a second! Herrera has time and space in the box after Di Maria delivers a 30-yard free-kick won by Mbappe. His low shot is heading goalwards but picks up a deflection and strikes the foot of the post.
39′ PSG can play with a little more calm now. For the first time this season, they have a first-half goal and a first-half lead.
K. Mbappé
Penalty Goal
38′ GOOAAALLLL!!! MBAPPE! The forward is back in the side and back among the goals for another campaign! It’s 1-0 PSG! Benitez dives low towards the right side as Mbappe finishes high to the left. Great penalty.
36′ PENALTY TO PSG! Mbappe beats Atal on the left and enters the area, where Thuram trips the forward without making any contact on the ball. Simple decision.
35′ Calm goalkeeping from Navas. Atal’s teasing cross is just too high for Kamara, but the goalkeeper steps in to catch in front of the next waiting Nice player.
34′ CLOSE! Great effort from Lopes! The winger has struggled a little in this first half but almost comes up with a stunning opener. Cutting inside from the right, his curling strike lands just wide of the far post with Navas beaten.
33′ Slightly fortunate for Pelmard! Mbappe runs in behind, but the defender looks to cut out Kimpembe’s pass. Pelmard volleys against his own face, though, and the ball bounces just beyond Mbappe.
32′ Frustration for Verratti! A really smart PSG move from left to right ends with Florenzi lobbing in a deep cross. Verratti arrives at the back post but sees his volley blocked, bouncing back against the midfielder’s leg and behind.
30′ The flag goes up against Mbappe and spares Icardi’s blushes. The Frenchman is offside and squares for Icardi, who places a finish wide of the right-hand post.
30′ Nice have won only one of their past 14 Ligue 1 games against PSG (D2 L11), triumphing 3-1 in April 2017.
29′ Nice are just starting to force PSG back. Thuram has been particularly impressive in the midfield.
27′ Poor from Atal. Nice have a rare opportunity to break, but the right-sided Nice man hacks his cross behind.
26′ Mbappe continues to take up dangerous positions from the inside-left. He cannot get an effort in on goal this time, though, and Nice clear.
25′ OVER! Huge miss! Mbappe! Bakker does well to get down the left and feeds a cross into Icardi, whose delicate first-time pass feeds Mbappe in the area. He has just Benitez to beat but lashes over the top.
24′ WIDE! Kimpembe somehow fails to get a touch! Di Maria’s corner from the right drops at the back post just two yards out, but the stretching defender cannot make contact as the ball bounces narrowly wide.
24′ Benitez cannot keep the ball in play as Di Maria’s right-wing cross deflects wide of goal. Corner again.
Ander Herrera
I. Gueye
23′ There is no risk taken with Gueye. He quickly makes way for Herrera.
22′ There is a stoppage as Gueye goes down. PSG could do without another injury and the midfielder is moving gingerly following treatment.
20′ Nice go short with the corner after Navas’ save but cannot work an angle for a shot. They start again and Atal finally goes for goal but sees his effort blocked.
19′ SAVE! Navas is worked for the first time now! Good stop from Schneiderlin! Thuram’s stepover on halfway opens up the pitch and the ball eventually arrives at Schneiderlin’s feet. He drives forward and shoots from 25 yards, but Navas dives to save.
17′ SAVE! Di Maria has an opening, but Benitez scrambles to save and gathers the ball. A first chance of note for either side.
16′ Good work again from Kamara! He has been the game’s brightest player so far. A run down the left is followed by a cross, which Gouiri might do better with. The forward fails to make contact.
15′ Frustration for Mbappe as he is hacked down on the left flank and no foul is given. Nice midfielders are swarming all over him.
14′ Nice are happy to get men forward in possession, but as soon as they lose the ball, the hosts get everyone back into their own half. PSG are struggling to break them down
13′ After a difficult spell, Nice enjoy some possession in the PSG half. Lopes’ slack touch on the corner of the box gives the ball away, though, and Bakker hacks clear.
11′ Vital challenge from Dante! Gueye teases a pass into the box for Mbappe, whose first touch looks set to tee up a close-range finish, only for Dante to lunge in and clear.
11′ Another PSG corner is easily cleared. Their delivery must improve.
10′ Another PSG corner. Mbappe goes for goal from 20 yards but finds Lees-Melou in his way, with a block looping over the crossbar.
10′ Di Maria was the standout PSG star against Metz, but his latest corner here hits the first man.
9′ PSG are now camped in the final third. A cross from the right reaches Di Maria on the left, with his centre then deflected behind for another corner.
8′ Almost a chance for Mbappe! PSG take the corner short and an inviting cross bounces through the area to the back post, where the striker controls on his chest. He tries to shimmy inside of a challenge to get a shot away, though, and miscontrols, allowing Nice to clear.
8′ It is PSG’s turn to advance up the left. Mbappe runs at goal from the wing and beats a first man before Pelmard nudges the ball behind for a corner.
7′ Good covering from Marquinhos. Kamara looks to be Nice’s outlet on the counter and an inviting ball behind has the winger on the run. Marquinhos gets across and clears.
6′ PSG usually play with three in the centre of midfield, but a change in shape has them struggling to forge a route through Nice early on. Mbappe drops deep, yet a long passing move comes to nothing.
4′ The free-kick goes to waste as Gouiri optimistically goes for goal and hammers a shot straight into the wall.
3′ Nice move up the left again and Kamara already has Florenzi on the back foot. A smart chop inside wins a foul as the right-back back-pedals.
2′ Nice are quickly on the attack, but a tame Gouiri cross from the left is deflected through to Navas.
1′ KICK-OFF: Mbappe gets us up and running!
Following the 1-0 defeat at Lens in their first game of the season, PSG are looking to avoid losing their first two away games of a Ligue 1 campaign for the first time since 2004-05, when they finished ninth.
Kasper Dolberg and former PSG defender Stanley Nsoki are each missing from the Nice squad, along with Alexis Claude-Maurice. Lotomba and Gouiri come into the XI. Six of their nine substitutes are teenagers, several of whom did not even have squad numbers prior to this weekend.
Mbappe is back after recovering from COVID-19. His return represents a big boost to PSG and also signals an apparent change in shape, with the World Cup winner joining Icardi in attack. Kimpembe returns to the defence after Abdou Diallo’s dismal midweek performance and red card, although Bakker gets another chance at left-back due to Bernat’s injury.
Subs: Sergio Rico, Marcin Bulka, Pablo Sarabia, Ander Herrera, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Colin Dagba, Bandiougou Fadiga, Kays Ruiz-Atil, Maxen Kapo.
PSG (4-4-2): Keylor Navas; Alessandro Florenzi, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Mitchel Bakker; Angel Di Maria, Idrissa Gueye, Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler; Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappe.
Subs: Yoan Cardinale, Myziane Maolida, Dan Ndoye, Alexis Trouillet, Flavius Daniliuc, Eddy Sylvestre, Evann Guessand, Salim Ben Seghir, Theo Pionnier Bertrand.
Nice (4-3-3): Walter Benitez; Jordan Lotomba, Andy Pelmard, Dante, Hassane Kamara; Kephren Thuram, Morgan Schiederlin, Pierre Lees-Melou; Youcef Atal, Amine Gouiri, Rony Lopes.
With several stars still serving suspensions following the Classique defeat to Marseille, Tuchel had a couple of selection headaches again today. Their coronavirus woes are at least easing, while opponents Nice were hit by a number of positive cases this week. Let’s get the team news…
Champions PSG will hope this is the day they really get their title defence up and running. Thomas Tuchel’s side have lost two of their first three matches and were fortunate to get their first victory against Metz in midweek. Julian Draxler headed a stoppage-time winner as PSG finished the game with nine men due to the latest in a series of red cards and then Juan Bernat’s injury.
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M. Schneiderlin
Yellow Card