Paris Saint-Germain vs Nice, 2023-24 Coupe de France, Quarterfinals

· Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 14': Kylian Mbappé
  • 33': Fabián Ruiz
  • 60': Lucas Beraldo
FT
3 - 1
Nice
  • 37': Gaëtan Laborde

Mbappé strike helps PSG beat Nice to reach French Cup semis

Kylian Mbappé was on target as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 3-1 win over Nice on Wednesday to secure a spot in the French Cup semi-finals.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 14': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nice 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 15': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 15': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Offside, Nice. Evann Guessand is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 20': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a cross.
  • 24': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 26': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 26': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  • 33': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 0. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 35': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 35': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Foul by Dante (Nice).
  • 39': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a through ball.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Beraldo.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 52': Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 52': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 54': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jordan Lotomba (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jordan Lotomba (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
  • 60': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1. Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 62': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
  • 63': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
  • 63': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 66': Substitution, Nice. Terem Moffi replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Marcin Bulka (Nice).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
  • 71': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 77': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 77': Substitution, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Evann Guessand.
  • 79': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 79': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Beraldo.
  • 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Manuel Ugarte replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
  • 86': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
  • 87': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Jordan Lotomba.
  • 87': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a through ball.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
  • 90'+8': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
35.5 Possession 64.5
15 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
331 Accurate Passes 662
388 Passes 735
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 44
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 5
18 Effective Clearances 19
18 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Coupe de France

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,619

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
35 Lucas Beraldo
21 Lucas Hernández
25 Nuno Mendes
33 Warren Zaïre-Emery
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
19 Lee Kang-in
9 Gonçalo Ramos
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Ousmane Dembélé
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Randal Kolo Muani, Achraf Hakimi, Carlos Soler, Nordi Mukiele, Danilo Pereira, Keylor Navas, Senny Mayulu, Bradley Barcola, Manuel Ugarte.

NICE Nice (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
4 Dante
6 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard
23 Jordan Lotomba
8 Pablo Rosario
19 Khephren Thuram
11 Morgan Sanson
29 Evann Guessand
7 Jérémie Boga
24 Gaëtan Laborde
Nice Substitutes:
Terem Moffi, Tom Louchet, Aliou Baldé, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Antoine Mendy, Daouda Traoré, Romain Perraud, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Maxime Dupé.

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