Edgar is fouled in his own half, and that will surely end things.
FULL-TIME: Nantes 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain
90' +3
R. Kolo Muani enters the game and replaces K. Coulibaly.
Both of Nantes' starting strikers have now left play as Coulibaly is replaced by Muani.
90'
A. Limbombe enters the game and replaces A. Waris.
Now a substitution from the hosts as Waris makes way for Limbombe.
There will be three minutes of added time.
89'
M. Güçlü has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by C. Dagba.
GOOALLLLLL! PSG GET ONE BACK! Dagba pulls the ball back to Guclu who had just had a chance, but the latter finishes this one to bring his side within a goal of Nantes. Can the visitors pull off a miracle? Nantes 3-2 PSG
Dagba did well to opt for a cut-back pass rather than the cross, and perfectly picked out Guclu whose curling shot snuck in at the far post!
88'
A lofted ball is played up to Guclu who attempts a diving header that is easily captured by Dupe. That was better from PSG at least!
85'
Traore and Coulibaly combine well on the left until a PSG player hits the ball out of play. It will be a throw-in to the hosts.
83'
E. Kwateng enters the game and replaces Fábio.
Fabio, who performed wonderfully today, is replaced by Kwateng.
79'
C. Dagba gets yellow.
Dagba is the third PSG player to pick up a yellow card after his latest infraction.
78'
A really weird sequence from PSG as Choupo-Moting stumbles his way throught the Nantes defence before lashing at the ball from the floor... and it hits the post! That would have made things interesting!
75'
Series of corners here for the hosts but none result in a fourth goal which would surely put this match to bed.
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74'
M. Güçlü enters the game and replaces L. Kurzawa.
Kurzawa is replaced by Guclu as PSG chase the game.
73'
J. Draxler gets yellow.
Draxler, with another foul in rapid succession, is shown yellow by the referee.
72'
Rongier takes two bites at the apple from the free-kick with the first being blocked and the second soaring well above Buffon's goal.
71'
Draxler fouls Moutoussamy just outside the box. Another set-piece opportunity for Nantes.
67'
Draxler tries to dribble through the midfield but one of his touches is a little too heavy and easily cleared away by Carlos.
64'
Back-to-back fouls from Nantes as they take down Draxler and Nkunku consecutively. They should be careful with these challenges though as just about the only thing that could bring the result of this match back into question would be a red card.
61'
Nkunku misses a header from the centre of the box after a cross in from Choupo-Moting. PSG could have, perhaps obviously, used a goal there!
60'
C. Dagba enters the game and replaces S. Nsoki.
After some embarrassing moments in defence in the past few minutes, N'Soki will be replaced by Dagba.
55'
P. Kimpembe gets yellow.
Kimpembe throws his arm around Waris and drags the latter down, picking up a yellow in the process.
52'
Dani Alves is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOALLLLLLLL! NANTES GO TWO GOALS UP! It's set-piece disaster for the visitors again as Carlos runs past three PSG defenders in the box and, after the ball is headed down to the floor, the Nantes man finished it into the bottom-left corner of the goal! Good effort from Carlos, but awful marking from the Parisians.
51'
Coulibaly outpaces Diaby, which doesn't happen often, and the latter concedes a corner to the hosts. Can they capitalise from another set-piece opportunity?
49'
Paredes goes down just outside the penalty area, but the challenge was deemed a fair one and Nantes break forward quickly.
48'
Paredes slides to try and take the ball from Rongier but is just a touch too late, bringing down the Nantes man, picking up the foul.
46'
The referee blows his whistle, and this match is back underway!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: Nantes 2-1 PSG
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
44'
A. Waris has scored a goal for Nantes! Assist by S. Moutoussamy.
GOOALLL!!!! NANTES TAKE THE LEAD! Coulibaly won the ball off Kehrer and passed the ball into the box to Moutoussamy who found Waris at the back-post for the tap-in! The PSG title celebration can't be postponed a third time... can it?! Nantes 2-1 PSG
Moutoussamy was in acres of space in the PSG penalty area and was wise to the fact that Kehrer was behind the pitch turning what would have been an offside pass to Waris, to a fantastic, heady assist!
42'
While initially a 3-5-2 from the hosts, the wingbacks are dropping deeper now, making it increasingly resemble a five-man defence.
40'
Dupe comes off his line early to close down Diaby, blocking the winger's early attempt behind for a PSG corner.
38'
With N'Soki pushing forward to join the attack at times, it's frequently a back two from PSG with just Kehrer and Kimpembe staying back.
34'
Diego Carlos sees the flag go up after an incisive pass in from Toure.
33'
Paredes tries a strong pass out to Diaby on the right wing, but the latter was caught flat-footed and the ball rolls out for a Nantes throw.
31'
Edgar pulls off some neat tricks in midfield and was then hacked down by PSG. After initially giving advantage, the referee then calls play back for the free-kick.
29'
Coulibaly did well to collect a loose ball and then spring the counter-attack down the left, but then lost track of where he was and failed to keep the ball in play when he cut in along the byline.
27'
PSG pass the ball along their back-line as they try to decipher the best way to attack the Nantes defence.
25'
Traore commits another foul, this time on Nkunku, one again conceding a free-kick to the visitors.
22'
Diego Carlos has scored a goal for Nantes! Assist by V. Rongier.
Rongier curled in an in-swinger from the corner and perfectly picked out Carlos who was left with a simple header for the equaliser!
GOOALLLL!!! NANTES BRING THINGS LEVEL! Carlos heads the ball in from a corner kick! He didn't even need to jump as he found the space between defenders in the box before powering Rongier's cross into the back of the net! Nantes 1-1 PSG
19'
Dani Alves has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by L. Paredes.
Nothing too special from Paredes, but he still gets the assist for passing the ball to Alves in stride which allowed the the latter to line up, and score a fantastic goal from distance!
GOOALLLL!!!! DANI ALVES WITH AN INCREDIBLE GOAL! He dribbled into space just outside the box, was found with a pass from Paredes, and then sent a right-footed curling effort towards the top-left corner of goal... and found it! Absolutely nothing Dupe could do about that one! Nantes 0-1 PSG
18'
Nkunku tries an audacious flick but is fouled heavily before he can collect it on the other side of the defender. No card is shown by the referee.
11'
PSG seemed set for a dangerous attack down the left, only to see it ended by a fantastic interception by Fabio. Terrific job reading the pass by the former Manchester United man.
9'
Draxler goes on a slaloming run to... just to keep the ball in his own half under pressure from the Nantes frontline which pushed PSG all the way back to the 'keeper.
7'
A mix of good and bad from Alves who flicks the ball over the head of his defender, only to then misplace a simple pass, ceding possession to Nantes in midfield.
5'
Alves wins a free-kick in a dangerous position after being clipped by Traore.
4'
Kimpembe is tested early by a Nantes counter-attack but the defender is able to rise to the challenge, and shield the ball which rolls out for a PSG goal-kick.
2'
For those interested, Nantes play in their all-yellow strip, while PSG wear all blue.
1'
Referee Antony Gautier blows his whistle and this match is underway!
Loose play from Nantes in attack allowed space for PSG on the counter which was only stopped when Draxler was pulled back, preventing any further damage.
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain!
The big question heading into this match is if the visitors will win the title today. PSG have stumbled at the previous two hurdles (Strasbourg and Lille) but, if they can win this match they will be crowned French champions for the eighth time in their history.
Now, let's take a look at the team news!
Nantes (3-5-2): Maxime Dupe; Edgar Ie, Diego Carlos, Nicolas Pallois; Fabio, Valentin Rongier, Abdoulaye Toure, Samuel Moutoussamy, Charles Traore; Majeed Waris, Kalifa Coulibaly.
Nantes substitutes: Alexandre Olliero, Rene Krhin, Enock Kwateng, Lucas Lima, Gabriel Boschilia, Lucas Evangelista, Anthony Limbombe.
Paris Saint-Germain substitutes: Alphonse Areola, Metehan Guclu, Colin Dagba, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Isaac Hemans Arday.
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2): Gianluigi Buffon; Dani Alves, Thilo Kehrer, Presnel Kimpembe, Stanley N’Soki; Moussa Diaby, Julian Draxler, Leandro Paredes, Layvin Kurzawa; Christopher Nkunku, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
The players shake hands, and we're just seconds away from kick-off!
PSG make six changes after their disappointing 5-1 loss against second-placed Lille which caused the former to miss out on another opportunity to win the title. In that match, Thiago Silva and Thomas Meunier exited with injury, while Bernat was sent off, leading to a suspension that sees him miss today’s squad. Aside from them Dagba falls to the bench with Mbappe out of the squad entirely with rumors of an in-house suspension surrounding him. So, with all of those absences, Kehrer, N’Soki, Diaby, Kurzawa, Nkunku, and Choupo-Moting all come into the side, with he latter surely hoping to make right his horrible miss against Strasbourg that could have won PSG the league. With only five largely inexperienced players on the bench, can today’s starting XI get their club across the finish line?
It will certainly be interesting to see how each side approaches the rest of the match from here. If you're Nantes, do you set up shop and just try to hold onto your lead or do you stick with what has clearly been working and chase what would be a massive three points in the race for Ligue 1 survival. As for PSG, they'd love to bring on Neymar, or Mbappe, or Cavani, or Di Maria but, as we mentioned in the pre-match, all of them are absent from the squad today. With no experienced attacking options on the bench, will the visitors try to tweak their tactics to get Alves and Kurzawa even further forward or will they just trust their talent to win out over 90 minutes. It's hard to say, but we'll find out together!
That will do it for our live coverage of this Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain! We hope you enjoyed following along and will join us again soon!
As for what's next for these clubs, Nantes will hope to capitalise on this momentum when they face Amiens on Sunday. PSG, on the other hand, will try to recover from this loss quickly and will be desperate to beat Monaco at home as they make their fourth attempt at being crowned league champions. It should be noted that Lille failing to win would see the Parisians win the title regardless though.
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