Cavani also sees yellow for his reaction. He could get the last laugh though as Neymar steps up to take the free-kick...
90' +5
Cavani gets a free-kick on the edge of Nice's box after Herelle puts in a crunching challenge. Neither player is pleased and there's a bit of argy-bargy between the two sides. How crucial could this be?
90' +4
Nice get the ball away. There will be SIX added minutes here, by the way. Nice deserve at least a point. Whether they'll get it is a different matter.
90' +3
Penalty saved by W. Benítez!
BENITEZ SAVES! This time Cavani is the one to take the penalty for PSG, and it's right down the middle - a decent save by the keeper! He can't hold it though. Atal gets too excited and concedes another foul on Neymar straight away to the left of their box...
That was a mediocre penalty by Cavani - it was at a comfortable height for Benitez. It might not cost him too much though...
90'
Dante gets yellow.
Dante is booked - we're not sure what for yet. It didn't look like a penalty...
89'
B. Srarfi enters the game and replaces P. Burner.
88'
There's a delay while Neymar receives treatment. In the meantime Nice bring on Srarfi to replace Burner.
82'
Benitez looks a little groggy from that knock to the head but is fine to continue, claiming the ball when PSG get a few corners in a row. Prior to that, Diaby flashed a shot wide. Nice would probably take the point now.
80'
Nice get lucky after Benitez runs full force into Herelle chasing a dangerous PSG ball, almost allowing Cavani to gobble up a goal. Herelle manages to hook the ball away. The keeper stays down briefly.
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77'
Nice are on top at the moment but PSG are holding firm. Atal almost picks up a floated pass in the box but he can only chest it out under pressure from Kimpembe.
75'
M. Le Bihan enters the game and replaces A. Saint-Maximin.
Nice have regained their composure now. Burner and Atal combine down the right but the full-back can't get past the combined attention of Kurzawa and Neymar.
Nice make another change. Saint-Maximin, who must be cursing his miss, is replaced up front by Le Bihan.
73'
Herelle makes a sliding block of Neymar's high cross, handing PSG another corner. Again, little comes of it.
71'
It's a corner for Nice after Saint-Maximin lures Kimpembe into the challenge. Lees-Melou's effort is headed away. Sarr feeds Saint-Maximin again, who this time bobbles a left-footed shot wide.
69'
Y. Atal gets yellow.
Atal sees a yellow card for taking out Neymar on the wing. Needs must.
67'
PSG win a corner, conceded by Burner. It's cleared. Nice could still win this game but they're increasingly having to defend at the moment.
66'
L. Kurzawa enters the game and replaces L. Paredes.
M. Diaby enters the game and replaces J. Draxler.
Secondly, Draxler is replaced by PSG's young winger Diaby.
PSG decide to make two subs. First, Paredes goes off for Kurzawa.
63'
The pressure is building on Nice now. Cavani picks up a through-ball and quickly switches his feet to trick the onrushing Benitez and slot it home, but he's offside.
61'
J. Makengo enters the game and replaces I. Ganago.
Nice decide to react, making the first sub of the game. Ganago is replaced by Makengo.
60'
Penalty goal scored by Neymar for PSG!
GOAL! 1-1 PSG! Football is a cruel game. Straight from Ganago hitting the bar, Di Maria bursts just into the Nice box and is brought down by Burner. It's a penalty. Neymar steps up, dummies to send Benitez the wrong way, and coolly rolls the ball past him into the net.
56'
Draxler swings an arm out and catches Danilo in the face - it's not malicious but it is a foul. Di Maria has a shot blocked by Burner.
54'
M. Verratti gets yellow.
Atal wins a free-kick down the right for Nice after he's brought down by Bernat. Not much comes of it.
52'
PSG keep coming forward now as Nice camp all 11 men in their own defensive third. Danilo intercepts a short pass and tries to dribble his way out, but Verratti is booked for scything him down. The referee initially played advantage but Nice promptly lost the ball.
50'
Now Nice are having to defend more desperately. They get a breather when Lees-Melou is fouled by Verratti.
48'
PSG look angered by that. Paredes blazes over from distance, then Draxler goes down in the penalty area but a penalty isn't forthcoming.
46'
I. Ganago has scored a goal for Nice! Assist by Dante.
Nice kick off the second half. Can they spring an upset away to the champions?
That was a fantastic ball from Dante who spotted Ganago steaming forward off the ball. Now PSG have it all to do!
GOAL! 1-0 NICE! THEY CAN! From the kick-off Ganago latches onto a sweet pass from Dante from the back, getting between Alves and Marquinhos, and absolutely cannons a first-time half-volley past Areola satisfyingly off the upright.
45'
HALF TIME: PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 0-0 NICE
43'
PSG look more dangerous when Nice venture forward. Di Maria's cross towards Cavani is a touch too powerful. The Uruguayan can only chest the ball down and the chance is gone.
41'
Nice go forward on the counter. Atal ghosts past Verratti as if he isn't there and shoots but it's blocked. PSG get forward and Neymar finds Di Maria wide left with an impudent backheel flick. The crowd coos in approval, but sadly Di Maria's shot bounces wide.
37'
Neymar goes down 20 yards from goal in a central position thanks to Herelle's hanging leg. The Brazilian's free-kick is headed away for a corner. Nice see it off.
35'
PSG claim for a penalty after an over-the-top ball finds Cavani who is being closely monitored by Herelle in Nice's box. The ref isn't swayed. Tameze promptly gets forward and cracks off a shot from distance that's at a comfortable height for Areola.
33'
PSG win a corner off Herelle but can't create a chance. Dante spots Saint-Maximin wide on the left who dribbles towards goal but is shrugged off the ball.
29'
Di Maria is granted a touch too much space again and manages to drop a shot just wide of Benitez's far post. The Nice keeper isn't happy with Burner's defending.
28'
Ganago, playing on the left for Nice, powers past Alves and tries to beat Areola at his near post. The keeper is alert though. The pressure's rising on PSG.
26'
Atal looks to beat PSG's offside trap with a diagonal run, chests the ball down and forces a save from Areola, then a follow-up shot smacks against the crossbar! To PSG's relief, Atal was offside, but those were both better chances than what PSG have made so far.
24'
Benitez drops low to save a skidding left-footed shot from Di Maria who found himself with a tiny bit of space to Burner's right.
23'
Nice look well-drilled but aren't offering much as an attacking threat. It's hard for them to attack with PSG dominating the ball.
21'
Benitez claims a high cross and finds Ganago with a pinpoint throw. The Cameroonian is brought down by Verratti in the centre of the park. Nice free-kick.
19'
Nice are staying alert and PSG can't find their way through for now. Paredes has a shot from outside the box blocked, then Benitez rises high to claim Di Maria's looping effort. Sarr conspires to give the ball away immediately after Benitez's throw out but Cavani's ball for Neymar is intercepted.
17'
A wonderful crossfield pass finds Di Maria stationed on the left. Di Maria jinks this way and that but Burner manages to nick the ball out for a throw. Nice look well-organised.
15'
Sarr runs forward to take this free-kick but it hits Cavani in the wall and bounces out for a Nice corner. Nothing comes of it.
13'
There looks to be a foul in the middle. Play continues. Saint-Maximin gets into PSG's box, holds the ball up well, only to give it away on the pass back. Nice soon win a free-kick in front of PSG's goal.
11'
Neymar gallops down PSG's left and it looks like he can craft a shooting opportunity. Instead, the Brazilian passes to Di Maria arriving in the centre of the box and his first-time shot is blocked.
9'
Paredes picks up the ball way out from Nice's goal and hits a swerving shot from distance that's always going wide. PSG look lively in these early stages.
5'
Nice get upfield but lose out when Danilo presses Paredes too hard near PSG's box and gives away the foul.
3'
Nice clear the corner. Atal - Nice's top scorer this season - dribbles his way through the middle and is cannily brought down by Alves. No doubt PSG will be keeping an eye on Atal after his exploits the other day.
2'
PSG play their usual passing game early on. Marquinhos' direct ball from the back forces Burner to rush in to beat Cavani to a header but he can only nod it behind for an early corner for PSG.
1'
PSG get this match underway!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Nice at the Parc des Princes.
PSG (4-3-3): Alphonse Areola; Dani Alves, Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Juan Bernat; Marco Verratti, Leandro Paredes, Julian Draxler; Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani, Neymar.
PSG SUBS: Gianluigi Buffon, Christopher Nkunku, Arthur Zagre, Layvin Kurzawa, Moussa Diaby, Colin Dagba, Loic Mbe Soh.
NICE (4-3-3): Walter Benitez; Patrick Burner, Dante (c), Christophe Herelle, Malang Sarr; Danilo, Adrien Tameze, Pierre Lees-Melou; Allan Saint-Maximin, Ignatius Ganago, Youcef Atal.
PSG's visitors today Nice will be hoping that PSG's charity continues. Nice's chances of returning to Europe are almost gone but Patrick Vieira's men look like they are ending the season in good spirits having won three of their last five games. Can they ruin PSG's chances of an unbeaten season at home, just like Rennes did around this time last year?
PSG revert to a 4-3-3 as Tuchel makes three changes to the side that collapsed late on against Montpellier. Areola returns in goal, while Verratti and Cavani come in for Dagba and Eric Choupo-Moting, who doesn't even make the bench. Kylian Mbappe is still suspended after his Coupe de France final misdemeanour. Nice make only the one change after they swatted aside Guingamp 3-0 earlier this week - the Cameroonian Ganago is preferred to Sacko up front. Hat-trick hero Atal retains his place on the wing.
PSG are having a frustrating end to their season. Thomas Tuchel's side have won only one of their last six games, losing the Coupe de France final to Rennes on penalties as well as their most recent game away to Montpellier earlier this week. PSG may have won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title, but it looks very much like they've gone off the boil.
The two sides - PSG in their usual home kit, Nice in their smart white and gold away kit - take the field on a bright day in Paris.
That result leaves PSG just the 17 points clear at the top of Ligue 1, although Lille could pull that back to 14 if they beat Lyon away tomorrow. It really doesn't matter to them. Nice stay in 7th - their European hopes are pretty much extinguished but they did a good job today.
Both PSG and Nice can now enjoy their last three games without much at stake for them at all. If we've learnt anything from this match, a game doesn't have to be important to be entertaining. Let's hope that bodes well for the rest of the season. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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