CLOSE! Almost a second for Mbappe! He squares up two defenders on the edge of the area and manages to curl a strike between them. Unfortunately for PSG’s superstar, it just floats wide.
90' +3
Dante gets yellow.
Dante's frustration boils over, as he goes into the book for a heavy challenge on Kurzawa.
90' +1
M. Icardi has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by K. Mbappé.
A goal and an assist within eight minutes of coming on the pitch. It's not a bad return for Mbappe!
Icardi makes it 4-1! A swift breakaway is led by Di Maria, who slides a neat pass into Mbappe. The youngster does not even break his stride as he threads a cross into Icardi, who is presented with a simple tap-in for his second Ligue 1 goal.
90'
M. Maolida enters the game and replaces K. Dolberg.
Vieira makes his final change. Dolberg makes way for Maolida.
88'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG!
Mbappe is back, and back among the goals! Moments after he had a sighter blocked by Dante, PSG’s forward slots home on the rebound after Di Maria’s cross was blocked. It is 3-1 to PSG, and surely that's game over!
86'
P. Kimpembe gets yellow.
The home fans aren’t happy with the referee, who decides Kimpembe flailing an arm out at Dolberg is only worthy of a booking. Given Herelle was just sent off for what seemed a much softer wave of the hand, it is perhaps not surprising that the Nice fans are voicing their displeasure.
83'
K. Mbappé enters the game and replaces Pablo Sarabia.
Here he is. Mbappe is back, replacing Sarabia as PSG look to get the points sealed.
81'
From PSG’s perspective, they have been handed a lifeline. As good as they were in the first half, they have been flat after the restart, with Tuchel’s tinkering largely to blame, it would seem. Now they surely just need to retain possession and craft one more opportunity to wrap up the result.
80'
A. Tameze enters the game and replaces I. Ganago.
Surely now, Nice have nothing to lose? They may be down to nine men but, for the time being at least – since PSG are readying Mbappe – they are in this game. Their goalscorer Ganago has made way, with Tameze coming on.
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Herelle was reckless to get involved but his protests at Cyprien’s dismissal seemed entirely fair, though both players may have overstepped the mark. Vieira may have more sympathy with Cyprien, however, given he seemed to merely shout in the referee's direction. Herelle did make make contact with Paredes, however minimal.
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C. Hérelle goes off after a red card!
Another Nice player sees red! My word, it is all going so wrong so quickly for Nice. While the official was giving Cyprien his marching orders, Herelle ran over to protest that it was actually Paredes that committed the initial foul. He then tapped the PSG midfielder on the face, but it was no more than a brush with his palm. The former Zenit man hit the deck, clearly feigning pain, yet the referee – with the help of VAR – has deemed the offence worthy of a red card.
74'
W. Cyprien gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Cyprien has been sent off! Nice’s midfielder was clearly pushed by Paredes, but the official waved play on. Cyprien waved his arm and shouted at the referee briefly, though swiftly got on with the game and in no way moved towards any opponent. However, the official was having none of it and presumably hands the midfielder his second booking for dissent. It seems harsh!
73'
PSG are under pressure now! Claude Maurice gets a shot off, but it is blocked at source by a scrambling Marquinhos.
72'
L. Kurzawa gets yellow.
Kurzawa has gone into the book for a foul on Burner.
71'
A. Pelmard enters the game and replaces Danilo Barbosa.
Vieira has made a change, taking off Danilo and bringing on Pelmard.
69'
Tuchel’s decision to change to a back three seems to have effected PSG, who look rather more imbalanced than they did before that substitution.
67'
I. Ganago has scored a goal for Nice! Assist by K. Dolberg.
GOAL! Nice are right back in it, as Ganago makes it 2-1! Marquinhos slips as he is attempting to control a cross, foolishly so. Dolberg pounces, nipping in to tee up Ganago, who drills a first-time finish in off the bar. Game on!
Dolberg has not had a chance himself but, when required, he took advantage of some sloppy PSG defending to set up his team-mate.
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It would appear Tuchel has taken the chance to experiment a little, and also look to sure up his defence in the meantime. Kurzawa seems to be playing at left wing-back, with Diallo tucking in to join Marquinhos and Kimpembe in the middle. Di Maria and Sarabia are narrow, though flanking Icardi.
62'
L. Kurzawa enters the game and replaces E. Choupo-Moting.
Well any hope of seeing both Mbappe and Cavani return to action today is now over, with Choupo-Moting having made way for Kurzawa, who is a left-back by trade. Perhaps PSG will change shape to a three-man defence, or the former Monaco man may simply play down the left wing.
55'
Dante is having a shocker! A hopeful punt into Nice’s area should have proved simple for the former Bayern Munich man to head back to Benitez, but instead he sends it out of play. Fortunately for Vieira’s side, PSG make nothing of the resulting corner.
53'
Nice have definitely managed to stem the flow of PSG attacks and are even getting Dolberg more involved in the build up play. However, that does mean the striker is dropping deeper and, at the moment, Nice’s wide players are not running beyond him into the area. With the hosts’ full-backs pushed far upfield, it is leaving big gaps for the away side to exploit on the counter.
46'
Marquinhos enters the game and replaces Thiago Silva.
One change for PSG at the break. Silva is off, with Marquinhos – a more than able deputy - coming on in place of the captain. The former Roma defender will take the armband for the second half.
Back up and running for the second half in the south of France. Nice get proceedings underway.
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HALF-TIME: Nice 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain.
44'
Navas called into action! Danilo gets the better of his marker and drills a low cross into the six-yard box. Navas got down to it, though, with Silva on hand to hammer away the loose ball.
42'
PSG get in again and once more it is Di Maria causing the issues for Nice. This time, though, Danilo gets over to deflect the playmaker’s cross out for a corner.
40'
Another Di Maria outswinger and this time it is the other PSG centre-back – Silva – who meets it. However, the experienced Brazil defender cannot direct his header on target. Nice counter up the other end, only for Lees-Melou to lose his footing before taking a tumble, which the referee sees as simulation.
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CLOSE! Nice work a neat move down the right which results in full-back Burner getting a shot off. Some sections of the home support think it has gone in, but the effort merely clipped the side netting after sailing past the post.
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W. Cyprien gets yellow.
No more chances for Cyprien. He was fortunate not to get booked earlier for a tackle on Sarabia but now he has received a caution, having barged into the Spaniard once more.
21'
Á. Di María has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by T. Meunier.
Meunier played a decent pass through but it looked like Di Maria had been forced too wide. However, Benitez’s advancement gave the winger his chance, which he took in style.
GOAL! It is 2-0 to PSG and what a finish that is from Di Maria! Well, who needs Neymar when you have a man in such sensational form as the former Real Madrid star is right now? The winger raced onto Meunier’s pass and – from the cutest of angles – lifted a sublime first-time finish over Benitez.
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Now Nice go close! When they manage to forge a move together, the hosts do look capable of testing PSG’s defence. Ganago drives his way into the right-hand side of the penalty area and gets a low shot off, but Navas is able to watch it flash across goal.
19'
CHANCE! Nice are playing far too open, with Dante especially all at sea in the middle. Di Maria is given time and space to curl in a cross which Choupo-Moting meets, but he cannot direct his header on target.
17'
Almost another! Paredes hammers a long-range strike towards goal and it takes an awkward bounce just before Benitez gets down to it. The goalkeeper spills it, but manages to recover before any PSG attackers can get there.
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Á. Di María has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by M. Icardi.
GOAL! Di Maria makes it 1-0 to PSG! The warning signs had been there for Nice earlier and now a rash decision from Dante has gifted the visitors the lead. The experienced defender foolishly elected to dive in and try and win the ball ahead of Icardi, who simply turned a first-time pass through to his compatriot. Di Maria burst clear and, with just Benitez to beat, curled a neat finish into the bottom-left corner.
Dante’s recklessness made it easy for a player with Icardi’s quality. All the striker had to do was cushion a pass into the vacant space, with Di Maria’s pace off the mark leaving Nice’s defenders helpless.
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Cyprien is not afraid of putting himself into the fray and the Nice midfielder is probably fortunate not to have gone into the book for what was a late, hefty lunge on Sarabia.
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PSG are in again moments later! Choupo-Moting gets clear and picks out Icardi, who takes a heavy first touch which allows Benitez to close the angle and make a save. The linesman did have his flag up, though Icardi did look onside and VAR would likely have allowed the goal to stand had the Inter loanee got his attempt beyond Nice’s goalkeeper.
6'
Cyprien tries his luck with the free-kick, but his effort sails over. However, if the first few minutes are anything to go by, we should be in for a treat!
5'
Well, PSG really should be 1-0 up, but now it is Nice who launch an attack after the away side give it away in sloppy fashion. Gueye would normally be there to win the ball straight back, but in this instance Paredes is not quick enough and only manages to concede a foul around 35 yards out.
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It looks like PSG will actually be lining up with Choupo-Moting on the left, with Di Maria and Sarabia exchanging between a central position and a berth out wide. The former Stoke City man cuts in from the left and wins a free-kick, which Di Maria will take.
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KICK-OFF! PSG, wearing their alternate white strip, get proceedings up and running in this Ligue 1 encounter.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Ligue 1 clash between Nice and Paris Saint-Germain.
Despite suffering two defeats already in the league this season, it has largely been business as usual for PSG, who top Ligue 1 as things stand, though they are just two points above second-place Nantes.
Nice, meanwhile, sit ninth with four wins, four defeats and a draw from their opening nine matches. Patrick Vieira’s side are without a victory in three matches, however, heading into today’s encounter with the defending champions.
Nice (4-3-3): Walter Benitez; Patrick Burner, Christophe Herelle, Dante, Malang Sarr; Danilo, Wylan Cyprien, Pierre Lees-Melou; Alexis Claude Maurice, Kasper Dolberg, Ignatius Ganago.
The teams are out and kick-off is just moments away at Allianz Riviera. It promises to be a cracker!
PSG (4-2-3-1): Keylor Navas; Thomas Meunier, Thiago Silva, Presnel Kimpembe, Abdou Diallo; Ander Herrera, Leandro Paredes; Angel Di Maria, Pablo Sarabia, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting; Mauro Icardi.
Half-time at Allianz Riviera where Di Maria has inspired PSG to a 2-0 lead. His first finish was a relatively simple one, but his second goal was exceptional. He is in superb form at the moment and, going forward, the visitors have looked untouchable at times, even without Mbappe, Cavani and Neymar. At the back, however, some vulnerable moments from PSG will hand Nice hope.
Vieira has it all to do at half-time. His side have been far too open defensively, playing into PSG’s hands. Going forward they have looked a threat in patches, but will need to attempt to exert some sustained pressure if they are to get back into this one.
Well, that is all we have time for. Until next time, goodbye!
The victory lifts PSG, who face Club Brugge next up in the Champions League, five points clear of Nantes, while Nice remain in mid-table, though Vieira’s side have now lost their last four matches.
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