Neymar scored one penalty and Edinson Cavani missed another as Nice held Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
2018/2019 Ligue 1
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Match Events
8' NICE SHOT! Neymar's volley saved
Tameze gets his pocket picked in the middle and PSG get the ball down their right. Alves chips a high cross in and Neymar goes for a spectacular overhead kick that Benitez pushes aside!
35' PSG claim for a penalty!
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.
39' Cavani misses a golden chance!
46' GOAL! PSG 0-1 Nice (Ganago)
GOAL! 1-0 NICE! 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.
49' Draxler goes down in the penalty area but a penalty isn't forthcoming
57' Ganago misses a golden chance!
60' Penalty Goal! PSG 1-1 Nice (Neymar)
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.
63' OFFSIDE! Cavani's goal disallowed
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.
93' Penalty Missed! (Cavani)
It IS a penalty! VAR take a look at both Neymar's take of the ball - there was a suspicion of handball - and then Dante's challenge. The referee strolls over to the screen, checks it all for himself, then points to the spot!
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...
Match Report
Neymar scored his 50th Paris Saint-Germain goal and Edinson Cavani missed a late VAR-assisted penalty as the Ligue 1 champions' underwhelming end to the season continued with a 1-1 draw against Nice.
Having brought up his milestone PSG goal from the spot on the hour to cancel out Ignatius Ganago's fine 46th-minute strike, Neymar won a penalty in the closing stages when referee Frank Schneider used VAR to deem that Dante had fouled his compatriot.
However, with Neymar off the pitch having received treatment, Cavani failed to beat Walter Benitez, and the Uruguay striker was fortunate to escape with just a booking when his temper boiled over in stoppage time.
Thomas Tuchel's side have now won just one of their last six Ligue 1 outings.
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