Neymar's burst down the left gets stopped, and PSG get one last corner by playing the ball off Bamba. They take it, it comes to nothing, and the referee blows the final whistle!
90' +2
Neymar gets yellow.
Neymar lands his name in the referee's book for a reckless challenge on Bamba.
90' +1
Angers race forward on the break. Boufal finds El Melali, who reaches the left of the box but is closed down before he can get a clear strike at goal.
89'
M. Blažič gets yellow.
Blazic picks up a late yellow card for taking out Messi just in front of the D.
88'
Angers get another shot off, but it's too little, too late at this point. Thioub fires high and wide from the centre of the box.
86'
E. Bitshiabu enters the game and replaces Vitinha.
PSG play things safe and take Vitinha off. The 17-year-old Bitshiabu will take his place for the last few minutes.
85'
Vitinha takes a kick from Boufal and stays down rubbing his leg. Given the yelp that came from the PSG player, it's a surprise that Boufal isn't booked for the challenge.
83'
Neymar calmly slots into the top right corner of the net after receiving a pass from Messi. The Brazilian doesn't celebrate for long though as the offside flag goes up.
82'
Zaire-Emery's shot from outside the box gets blocked. PSG get a corner. Mukiele heads wide from Neymar's cross.
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80'
S. Thioub enters the game and replaces A. Sima.
W. Taïbi enters the game and replaces B. Mendy.
Now it's Angers' turn to make changes. Mendy goes off. On comes Taibi.
Ekitike, the scorer of PSG's first goal, heads off after a decent display. Soler takes his place on the pitch.
Sima also departs. Had he scored when Angers were only 1-0 down, this would have been a different game. Thioub comes on.
79'
Carlos Soler enters the game and replaces H. Ekitike.
W. Zaïre-Emery enters the game and replaces Fabián Ruiz.
PSG will bring on fresh blood first. The 16-year-old Zaire-Emery replaces Ruiz.
78'
Ruiz adds to PSG's clever collection of fouls, stopping Bamba in his tracks. Both teams are about to make changes.
76'
Mukiele's overeager to win the ball and fouls Doumbia in Angers' half. PSG aren't planning to let Angers build any momentum now.
74'
It took a few minutes to confirm the goal, but PSG won't mind a bit. Angers' fightback looks to be over before it began. All PSG need to do now is see out the remaining 15 minutes or so.
72'
L. Messi has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by N. Mukiele.
Mukiele's had a key role in both of PSG's goals. Angers haven't been able to deal with the wing-back stretching the play, and he may now have killed their chances of getting anything from this game.
GOAL! PSG 2-0 ANGERS! Messi's goal stands! It's just as well too, as it was a typically deft finish from the Argentine from Mukiele's pass. The champions can now breathe a lot more easily.
70'
Angers have upped their game in recent minutes, but PSG still have things under control. If they can find a second goal, they'll feel a lot safer.
68'
Boufal finds his fellow substitute El Melali, who shoots from outside the box. PSG close the effort down quickly.
66'
Boufal causes Mukiele some trouble and earns Angers their first corner of the game. PSG deal with it capably, but they've been warned.
64'
Angers counter down their left, and PSG have to cut out a low cross into their box. They need to be careful not to be too complacent.
62'
F. El Melali enters the game and replaces P. Capelle.
S. Boufal enters the game and replaces H. Abdelli.
Angers' captain Capelle is next to make way. On comes the Algerian El Melali in his place.
Angers decide to start making changes. Salama, a forward, replaces Hunou first.
Abdelli is Angers' third departure in this substitution window. Boufal, one of Morocco's stars in the recent World Cup, comes on.
61'
A. Salama enters the game and replaces A. Hunou.
56'
PSG get a free-kick in a central position. It's floated towards Mukiele who nods it towards Ramos. Angers prevent him from making a good connection with it.
54'
Abdelli skips into PSG's box and has a hopeful shot blocked. PSG manage to carry the ball away.
53'
P. Capelle gets yellow.
Capelle picks up the game's first yellow card for handling the ball.
52'
Now it's PSG's turn to have a player flagged offside. Mukiele is the unlucky individual.
50'
Angers are certainly pushing more since the break. Sima faces the wrath of the offside flag this time as he goes after Bentaleb's pass.
48'
Angers start the half promisingly as Bamba gets caught offside while chasing after Hunou's throughball.
46'
PSG get the second half underway. Neither team has made changes at half-time.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: PSG 1-0 ANGERS
45'
Donnarumma claims Doumbia's routine cross from the left. There have barely been any stoppages so the referee blows for half-time.
43'
PSG get a corner out of Doumbia which comes to nothing. Angers' counter-attack amounts to the same.
41'
Mendy nips in to win possession for Angers, and Hunou finds a cross from the right. It's a difficult chance for Abdelli, who heads well wide.
39'
Mukiele hangs a high cross up from the byline which is headed away. PSG are staying patient.
37'
Messi fires this free-kick straight into Angers' defensive wall. They'll be pleased if they reach half-time just one goal down.
35'
PSG are looking to pry Angers open again, but the team in red are holding their own at the moment. Mendy clips Messi to hand the hosts another free-kick.
33'
Messi lurks in behind Angers' backline to force a fingertip save from Bernardoni. The Argentinian is offside anyway.
31'
PSG's front three Neymar, Messi and Ekitike combine to send the latter scampering down the left. Unfortunately for the Reims loanee, the attack doesn't work out.
29'
Messi earns PSG another free-kick but their short pass is cut out. Bernat bundles over Hunou to let Angers escape their own half.
27'
PSG are starting to find their rhythm. The champions have a promising penalty appeal waved away as Mukiele's cross gets blocked.
23'
Messi will be the man to take the free-kick. He swishes his left foot and floats a decent delivery into Angers' box...
21'
Messi plays a one-two with Neymar and gets unfairly stopped in his tracks. The pair will get to discuss who'll take the resulting free-kick.
19'
Neymar buys a free-kick as he jinks past Bentaleb and gets caught by the Algerian.
17'
Angers are enjoying a little more possession at the moment. PSG are quite happy to let the underdogs venture forward, trusting in their ability to counter-attack.
15'
Sima drives into the left of the box but finds himself at a too tight angle to shoot. The ball goes out for a PSG goal-kick.
13'
Aside from PSG's goal, not a huge amount has happened so far. The play is still a little scrappy.
11'
Messi attempts to find Neymar with a throughball. One of Angers' defenders is well placed to make a timely interception.
7'
Angers will have to pick themselves up fast, as PSG are already back on the attack. This could be a long game for them.
5'
H. Ekitike has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by N. Mukiele.
GOAL! PSG 1-0 ANGERS! PSG take the lead in no time at all! Mukiele crosses low from the right for Ekitike, who finds the bottom left corner smartly from the centre of the box.
Angers gave Mukiele far too much time to pick his cross, and the PSG wing-back wasted no time in finding Ekitike. That isn't the start the underdogs would have wanted.
3'
PSG start the game by getting settled on the ball quickly, with Angers dropping back into their own half. This is likely to be the pattern for most of this game.
1'
The visitors Angers get things underway!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Angers at Parc des Princes.
PSG's 3-1 defeat away to Lens on New Year's Day revived intrigue in Ligue 1 as the gap between the pair at the top got cut to four points. The Parisians will be confident of making amends here against strugglers Angers, having gone unbeaten in their last 30 Ligue 1 home games.
Bottom of the table Angers will be up against it here as one of just two teams not to have won a single point against teams in the top half of Ligue 1 this season. Anything other than a defeat for the side from Pays de la Loire would be a huge surprise.
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