YELLOW: Verratti is booked for his foul, a desperate intervention as Guirassy darted goalwards.
90' +2
S. Guirassy gets yellow.
YELLOW: Guirassy is booked for an angry response to the Verratti foul.
90' +1
S. Guirassy has scored a goal for Amiens SC! Assist by Q. Cornette.
Cornette has struggled to make an impact from the bench but delivers at the crucial moment, his cross finding Guirassy for the leveller.
GOAL!! REMARKABLE! IT'S 4-4! Amiens led by three but looked to be down and out when PSG battled back to lead. No, it is all square again! Cornette breaks at speed on the right, and Guirassy is in the middle, just onside, to shoot low past Navas! Is there time for a winner?
90'
Gurtner intervenes! PSG lead 4-3, but Icardi and Cavani have had precious little opportunity to link up. They do this time, Icardi sent down the left and attempting to centre for his strike partner, but Gurtner dives in to intercept.
HUGE MISS! Cavani should wrap it up! A cross from the left lands on his toe and he fires wide of the near post. What a moment. Can Amiens pinch a point now?
89'
What a wasted opportunity! Jallet moves the ball infield for Kakuta, who controls and finds Cornette on the right, taking his time to allow Guirassy to get into the middle. But the cross is so poor, sailing over the striker's head and behind for a goal-kick.
88'
Amiens launch an attack down the right, desperate for an equaliser, but Bernat holds the hosts up well, Kakuta finally conceding a foul. A move up the opposite flank ends in similar fashion, with Mbenza felling Herrera.
86'
PSG are keeping the ball now, looking to run the clock down. Amiens are still working hard but with little reward.
84'
I. Mbenza enters the game and replaces F. Diabaté.
SUB: Diabate has been a constant menace on the left, really enjoying himself up against Herrera, but he makes way now for Mbenza.
82'
Cute from Kakuta but it does not pay off. Amiens move the ball down the right with urgency, and a low cross breaches the area. But Kakuta steps over the ball at the near post and there is only a PSG defender waiting behind him.
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81'
G. Kakuta gets yellow.
Simple stop! Draxler moves from left to right to cut through the Amiens defence but shoots straight at Gurtner.
YELLOW: Kakuta goes into the book, seemingly for dissent. The Amiens man was pulled back by Marquinhos, but the Brazilian was not carded while Kakuta was for his protests.
80'
Blin does well to force a corner down the Amiens left, but the set-piece cannot find a white shirt. PSG hurry the ball clear.
79'
C. Jallet enters the game and replaces A. Calabresi.
SUB: A familiar face for PSG supporters. Jallet replaces Calabresi.
78'
Q. Cornette enters the game and replaces J. Otero.
SUB: It is Amiens' turn for a double-change as they seek to rescue a game they appeared to have sewn up. Cornette replaces Otero, who has been the least effective of the hosts' attacking stars.
74'
M. Icardi has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Juan Bernat.
Bernat's arrival brought a change of shape that PSG have profited from, and now he has an assist, too. The weight of his delviery was superb, beating a recovering defending but giving Icardi a simple finish.
GOAL!! TURNAROUND COMPLETE! 4-3 PSG! Bernat gets in behind on the left and plays a teasing ball across the face of goal. Icardi is there, where he so often is, in the six-yard box to tap in. PSG were three down late in the first half but now lead.
73'
Having failed to find a team-mate moments earlier, Kakuta goes alone on the right. He works an angle for a cross, but a deflection makes it an easy near-post take for Navas.
72'
Oh dear! Amiens work the ball wonderfully in the final third, Kakuta taking up possession on the right of the area. He shapes to shoot but instead teases a cute pass to Otero on the overlap. The winger is looking the other way, though, and Bakker steps in.
71'
A. Blin gets yellow.
YELLOW: The second booking of the game and first for Amiens goes to Blin. He harries Verratti but then pulls the subsitute's shirt quite blatantly, earning a yellow card.
70'
The hosts have lost their cool. Chedjou crucially intercepts in the area when Icardi would have been through, but Zungu then looks to force the pass into Diabate's feet and gets it wrong. PSG have the ball back.
69'
Amiens still have a point to protect here, and they might be advised to slow a now hectic encounter. PSG have the greater quality and look keen to pick off their opponents, finally in the mood after a dismal first half.
68'
There are jeers as Calabresi goes down on the right corner of the PSG area and no foul is given! PSG counter, but Di Maria's touch is poor as he shapes to shoot from 15 yards. Amiens struggle to clear initially but eventually get the ball away. The play is pinging from end to end.
67'
What a game this is! Amiens have been a little quiet at the start of this second half and have paid the price, but they are attacking again now! Diabate's driven cross cannot find a team-mate in the area.
65'
T. Nianzou has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Á. Di María.
GOAL!! AMAZING! KOUASSI AGAIN! The defender's second Ligue 1 goal arrives just five minutes after his first. Kouassi towers over Gurtner, who has played well but gets nowhere near Di Maria's corner. PSG are back level, from three goals down, and can now think about winning this one!
Di Maria's corner teased Gurtner for his line, allowing Kouassi to dominate the goalkeeper in the air. Great delivery.
64'
PSG appear to have switched to a five-man back line. Herrera is a wing-back on one side, Bernat on the other. Kouassi and Bakker flank Marquinhos. It quickly pays off as Kouassi intercepts a dangerous pass towards Diabate.
And now Herrera, freed a little from defensive responsibilities, gets forward to find Icardi at the byline. A potentially dangerous cross is blocked behind for a corner.
63'
Verratti battles away in his own area to win the ball from Kakuta, and PSG soon earn a free-kick to relieve a little pressure. The visitors are soon back on the attack.
61'
Juan Bernat enters the game and replaces L. Paredes.
SUB: PSG are aiming to build momentum now, and Bernat replaces Paredes.
60'
T. Nianzou has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by J. Draxler.
GOAL!! IT'S 3-2! PSG are right back in this one! Kouassi gets his first Ligue 1 goal with an excellent header from Draxler's left-wing corner, won by Bakker's hard running. Amiens are really up against it now.
Draxler's corner did well to pick out Kouassi, but the header was brilliant. The defender had plenty still to do.
58'
CHANCE! Kakuta cannot hit the target under pressure from Bakker! Amiens work the ball wonderfully, and Blin fires in a low delivery from the left. Kakuta is arriving and gets there first but lashes at his effort, which loops over the crossbar.
57'
Crucial challenge from Calabresi! Amiens overplay a little bit and Verratti steals in, but the right-back's crunching tackle halts a PSG counter.
56'
The hosts are successfully frustrating PSG for now. A long passage of play ends with a hopeful Bakker cross from the left drifting just over the crossbar. The league leaders cannot break down their lowly opponents.
54'
Amiens need to hold firm now. They weathered a storm in the first half and added to their early lead. PSG are pushing again.
51'
Amiens just have so much space to work with in the PSG half! Guirassy goes left and frees Otero through the centre. An optimistic 25-yard drive is blocked, though, and PSG snuff out a second attack down Otero's side.
49'
M. Bakker gets yellow.
YELLOW: Bakker was impressive on his full debut in midweek but less so today. A clumsy challenge on Otero is punished with a yellow card, the game's first.
Key interception from Herrera! His attempts to get forward and help the attack left a big space for Diabate once more. Bakker gave the ball away, and Amiens moved right to left. Diabate drifts inside and looks for Guirassy on the overlap, but Herrera just gets there in time.
48'
Amiens appear to have no intention of sitting in to protect what would represent a precious three points. They start the second half as they did the first, pressing PSG.
46'
M. Verratti enters the game and replaces I. Gueye.
Marquinhos enters the game and replaces Thiago Silva.
SUB: Marquinhos is in need of minutes before facing Dortmund. He takes Silva's place and armband.
SUB: There are two PSG changes at the break but seemingly no change of shape. Verratti replaces Gueye.
KICK-OFF: Amiens get us started again!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: Amiens 3-1 PSG
45'
Ander Herrera has scored a goal for PSG!
GOAL!! PSG ARE BACK IN IT! Of all people, it's Herrera! The midfielder has been awful playing at right-back, but a corner from the left lands on his toe for a volley. Gurtner gets a hand to the effort but it nestles in the roof of the net. 3-1!
43'
Calm from Gurtner! Chedjou slices a cross from the PSG right, the ball dropping just beneath the Amiens crossbar. But under pressure from Icardi, the goalkeeper holds on.
42'
Every time PSG come forward, there looks like being a goal... for Amiens! The hosts break after a wayward cross from Herrera, Guirassy holding the ball up superbly but just unable to find a team-mate in support.
40'
F. Diabaté has scored a goal for Amiens SC! Assist by G. Kakuta.
GOAL!! UNBELIEVABLE! AMIENS 3-0 PSG! Herrera is all over the place at right-back, and Diabate is set clear on that wing. Guirassy, attempting to get up in support, is dragged down off the ball, but it matters not. Diabate advances and shoots low past Navas, clipping the right-hand post on the way in.
Amiens' attacking players have been superb, but Kakuta is the star of the show. His brilliant first-time pass frees Diabate for the third.
39'
Really poor from Blin! He should set Guirassy away for number three! The midfielder does brilliantly at first to win possession, yet with Guirassy on the shoulder of the last man and seemingly in the clear, the pass is delayed. A tame eventual prod finds the striker offside.
37'
Over! It's another opening of sorts for Guirassy. He has to twist his body to meet a cross from the byline at waist height, succeeding only in prodding the ball over the crossbar.
36'
PSG may be missing Neymar and Mbappe, but Amiens are struggling in 19th in Ligue 1. This could be the upset of the weekend. The hosts have been outstanding in this first half, besides a spell after the opener.
33'
PSG's passing in the middle of midfield has been really, really poor. Paredes is the latest man to gift the ball away, although Kakuta cannot find Diabate in space on the left.
31'
Dangerous! PSG have again responded well to conceding, with Di Maria whipping in a teasing centre from the left that just evades Icardi. Tuchel's men need more than that, though!
29'
G. Kakuta has scored a goal for Amiens SC! Assist by F. Diabaté.
GOAL!! INCREDIBLE! 2-0! This is a sublime hit from Kakuta! He picks up the ball on the left corner of the area and drives a magnificent effort past Navas into the top-right corner. Amiens are two up!
Diabate picks up the assist, but the goal owes a great deal to Guirassy. He dummies the ball towards the box, giving Kakuta space to gather and pick his spot. The goalscorer turns creator, the creator turns goalscorer.
27'
PSG had been in complete control for close to 20 minutes since the goal, but a pair of efforts from Guirassy have given them great cause for concern. This is proving hard work for the league leaders.
23'
High and wide! This should be an Amiens opening! Otero carries the ball clear and it's two on two, but he goes for goal from 25 yards, rather than advancing into the area, and blazes over.
22'
Amiens cannot even prey on PSG errors right now. Bakker has twice expertly closed out opportunities for Otero to break, the latest after a poor Gueye pass.
19'
A rare spell of Amiens possession, but they do little with it, instead swiftly finding themselves under pressure from PSG. Calabresi offers the hosts an out ball on the right, but Otero decides against the pass, gifting the ball back to the visitors.
17'
Desperate stuff! Kouassi brilliantly beats the Amiens press, finding Di Maria. The ball goes wide to Cavani and then back to Di Maria. A deep cross goes all the way through to Herrera, and a second delivery is then only diverted away from the onrushing by a stretching Calabresi header.
15'
Gueye was caught out for the goal, but he is in firm control of the midfield now. PSG are keeping the ball well and surely chances will follow.
14'
Amiens started so well but are now struggling to keep PSG at bay. Guirassy, the goalscorer, is starting to lose his battles with Kouassi and Silva.
12'
Kakuta sniffs an opportunity to counter on PSG. He breaks through the centre of the field but Gueye, the last man, is quick and strong enough to recover as the Amiens forward knocks the ball beyond him.
Wild! Di Maria has been in fine form this season, but the winger, sporting a new blond hairstyle, swipes at an effort from 25 yards, clearing the crossbar comfortably.
11'
The goal has certainly stirred PSG. They have been well on top since, with Di Maria and Draxler starting to run the show. Amiens, with a 1-0 lead, are just about holding firm for now, though.
10'
Magic from Draxler! Some wonderful trickery on the left beats the right-back and he cuts the ball back into the centre of the area. Cavani cannot stretch to reach the ball, and the rest of the nearby players on both sides allow the cross to drift through to the far side of the box. Someone should have reacted.
8'
Amiens are scrambling briefly! Di Maria drifts inside and finds Draxler on the left. Cavani attempts an audacious flick, with the ball behind him, but a defender blocks, a second Amiens shirt then getting out to take the loose ball off the forward's toe.
7'
It is PSG's turn to find space behind the opposition back line, but Di Maria, running onto Herrera's ball on the right, cannot find a team-mate in the centre.
5'
S. Guirassy has scored a goal for Amiens SC! Assist by G. Kakuta.
GOAL!! STUNNER! What a start from Amiens! 1-0! Gueye is muscled off the ball in midfield and the hosts attack swiftly. Guirassy gets in behind Silva and drills a low effort straight through Navas.
Kakuta gets the assist and deserves a great deal of credit for an incisive pass, spotting Silva on the back foot. It was too little too late by the time the PSG captain reacted.
4'
Much will surely depend on Di Maria and Draxler to provide PSG's creative spark. They are struggling to get on the ball so far, though, the visitors being made to work just to get past halfway.
3'
Amiens are pressing high early on and doing well to win the ball back. Kakuta finds space between the lines, but the move peters out when he goes right to Otero.
1'
KICK-OFF: Visitors PSG, in their change salmon pink strip, get us under way.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of the Ligue 1 clash between Amiens and leaders Paris Saint-Germain!
PSG face a final league test before the Champions League resumes with the first leg of their last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. With second-placed Marseille not in action until Sunday, Thomas Tuchel's men have the opportunity to build a 15-point lead at the summit with victory here.
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have been wrapped in cotton wool ahead of the Dortmund clash, with neither involved today. Neymar has been missing for the past three matches with a rib injury, but PSG have recorded a trio of wins, scoring 12 times in the process.
That's all for today after one of the games of the season! Thanks for joining us and, until next time, goodbye!
PSG's lead at the top of Ligue 1 is stretched to 13 points, albeit in ridiculous, ultimately underwhelming fashion. Amiens remain 19th but showed they surely have the quality in attack to avoid the drop. Goalkeeper Gurtner was superb besides the third PSG goal, too.
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