PSG avoid drama against Brest thanks to Mbappé

It took a goal in stoppage time from the French striker to prevent Paris from settling for a draw against the Breton club.

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Christophe Galtier’s troops still seem groggy after their exit from the road on Wednesday in C1 against Bayern Munich, but they have undoubtedly avoided darker days by snatching a narrow success from poorly ranked Bretons (15^e).
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Published on 03/11/2023 at 11:18 p.m.

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TThree days after their inglorious elimination in the Champions League, PSG relied on a goal in Kylian Mbappé’s stoppage time to get out of a bad situation in Brest (2-1) and somewhat raise the head, Saturday during the 27^e Ligue 1 day. The Parisians have obviously still not digested their umpteenth European disillusionment, but they can say a big thank you to their star striker, who once again saved them.

Christophe Galtier’s troops still seem groggy after their exit from the road on Wednesday in C1 against Bayern Munich, but they have undoubtedly avoided darker days by snatching a narrow success from poorly ranked Bretons (15^e). PSG thus remain at the top of the championship with 11 points ahead of OM, which hosts Strasbourg on Sunday.

Despite the opener signed Carlos Soler (37^e), the Parisian rearguard again gave signs of feverishness, yielding six minutes later to the speed of Franck Honorat (43^e) before an in-depth opening by Lionel Messi to Mbappé made the Brestois bend at the very end of the match (90^e).

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In the absence of Neymar, who had ankle surgery in Qatar on Friday and whose season is already in jeopardy, Kylian Mbappé, captain at kick-off, and Lionel Messi have once again made it to the together an unworthy copy of their talent and status, like against Bayern. But the inspiration of the Argentine world champion and the clinical efficiency of the Frenchman, top scorer in L1 with 20 goals, ended up making the difference.

In the fight for Europe, Rennes did not make a very good operation by bringing back a small point from Auxerre (0-0), yet in the fight to maintain. With this second match without a win in a row, the Bretons do not take off (5^e) and point to four lengths from Lens, traveling Sunday to Clermont. The Auxerrois come out of the red zone (16^e), one length ahead of Strasbourg.