Thanks to a double from Mbappé and a goal from Mendes, the Rouge et Bleu won against 10 Canaries this Saturday, at La Beaujoire, during the 6th day of L1.
Almost perfect evening for PSG. Three days before the start of their Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Juventus, Christophe Galtier’s players disposed of Nantes this Saturday (0-3), at La Beaujoire, during the sixth day of Ligue 1. “For them it was a practice match. They could do better, but they didn’t get too tired, they’ll be ready on Tuesday“, quips Kombouaré, coach of Canaris who will face Olympiakos on Thursday, in the Europa League, and who had to play ten for most of the meeting on Saturday, after the expulsion of Fabio (24th). “Already at 11 it’s complicated, so at 10“Blows the former player and coach of PSG.
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A double for Kylian Mbappé, two assists to the credit of an excellent Lionel Messi and a goal from Nuno Mendes for the champions of France, at their ease. The account is good for the Parisians, leaders in the Ligue 1 standings after this match.
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Although Nantes got off to a strong start (10th) and Lafont seemed set for a new recital against Paris (14th), as in last February’s victory against the Rouge et Bleu (3-1), the visitors quickly took the in front thanks to the inevitable Mbappé (0-1, 18th), perfectly served by Messi. Kombouaré may have claimed a foul from Sarabia, holder in place of Neymar, nothing helped. The Nantes coach also cursed when Mr. Gaillouste awarded a red to Fabio (24th) for a dangerous tackle on Vitinha, hit in the knee and who had to give way to Renato. The false note of the day for Galtier and the Parisians, who continued to dominate without forcing, with Messi who was close to 2-0, countered by Appiah (0-1 MT).
Fabio sees red, Mbappé sees double
At 10 against 11, the mission seemed complicated for the Canaries. Especially since they quickly conceded a second goal, again the work of Mbappé, again with Messi in the pass (0-2, 54th). And this after validation of the Var. Unplayable “KM”, which thus joined “Ney” at the top of the ranking of the top scorers of L1 with seven achievements. Which Mbappé was rubbing with Pallois (56th), the latter depriving the world champion of the hat-trick on his line (60th). Mbappé was quick to give way to Neymar (62nd), just to not pull the rope before the C1. Lafont still had the opportunity to shine (65th, 83rd), but the Nantes goalkeeper was beaten on the deflected shot from the incoming Mendes (0-3, 68th), following a post from Neymar. The mass was said… The intensity, which never rose very high it must be recognized, fell a little further thereafter. Normal given the (many) changes on both sides and the European program. We left it there (0-3 final score).
With this success, Paris (re)takes control in the Ligue 1 standings, with the same number of points as OM (16) but a better goal difference (+18 against +10), pending the result of Lens Sunday (13 pts, +8) and the late OL match (13 pts, +10). Nantes is in 10th place in the hierarchy (6 pts).
We’ve had a good run, but the C1 is another level.
Christophe Galtier
«We had a serious gamesaid Galtier to the press. The fact of having opened the scoring and being in numerical superiority lowered the tension and allowed me to do what I wanted in terms of game time management. The victory was important, the competitors win, it don’t get caught up. A few days before our entry into C1, it was important to keep our level of play.” And to add, about this expected meeting against Juventus Turin, at the Parc des Princes: “We are having a good run. We score goals, we are quite consistent in the game, the players play for each other. But the C1 is another level. I watched Juve this afternoon (1-1 draw against Fiorentina, editor’s note), it will be a different match. We can’t expect an easy match, it will be very tough.»
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To follow on Sunday, the last seven matches of this sixth round, starting with Montpellier-Lille at 1 p.m., before the now traditional multiplex (3 p.m.). The program will end with a hot derby between OGC Nice and AS Monaco, at the Allianz Riviera (8:45 p.m.).