Neymar-Less PSG Extend Lead Atop Of Ligue 1
01 November, 2020
Ligue 1
Result: Nantes 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
Date: 31 October 2020
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire
Paris Saint-Germain steered three points clear near the top of the French Ligue 1 table after a comfortable 3-0 win over Nantes on Saturday evening.
Moise Kean and Pablo Sarabia formed a front three with Kylian Mbappe in the lack of Neymar and Angel Di Maria for PSG.
The overall game got off to a lively start and Nantes had a large chance to just do it in the 16th minute after Kolo Muani beat his marker on the byline before turning in a cut-back that needed simply a tap-in but Moses Simon missed the ball from six-yards out.
Ander Herrera almost gifted the hosts the opener 10 minutes before the break after losing possession cheaply inside his own half but Muani's dangerous missed narrowly over the bar.
Mbappe had a glorious chance to provide Thomas Tuchel's charges the lead just before the break after Sarabia picked him out with a cross within the box but he attemptedto have a first-time strike and miskicked the ball.
Herrera eventually broke the deadlock for PSG two minutes from the break with a composed finish inside the box because of Mbappe's sweeping cross.
The Parisians were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute after Jean-Charles Castelletto shoved Mbappe inside box, which allowed the Frenchman to double the visitors' lead with with a confident finish in to the bottom corner from 12-yards.
Nantes were also awarded a penalty of their own within the last 20 minutes after a challenge from behind by Abdou Diallo on Marcus Coco, but Kader Bamba's spot-kick was saved by shot-stopper Keylor Navas.
The hosts had a late charge towards PSG, putting them under great pressure but Sarabia put the overall game to bed for Tuchel's men in the last two minutes with the 3rd goal after intercepting a back spread the edge of the box to lob a go over goalkeeper Alban Lafont, as the Parisians went three points clear at the top of the log.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za