Kylian Mbappe brace guides Paris Saint-Germain to easy win at 10-man Nantes in Ligue 1 to go top

Kylian Mbappe was on target twice as PSG beat Nantes 3-0 on Saturday night to leapfrog Marseille and go top of Ligue 1. Nuno Mendes was also on target for the visitors in the second half, as Nantes found themselves down to ten men after 24 minutes. Ad PSG controlled the early exchanges but Nantes held firm as PSG picked at the defence with little joy.

TransfersEverton re-sign midfielder Gueye from PSG, Garner joins from Man Utd01/09/2022 AT 16:32 Nantes had the first chances in front of goal, but watched two efforts sail over the bar. Samuel Moutoussamy’s strike from outside of the box missed by inches, before Fabio stabbed a close-range effort over minutes later. That would be Fabio's last involvement, as he was sent packing midway through the first half after he dived into a challenge on Vitinha with his studs up and leg off the floor.

After lengthy treatment from the physio, the PSG midfielder was quickly hauled off after feeling the impact on his knee. It looked bleak for Nantes going a goal, and a man down, but they grew into the game towards the end of the first half and managed to contain the deadly PSG attack for the remainder of the first half. Less than ten minutes into the second half, though, Mbappe doubled PSG’s lead with a simple close-range finish from the edge of the six-yard box.

The goal was originally disallowed for offside, but VAR replays showed the Frenchman was onside. PSG stretched their lead to three when Mendes pounced on a loose ball that had crashed off the post, courtesy of a poor Neymar effort from a few yards out. The victory for PSG means they are now six games undefeated in Ligue 1, with six wins and a draw.