Ligue 1

2022 - 10 - 1

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PSG vs OGC Nice Ligue 1 LIVE: Mbappe scores late on to give PSG ... (Sportstar)

PSG vs Nice, Ligue 1 live: Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nice.

PSG kicks off the game and it is without Kylian Mbappe, who has been rested. He wins the freekick and he thumps it in. A rash of late summer signings seemed like a quick fix and created an unbalance to the side that Nice coach Lucien Favre has yet to resolve. PSG has more time on the ball and it builds up the game slowly and smoothly from the back. Nice makes a quick break, but the passing in the buildup wasn’t accurate enough and that move comes to an end. A cross is floated in from the right and it is Laborde who had the composure to take it down and pump it past Donarumma. Nice tries to regain some of the lost momentum, but it is lacking in the final pass. A bit of Messi magic was all it needed for the game’s balance to turn. It is 1-1 and it is game on! Messi and Bernat link up down the left and Messi shoots with venom, but Schmeichel had that in his sights and punched it away. Messi and Neymar stitch together a move before the Argentinian set up Vitinha to shoot. Mukiele, a second half sub, got past the defense into the right hand byline and he cuts it back for Mbappe for a simple finish.

Mbappé keeps PSG clear at top (LFP)

Kylian Mbappé came off the bench to score a late winner after Lionel Messi's opening goal had been cancelled out as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nice 2-1 on ...

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is making up for a mediocre (by his standards) first season in French football with a rip-snorting start to this one. An eighth Ligue 1 Uber Eats goal of the season was the inevitable outcome (83') to move PSG two points clear of Marseille — 3-0 victors over Angers 24 hours earlier — at the top of the table. Galtier did that with 30 minutes to go, and — as so often already this season — the FIFA World Cup winner delivered.

Mbappe to the rescue as PSG reclaim Ligue 1 top spot (Reuters)

Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win against Nice as the French champions reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The goal prompted Galtier to send on Mbappe in place of Ekitike. The Argentine came close to scoring again on the stroke of halftime with a fierce strike, only for Kasper Schmeichel to tip the ball over the crossbar.

Mbappe and Messi earn PSG a narrow victory against Nice in Ligue 1 (MARCA.com)

Kylian Mbappe netted his eighth goal in the same number of Ligue 1 games to lead Paris Saint-Germain to a narrow 2-1 victory against a solid Nice side.

Yet, they hit the ground running after the interval, with Gaetan Laborde scoring an equaliser two minutes into the second half. - PSG.

Ligue 1 result - Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe goals see PSG ... (Eurosport.com)

Kylian Mbappe was the saviour for Paris Saint-Germain as they left it late to beat a stubborn Nice side 2-1.

Messi steps up to take the free-kick he won on the edge of the box and wow, he curls it into the top corner. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-1 NICE (KYLIAN MBAPPE): Mbappe to the rescue! Relatively fresh off the bench, the Frenchman is left unmarked to sweep home Mukiele's pull-back. It's a simple cross sent into the box by Atal from the flank that PSG fail to deal with and Laborde is in the right place to slot it home from point-blank range. It seemed to be a question of how many goals they would beat an out-of-sorts Nice by. The manager’s decision was rewarded when he bagged a winner seven minutes from time.

Kalimuendo shines as Rennes beats Strasbourg in Ligue 1 (TSN)

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe scored a late winner as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain edged Nice 2-1 to restore its two-point lead over Marseille in the ...

Rennes doubled the lead with a low strike from Martin Terrier in the 49th. Strasbourg managed a consolation goal from a penalty by Habib Diallo in the 72nd after Rennes right back Hamari Traore brought down Gameiro. Lionel Messi gave PSG the lead in the 29th with a curling free kick into the top corner from 22 yards. Mbappe pounced on a pass from Nordi Mukiele to beat Kasper Schmeichel with a low strike in the 83rd minute. Nice pressed high up the pitch to prevent PSG from creating chances. “We put ourselves in trouble by running after the ball, by not winning our duels and not playing the ball out from the back like we should have.

After shining in Ligue 1, what Galtier said about Lionel Messi that ... (El Futbolero US)

The French strategist praised the striker, who scored his first free kick since he was at PSG.

The Argentine will have to fulfill a busy schedule prior to what will be the World Cup in Qatar, where the Albiceleste will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in the group stage. The captain of the Argentine national team broke his ‘bad streak’ of free kicks since he was at PSG. Lionel Messi was the main star of the match between PSG and Nice, which ended with a 2-1 local victory.