Mbappe and Neymar Asures PSG is Comfortable at the Top

DBasia.news –  Neymar and Kylian Mbappe scored as Paris Saint-Germain continued to be five points ahead at the top of league 1 after a 2-0 win over Nantes, Thursday (5/12) AM. In this PSG vs Nantes match, it is the first time for their duet since April 27.

The presence of Neymar has continued to make Mauro Icardi be displaced to the bench. However, the impact of his presence was not immediately apparent. Throughout the first round of the PSG vs Nantes match, the host only fired four shots. Of that amount, only two were aimed at the goalpost escorted Alban Lafont.

Entering the 41st minute, Neymar successfully broke through Nantes’ goal. However, referee, Amaury Delerue, then annulled it after consulting with the VAR. Because of this, Julian Draxler was declared to have violated the goal process.

Neymar is not the one who finally opened the scoring in the PSG vs Nantes match. It was precisely Kylian Mbappe who did it in the 53rd minute. Receiving Angel Di Maria’s left-footed bait from the right rib, he greeted him with a heel kick to the far post. The ball rolled into the goal without being able to reach Lafont.

Interestingly, the guest did not necessarily sink. After being left behind, Christian Gourcouff’s players were even more intense in applying pressure. Several times the defense of Paris Saint-Germain faced pressure.

Seeing that, Thomas Tuchel made a double change. Mauro Icardi and Pedro Sarabia came on to replace Kylian Mbappe and Julian Draxler. The result was finally successfull. In the 82nd minute, Icardi was fouled by Lafont in the penalty box. Neymar who became the penalty executioner did not waste it. Despite being repeated, his execution could not be detained by the opposing goalkeeper.

The 2-0 win thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Neymar has made PSG extend their record for FC Nantes. This is the 12th consecutive victory over Les Canaries at the Parc des Princes Stadium.