PSG extended their winning streak in Ligue 1 to eight matches, defeating Nantes 2-1 in round 15 to create a six-point gap at the top of the table.

Because Gianluigi Donnarumma was suspended after receiving a straight red card in the 2-0 win over Le Havre, and Keylor Navas had a back injury, 22-year-old Spanish goalkeeper Arnau Tenas started for the first time at Parc des Princes.

 

Above, Marquinhos partners with Danilo in the center of defense. The midfield is a combination of Manuel Ugarte, Vitinha, Carlos Soler, while Lee Kang-In and Bradley Barcola support striker Kylian Mbappe.Coach Luis Enrique rotated, leaving Milan Skriniar, Warren Zaire-Emery, Goncalo Ramos, Ousmane Dembele, Marco Asensio, Randal Kolo Muani out, aiming for the match to decide the next ticket against Dortmund in the final round of Group F Champions League on the 13th. /twelfth.

 

Not using the strongest lineup, PSG was still better, controlling 66%, finishing 16 times with six hits on target – compared to Nantes’ 10 and 4. At 17 seconds, Mbappe threatened the away team’s goal with a shot that hit the ground, but goalkeeper Alban Lafont blocked it with his feet.

After Lee Kang-in and Vitinha failed with shots from outside the penalty area, PSG took the lead in the 41st minute. Bradley Barcola bounced off the wall with Vitinha, entered the penalty area, then placed his right foot diagonally into the Nantes net, scoring the first goal. first in PSG colors. Barcola was born in 2002, joined PSG from Lyon this summer for a fee of 45 million euros (48 million USD) and wears shirt number 29.

While creating an overwhelming position, PSG suddenly conceded a goal from a set situation. In the 55th minute, Florent Mollet took a corner kick so that Mostafa Mohamed won against Barcola in an aerial battle, hitting a cross-angle header into Arnau Tenas’s net.

But PSG still kept three points at Parc des Princes, thanks to a fixed situation. In the 83rd minute, from Lee Kang-in’s free kick, Lucas Hernandez’s cross-angled header failed to beat Lafont. But the ball bounced back into the right range for substitute striker Kolo Muani to kick into the empty goal, setting the score 2-1.

PSG has won all of its last eight matches in Ligue 1 – the best series among clubs competing in Europe’s top five national leagues. This is also PSG’s longest winning streak since ten consecutive victories under Mauricio Pochettino from May to September 2021. Thanks to that, PSG secured first place with 36 points, six points ahead of Monaco.