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Nice-PSG (0-3): Kylian Mbappé wears PSG for his return

2020-09-20T13:41:16.659Z


The return of the world champion, author of the first goal and the origin of the second, coincided with the best game of the season for the Parisies


Paris confirms its return to form by signing in Nice its second success of the week (0-3).

But unlike the match against Metz on Wednesday (1-0), where Paris had to wait for stoppages to find the flaw, the mastery of the champions of France was this time total.

Blame it on a young and pale Nice team, a bit shy but above all on Parisians technically above failing to have recovered all their athletic faculties.

Not enough to prevent them from storming the goal of Benitez, decisive on a volley from Di Maria (17th).

Efforts rewarded by the opening of Mbappé's score on a strong penalty that he himself had caused (0-1, 37th).

A form of logic as the world champion illuminated the meeting with his presence for his first match of the season with PSG.

It is again he who is at the origin of the second goal on a raid on the left where he deposits Atal then Pelmard, stumbles on Benitez who pushes the ball back on Di Maria.

The Argentinian only has to score closely (0-2, 45th + 1).

Navas extinguished the rare flashbacks of Nice by deflecting the attempts of Schneiderlin (19th), Rony Lopes (42nd), Atal (54th), Guessand (76th) or Gouiri (87th) and Paris quietly continues its walk in Nice.

Saved by his post on strikes from Herrera (40th) and Icardi (63rd), Benitez must still bow to a header from Marquinhos who perfectly cuts a free kick from Di Maria (0-3, 66th).

The only downside to the Parisians is ultimately Idrissa Gueye's injury.

The midfielder left the pitch in the first period, hit in the left ankle.

The player: Mbappé, winning return

Thomas Tuchel's powerful slap on the back of Kylian Mbappé as he left the field ten minutes from the end of the match sounded of relief for the Parisian coach.

PSG had used all its influence to allow the world champion to accelerate his exit from isolation in which he was forced since his positive test for Covid-19 on the eve of France-Croatia, on September 8.

Allowed to play, the Parisian striker was the main offensive asset, multiplying calls and dribbling as if these few days without training had taken nothing away from his qualities.

He who had not scored since March with Paris unlocked his counter on a penalty he had caused.

A goal he celebrated by brandishing a T-shirt to support Juan Bernat, who suffered a serious left knee injury on Wednesday.

Just before the break, Mbappé was still behind the second goal on a superb raid on the left side.

Legs of fire that the Parisian coach preferred to rest before the end of the meeting.

The German knows better than anyone how much he will need his 21-year-old striker.

And from next Sunday against Reims where he will find Neymar after his two suspension matches.

The number: 105

Angel Di Maria is involved with 105 goals in Ligue 1 since the start of the 2015-2016 season (48 goals, 57 assists).

Only Edinson Cavani (125) and Kylian Mbappé (110) do better over the period.

MATCH SHEET

NICE - PSG: 0-3

Half-time:

0-2 Match behind closed doors.

Goals.

Mbappé (38th sp), Di Maria (45th + 1), Marquinhos

(66th).

Warnings.

PSG: Verratti (42nd), Bakker (82nd).

Nice:

Benitez - Atal (Daniliuc, 65th), Pelmard, Dante (cap.), Lotomba (Ndoye, 59th) - K. Thuram (Sylvestre, 59th), Schneiderlin, Lees-Melou - R. Lopes (Guessand, 73rd), Gouiri, H. Kamara.

Entr.

: Vieira.

PSG:

Navas - Florenzi, Marquinhos (cap.), Kimpembe (Dagba, 83rd), Bakker - I. Gueye (Herrera, 23rd), Verratti, Draxler - Di Maria (Fadiga, 79th), Icardi, Mbappé (Sarabia, 79th) .

Entr.

: Tuchel.

Source: leparis

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