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.

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe send Paris Saint-Germain back top of ... (Sports Mole)

Lionel Messi scores the 60th direct free kick of his career and Kylian Mbappe comes off the bench to score the winner as PSG move top with a 2-1 victory.

[Gaetan Laborde](/people/gaetan-laborde/) controlling the ball and firing past [Gianluigi Donnarumma](/people/gianluigi-donnarumma/) after some statuesque defending from PSG. [Paris Saint-Germain](/football/psg/) have returned to the [top of the Ligue 1 table](/football/ligue-1/table.html) courtesy of a 2-1 victory over [Nice](/football/nice/) at the Parc des Princes this evening. [Lionel Messi](/people/lionel-messi/) and [Kylian Mbappe](/people/kylian-mbappe/) - the latter of whom was left out of the starting lineup but came off the bench to devastating effect - sent [Christophe Galtier](/people/christophe-galtier/)'s side back to the summit 24 hours after they had been knocked off top spot by Marseille.

'Out of this world' - Reactions as Messi and Mbappe lift PSG to win ... (Pulse Nigeria)

PSG continued their unbeaten streak with another win on Saturday night in Ligue 1 as Lionel Messis sublime freekick triggered wild reactions on social media ...

Mbappe's goal proved to be the winner as the defending champions extended their unbeaten run to nine games in Ligue 1 this season as it finished 2-1 in favour of Paris St Germain. But PSG's array of options in attack eventually came good once more after second half substitute Kylian Mbappe found the back of the net in the 83rd minute to give the hosts the lead once more. However, the visitors roared back into the game in the second half after Nice striker Gaetan Laborde found the back of the net just three minutes after the restart to level matters for Lucien Favre's men.