PARIS (AP) – Montpellier’s defence has kept Nice striker Kasper Dolberg calm, while veteran middle-centre Daniel Congré scored with two points in the 3–1 french league win on Saturday.
Coach Patrick Vieira does not have to start with Dolberg along with Amine Gouiri, although they scored 4 goals between them in Nice’s first two victories.
But the move failed when Montpellier went 3-0, with striker Gaetan Laborde opening the scoring in the 18th minute and Congre, 35, twice after halftime.
The Middle Centre Dante drew one at 69 for Nice, which remained at the head of Saturday’s last duel between Saint-Etienne and the mournering Strasbourg. A victory would take Saint-Etienne to Nice by six points, but ahead of the difference in purpose. .
Neymar returns to Paris Saint-Germain’s call-up for Sunday’s home game against rival Marseille after recovering from the coronavirus.
Also back are the end Angel Di María, goalkeeper Keylor Navas and midfielder Leandro Paredes, among the six PSG players who tested positive for COVID-19 after a club-approved pass to Ibiza in a time after wasting the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on 23 August. .
Captain Marquinhos and striker Mauro Icardi also tested positive behind Spain and were not in the squad.
Neither did star striker Kylian Mbappé, whose viral positive took an external service position with France last week.
PSG began defending his name on Thursday and lost to Lens 1-0.
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