PARIS (AP) – Star striker Kylian Mbappé scored two goals in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 win on Friday over Nimes to triumph in the most sensible French league for the first time this season.
Mbappé scored in the past to give France a 2–1 victory over Croatia two days ago in the League of Nations.
The midfielder of the Nomes Loick Landre expelled after 12 minutes for a shot at the chest height of midfielder Rafinha.
The speedy Mbappé made a typical defense tour and overcatched goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet at 32.
Right-back Alessandro Florenzi stood 2-0 at 78 and Mbappé was shot five minutes later after being set up through the Pablo Sarabia end, who finished the goal.
PSG’s fifth straight win led him over Rennes for a difference in purpose with any of the groups with 15 problems after a tie with Rennes under force in last-placed Dijon, 1-1 on Friday.
But the PSG was even more exhausted in the south.
Marquinhos, Layvin Kurzawa and Angel Di Maria were suspended, Marco Verratti and Julian Draxler returned injured from duty and Mauro Icardi injured his knee in training.
In addition, when Manchester United arrive in Paris for Champions League week, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel made Neymar rest after scoring a hat-trick for Brazil in Peru on Tuesday.
But midfielder Leandro Paredes despite betting on Argentina this week and drooled early in front of Nimes due to a ham ham tendon injury. Striker Moise Kean and Rafinha made their DEBUT on the PSG after signing recently.
Rennes, meanwhile, lost his last four to Dijon, but scored halfway in the first half when Martin Terrier made a trumpet through the center of Hamari Traore’s left wing.
Rennes midfielder Damien Da Silva and midfielder Steven N’Zonzi have been suspended, while 17-year-old midfielder Eduardo Camavinga on the bench after playing for France on Wednesday.
Dijon tied the 54 when frontman Mama Samba Balde beat two defenders and ended up with power. Midfielder Flavien Tait hit the bar at the last minute for Rennes.
In Saturday’s games, the hatem ben arfa winger could make his debut for Bordeaux in Marseille.
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