⚽️ ⚽️ Nantes Dominates PSG ⚽️ ⚽️

        ⚽️ ⚽️ Paris Saint-Germain ⚽️  ⚽️ 

Paris Saint-Germain 

PSG had a showdown with Real Madrid yesterday at the Parc des Princes. 

Just days after pulling off an impressive win against one of the most elite franchises in European football, PSG returned back to Ligue 1 action yesterday and suffered an uncharacteristic setback.

They not only lost to Nantes, but they got dominated almost from the first. Nantes took the game over early. They knocked PSG down early, and never really allowed PSG to get back up or get back in the game.

Nantes got started early on when forward Randal Kolo Muani broke through with a goal in the 4th minute, getting the home crowd excited about the possibility of an upset – and a huge win for the hometown team – early on.

After that, the other Nantes forward, Quentin Merlin, broke through with a goal in the 16th minute, adding some cushion to their lead.

PSG was able to more or less keep the game from getting worse almost right to the end of the first half. However, Nantes midfielder Ludovic Blas was able to get a goal off a penalty in the 6th minute of extra time just before halftime.  Just like that, Nantes enjoyed a very commanding, and frankly a bit surprising, 3-0 lead as the two teams went into the lockers for halftime. Barring some kind of almost miraculous turnaround, this game was going to be a huge upset win for Nantes.

PSG finally got a goal when Neymar broke through in the 47th minute to at least start the second half off right. Neymar also had another chance on a penalty, but it was not successfully converted. Overall, he did not have anything resembling a solid day, despite him scoring the only goal PSG would managed all day.

Kylian Mbappé also missed a golden opportunity in the game. This just was not going to be PSG’s day. They were unable to score another goal to make it a close game or apply much more pressure on Nantes. 

In the end, Nantes won decisively, 3-1. 

PSG remains comfortably ahead of everyone in the Ligue 1 standings, maintaining he first place position that they have held since pretty much the beginning of the season. They have earned 59 points in the 25 games that they have played so far this season. That places them well ahead of Olympique Marseille, who have earned 46 points in 24 games played to date. Nice is in third place currently with 42 points earned after 24 games played. Strasbourg is currently in fourth with 41 points in 24 games played. Finally, Nantes – the team that just stunned PSG – and Lyon are both tied for fifth place, each with 38 points earned after 25 games played, although Nantes would get the nod because of the better Goal Differential, which they have by two goals – the same margin of victory that they earned against PSG in yesterday’s big win.