Mbappé was sent to the bench and responded with a goal: he contributed a penalty to PSG’s victory against Nantes

Physical dosage knowing that your team is comfortably leaders of Ligue 1 at the gates of the most decisive stretch of the season? Or message sent to Kylian Mbappe that “the team takes precedence over any individuality”, as the Spanish coach had expressed Luis Enrico? Anyway, Paris Saint-Germain A problem was avoided thanks to the striker’s decisive second-half tackle, who earned a penalty after a foul in the area by Nathan Zézé.

Unaffected by the pressure, Mbappé did not disappoint and celebrated by staring into the camera. All after starting on the reserves bench and coming onto the pitch with 30 minutes left in the match. All after the scorer of the last World Cup announced to his Qatar coach, Nasser Al Khelaifi, that he will leave the club in June.

Thus, with the first goal from Lucas Hernández and that 12-step shot provoked and converted by Mbappé, PSG beat Nantes 2-0 away and is provisionally 14 points ahead of Nice (2nd), who lost 1- 0 in Lyon on Friday.

Although he appeared to show a serious face upon his arrival at the Beaujoire Stadium, Mbappé smiled when he converted the penalty that marked his 21st Ligue 1 goal.

Fortunately for the Parisians, Nantes wasted numerous scoring opportunities, most of which were saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, also aided by a stick.

In addition to Mbappé, another of the cornerstones of PSG’s offensive line, Ousmane Dembélé, also started the clash on the bench, whose arrival on the pitch also contributed to giving the team more dynamism.

And if Mbappé is the top scorer in the French championship, he follows him with ten goals minus a trio that includes Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David, who scored his team’s three goals in the home victory against Le Havre (3-0) on Saturday .

A victory that allows the team from the North of France (38 points) to provisionally move up to third place in the French championship, awaiting the matches in Monaco and Brest on Sunday. Paulo Fonseca’s players moved within one point of Nice (2nd, 39 points).

Even if the Portuguese coach refuses to talk publicly about the Champions League, the truth is that his team seems capable of fighting to finish the championship in the top four places.

The victory against Le Havre allows Lille to join PSG as the best in Ligue 1 at home (26 points), with eight wins in eleven games.

The one achieved on Saturday against the newly promoted Norman club was largely due to the effectiveness of Jonathan David, author of his second hat-trick in Ligue 1 after the one achieved against Lyon (3-3) last season.

Replaced a week ago at the Parc des Princes, the center forward has repaid the trust of his coach, who this season often alternates between the Canadian and the Turkish Yusuf Yazici.