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– Kylian Mbappe scored a late winner as Paris St-Germain beat Nice to climb back to the top of the Ligue 1 table.
– Lionel Messi’s excellent 20-yard free-kick, which left Kasper Schmeichel rooted to the spot, gave the French champions the lead.
– Gaetan Laborde pounced from close range with his first Nice goal to give the visitors a surprise leveller.
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– But substitute Mbappe struck in the 83rd minute to seal PSG’s seventh win in a row in all competitions.
– The French striker, who replaced Hugo Ekitike just before the hour mark, slotted in from Nordi Mukiele’s cutback.
+3 points! A win at home for our Parisians thanks to goals from Messi and Mbappรฉ ๐โค๏ธ๐@PSG_English 2-1 @ogcnice_eng
โฝ๏ธ Messi 29'
โฝ๏ธ @KMbappe 83'#๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก pic.twitter.com/wh6ntc3gq4
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 1, 2022
– PSG are yet to lose since Christophe Galtier, who managed Nice last season, replaced Mauricio Pochettino as boss in the summer.
– They go top with eight wins and a draw from nine games. Marseille, who drop to second, are also unbeaten with seven wins and two draws.
