Football news - Kylian Mbappe and Neymar on target as Paris Saint-Germain sink Nantes

ByReuters

Published 04/12/2019 at 22:29 GMT

A superb Kylian Mbappe goal and a Neymar penalty helped Paris St Germain restore a five-point lead atop the Ligue 1 standings with a 2-0 home win over Nantes on Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe (C) is congratulated by Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Pa

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France striker Mbappe found the back of the net with a jaw-dropping backheel finish early in the second half and Neymar doubled the tally in the closing stages to put PSG on 36 points from 15 games.

Second-placed Marseille, who have played one game more, had narrowed the gap to two points with a 2-0 victory at Angers on Tuesday.

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