In Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Patrick Vieira’s Strasbourg 3-0 on Saturday with to goals from Kylian Mbappe and other players. Nice, on the other hand, is still unbeaten after defeating Marseille 1-0.
On a rainy and windy day in Paris, Mbappe gave PSG the lead with a penalty kick in the tenth minute and set up Carlos Soler to make it 2-0 shortly after the half-hour mark.
The defending champions completed a comfortable victory with a third goal in the 77th minute from Fabian Ruiz.
After losing 4-1 on the road to Newcastle United in the Champions League earlier this month, PSG’s victory streak now stands at 2 games. They are currently one point behind Nice in second place.
“The logical concern with these games straight after an international break is that it is clearly not easy for the players to switch their mentality but the team played well and managed the game very well,” said PSG coach Luis Enrique.
He rested several regular starters with this game also coming just before a key Champions League meeting with AC Milan.
At kickoff, Soler, Ruiz, and Lee Kang-in were among those left out, along with Achraf Hakimi and Ousmane Dembele.
After helping his team win football gold at the Asian Games, South Korean international Lee was making his first appearance for PSG in more than a month.
“In general all those players who have been involved less up to now this season did well. They got an opportunity today and made the most of it,” said Luis Enrique.
