France, robbery at Di Maria’s house, leaves the field and loses PSG

Everything happens. But not in the right way. PSG could regain first place, against Nantes, penultimate in the standings. Instead, after eliminating Barcelona from the Champions League, the French champions suffered their seventh defeat of the season. The standings therefore remain unchanged, with Lille first at +3 and the emir’s club second, but only on goal difference over Lyon. Everything open, thanks to the goals of Muani and Simon, after the advantage of Draxler. And the providential intervention of Mbappé, but in favor of the guests. While Di María was replaced during the shooting because his wife and daughters were victims of a violent home robbery.

POSSESSION

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The first half is still one-way. The possession of the ball certifies that PSG also leads to peaks of 84%. The control of the game, however, is broken in the defensive order of Nantes deployed with a prudent 5-man defense, in addition to the other two lines forced to cover. So the French champion is struggling to get to the area for Mbappé, targeting Icardi. So they try from the outside, twice each, Rafinha and Di Maria, alternating precision on goal. And the Brazilian, positioned as an attacking midfielder, with Verratti instead in the median of the usual 4-2-3-1, touches the head in the 24th minute, in a center of the Argentine. Nantes, on the other hand, becomes dangerous in the 30th minute with Blas who with a left-foot strike first hits Navas, always attentive. But the advantage, after a nice exchange between Verratti and Mbappé rejected by Lafont, the Draxler signature, at 42 ‘, taking advantage of a Di Maria filter destined for Mbappé, but diverted by Girotto.

STOLE

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The second half, however, turns chaotic, when Mbappé, who was looking for a double to reach the first hundred goals of the League, invents a back pass for Marquinhos that in fact turns into an assist for Muani. The Nantes striker thanks and draws (14 ‘). Immediately afterwards, Pochettino is asked to change to Di María, one of the most effective until that moment. However, the reasons are personal. During the match, his wife and daughters were victims of a violent home robbery. And the thieves would also enter from Marquinhos. In any case, Nantes, galvanized by the goal, is also doubled by a long postponement of the goalkeeper, exploited in speed by Muani, who went to Kimpembe, taking Simon ahead of Marquinhos. It is the coup de grace that allows Lille to stay alone at the top and Lyon hook the Parisians in second place, third only on goal difference. The Ligue 1 championship maintains the suspense nine days from the end. And on Sunday there is Lyon-Psg.