Result: Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Nantes
Date: 14 March 2021
Venue: Parc di Princes
Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to go top of Ligue 1 after suffering a 2-1 loss to Nantes in the French capital on Sunday evening.
Mauricio Pochettino dropped Alessandro Florenzi, Leandro Paredes, Layvin Kurzawa, Idrissa Gueye and Mauro Icardi from the 1-1 draw with FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League last 16 during the week.
PSG leaned towards the front on 11 minutes after Angel Di Maria worked an opening from the right-side to see goalkeeper Alban Lafont palm for a corner-kick.
It was all the Parisans and the chances kept coming their midway in the midway point when Rafinha narrowly headed a cross over the top.
A fantastic close-range save from Lafont a little later denied Kylian Mbappe the chance to double their lead after running onto a ball into space.
Nantes succumbed to the hosts' pursuit minutes inside halftime after Julian Draxler charged at the edge of the area to finish off a smooth delivery.
Mbappe gave the visitors another threat two minutes from the interval after he turned two defenders to drag wide of the mark.
La Maison enjoyed no time on the ball and furthermore clear-cut opening, which PSG managed successfully shortly before the break.
Pochettino introduced a change minutes following the start of the second half as Rafinha made way for striker Icardi.
Nantes didn't wait long to draw level through a well-taken strike on 59 minutes by Randal Kolo, giving PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas no chance.
La Maison turned the match around in the final 20 minutes when a ball from Kolo spotted Moses Simon to do the rest with a composed finish from inside the box following a counter-attack.
PSG pushed for the equaliser inside the remaining minutes of the match, but the visitors closed shop for a 2-1 win.
