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Kylian Mbappé came off the bench to score a late winner after Lionel Messi's opening goal had been cancelled out as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nice 2-1 on ...

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is making up for a mediocre (by his standards) first season in French football with a rip-snorting start to this one. An eighth Ligue 1 Uber Eats goal of the season was the inevitable outcome (83') to move PSG two points clear of Marseille — 3-0 victors over Angers 24 hours earlier — at the top of the table. Galtier did that with 30 minutes to go, and — as so often already this season — the FIFA World Cup winner delivered.

PSG had begun the game with Mbappe only among the substitutes after his exploits for France in the UEFA Nations League and ahead of Wednesday's Champions League ...

Instead, Galtier handed a first start up front to 20-year-old summer signing [Hugo Ekitike](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/304901/Hugo-Ekitike). [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/neymar) atop the scoring charts. [Youcef Atal](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/263364/Youcef-Atal)'s cross from the right was allowed to bounce all the way across to Laborde at the back post who was given time to finish past [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/217092/Gianluigi-Donnarumma) from close range. [Gaetan Laborde](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/206161/Gaëtan-Laborde). [Nordi Mukiele](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/214188/Nordi-Mukiele)'s cut-back with seven minutes remaining. [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi) scored a stunning free kick and [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) struck a late winner off the bench as [Paris Saint-Germain](/football/team/_/id/160) beat [Nice](/football/team/_/id/2502) 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win against Nice as the French champions reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The goal prompted Galtier to send on Mbappe in place of Ekitike. The Argentine came close to scoring again on the stroke of halftime with a fierce strike, only for Kasper Schmeichel to tip the ball over the crossbar.

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to score the winning goal as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nice 2-1 on Saturday (Oct 1) to reclaim top spot in Ligue ...

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The space opens up for Diop through the middle as Nice look to carve out a chance. Barkley makes a run behind the PSG defensive line as he latches onto Rosario's pass over the top. Barkley gifts the hosts possession while trying to play out from the back. This time it's Neymar who wins the debate to hit the free-kick. Messi puts on the accelerator to spark another attack from deep. Lionel Messi's sublime free-kick in the 29th-minute gives PSG a narrow lead at the break.

Kylian Mbappe netted his eighth goal in the same number of Ligue 1 games to lead Paris Saint-Germain to a narrow 2-1 victory against a solid Nice side.

Yet, they hit the ground running after the interval, with Gaetan Laborde scoring an equaliser two minutes into the second half. - PSG.

Kylian Mbappe was the saviour for Paris Saint-Germain as they left it late to beat a stubborn Nice side 2-1.

Messi steps up to take the free-kick he won on the edge of the box and wow, he curls it into the top corner. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-1 NICE (KYLIAN MBAPPE): Mbappe to the rescue! Relatively fresh off the bench, the Frenchman is left unmarked to sweep home Mukiele's pull-back. It's a simple cross sent into the box by Atal from the flank that PSG fail to deal with and Laborde is in the right place to slot it home from point-blank range. It seemed to be a question of how many goals they would beat an out-of-sorts Nice by. The manager’s decision was rewarded when he bagged a winner seven minutes from time.

Lionel Messi scored a delightful free-kick to give PSG the lead in their Ligue 1 clash against Nice.

PSG had begun the game with Mbappe only among the substitutes after his exploits for France in the UEFA Nations League and ahead of Wednesday's Champions League ...

Instead, Galtier handed a first start up front to 20-year-old summer signing [Hugo Ekitike](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/304901/Hugo-Ekitike). [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/neymar) atop the scoring charts. [Youcef Atal](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/263364/Youcef-Atal)'s cross from the right was allowed to bounce all the way across to Laborde at the back post who was given time to finish past [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217092/Gianluigi-Donnarumma) from close range. [Gaetan Laborde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/206161/Gaëtan-Laborde). [Nordi Mukiele](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/214188/Nordi-Mukiele)'s cut-back with seven minutes remaining. [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi) scored a stunning free kick and [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) struck a late winner off the bench as [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team/_/id/160) beat [Nice](/soccer/team/_/id/2502) 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Kylian Mbappe was the saviour for Paris Saint-Germain as they left it late to beat a stubborn Nice side 2-1.

Messi steps up to take the free-kick he won on the edge of the box and wow, he curls it into the top corner. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-1 NICE (KYLIAN MBAPPE): Mbappe to the rescue! Relatively fresh off the bench, the Frenchman is left unmarked to sweep home Mukiele's pull-back. It's a simple cross sent into the box by Atal from the flank that PSG fail to deal with and Laborde is in the right place to slot it home from point-blank range. It seemed to be a question of how many goals they would beat an out-of-sorts Nice by. The manager’s decision was rewarded when he bagged a winner seven minutes from time.

Mbappe came off the bench on the hour mark and struck the winner with seven minutes left after Nice attempted and failed to play the ball out of defence.

The goal was Mbappe’s eighth of the league season and took him level with teammate Neymar at the top of the scoring charts. Mbappe was summoned from the bench on the hour mark and struck the winner with seven minutes left after Nice attempted and failed to play the ball out of defence. French international Mbappe was left out of the starting line-up by coach Christophe Galtier with one eye on Wednesday’s Champions League clash at Benfica.

It was Mbappe's eighth goal in Ligue 1 this season, putting him at the top of the scoring charts alongside Neymar.

Messi opened the scoring in the 28th minute when he curled a perfect free kick into the back of the net after being fouled by Nice captain Dante. The France forward threatened with his pace but lacked sharpness in the area, until the 83rd minute when he connected with Nordi Mukiele's cross to put the hosts ahead. Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win against Nice as the French champions reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.