PSG are yet to convince every one of their title credentials this term, but they sought to silence the doubters by storming into a three-goal lead against Bordeaux, with Kylian Mbappe setting up Neymar twice before scoring himself from Georginio Wijnaldum’s pass.
However, Les Girondins made a game of it in the dying embers when Alberth Elis and M’Baye Niang both struck to threaten a storming comeback, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side held on to claim a second successive win in the top flight.
With last season’s title rivals in Lille, Monaco and Lyon all faltering, Les Parisiens sure are taking advantage to open up a 10-point gap at the top of the standings over second-placed Lens, taking 34 from a possible 39 in their 13 games this term.
The hosts are also six for six at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 this term – scoring at least two goals on each occasion – and their home winning streak in the French top flight now stands at an impressive nine matches before the visit of Nantes.
However, Pochettino must work around a depleted squad this weekend and will likely have one eye on the crunch clash with Manchester City in the Champions League, so Kombouare may sense an opportunity to get one over his former club this weekend.
Inconsistency continues to plague this Nantes side, who went into the lead twice against Strasbourg last time out but were pegged back to share the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Les Coureurs, despite having an extra man for the majority of the second half.
Kalifa Coulibaly headed home the opener for his side with 20 minutes gone before Habib Diallo levelled on the stroke of half time with a close-range finish, and after Randal Kolo Muani put Nantes back ahead and Ludovic Ajorque saw red for Strasbourg, the visitors rescued a point thanks to Adrien Thomasson’s header against his old club.
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Having failed to claim a fourth home win on the bounce, Kombouare’s men occupy 10th spot in the rankings, with six points separating them from the bottom three and second-placed Lens as they sit smack-bang in the middle.
Les Canaris should not have any concerns about another fight for survival if they can maintain their new-found goalscoring touch, but they have only won one of their six games away from home this term and have conceded in each of them.
Nantes memorably marched to a 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes back in March, although that game was perhaps best remembered for Angel Di Maria’s substitution after Leonardo and Pochettino were informed that the winger’s house had been burgled, with Marquinhos also a victim of the same crime on the night
