PSG suffer 2nd Ligue 1 defeat of the season
Paris Saint-Germain were brought back down to earth after their Champions League win over Real Madrid as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Nantes 3-1 PSG.
PSG lose a league game for the first time in four months ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/8ai6wd69Sc
— GOAL (@goal) February 19, 2022
Nantes, looking to qualify for Europe for the first time since playing in the 2004 Intertoto Cup, raced into a stunning 3-0 lead at the break – the first time PSG had conceded three goals before half-time in over two years.
PSG are 3-0 down to Nantes at half-time ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/CgGUvvY9QK
— GOAL (@goal) February 19, 2022
Neymar gave PSG hope with his first goal since last November but then saw a poor 59th-minute spot-kick saved.
Messi misses a pen vs. Real Madrid…
4 days later: Neymar misses a pen vs. Nantes.
PSG struggling from the spot ๐ฌ pic.twitter.com/q11oUTJ2f8
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 19, 2022
Mauricio Pochettino’s men failed to put any further pressure on their opponents as they slipped to only a second league loss of the season.
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— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 20, 2022
But the capital giants remain 13 points clear of second-placed Marseille, who host Clermont on Sunday, at the top of the table.