The leader tasted the joys of success in the French Championship, which he had not known since mid-December against Monaco, enough to gain a little serenity before the arrival of Karim Benzema and company, on February 15, for the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.

Until then, however, it will still be necessary to raise the level of play a few notches, since the copy returned to the Parc des Princes against the 13th of L1 has sometimes been marred by offensive inaccuracies and defensive slackening, especially in the first quarter. of hour.

Without a high-class dive from Gianluigi Donnarumma, decisive with one hand on a close shot from Irvin Cardona (9th), it's hard to say how PSG would have gotten away with it.

Fortunately for him, coach Mauricio Pochettino can count on a high-flying goalkeeper and an ultra-efficient striker: Mbappé has set the record straight, and his team in the direction of travel, with an uncrossed strike, triggered when stopped and entered with the help of the post (32nd, 1-0).

The joy of Kylian Mbappé, after opening the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Brest, during the 21st day of Ligue 1, January 15, 2022 at the Parc des Princes STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN AFP

The 23-year-old French world champion has been scoring goals in spades this season under the colors of PSG, where he is at the end of his contract, which further strengthens the appetite of Real, his most fervent courtier, for the season. next.

On Saturday, the child of Bondy increased his personal counter to 19 goals in 27 matches over the current financial year, recovering in L1 to the co-top scorers Jonathan David, Ludovic Ajorque and Wissam Ben Yedder, all at 10 units.

First for Ramos at the Park

Mbappé made an appointment with Real … like Sergio Ramos, the former captain of the “White House”, who finally played his first minutes in the Parisian jersey at the Parc, six months after his arrival.

The entry of the 35-year-old central defender, disturbed by various injuries since this summer, has warmed the silent atmosphere of the Parisian enclosure, subject to the government gauge of 5,000 people to fight against the spread of Covid-19.

Loud applause escorted his first balloons touched.

The Spanish defender of Paris Saint-Germain, Sergio Ramos (d), during the match of the 21st day of Ligue 1 against Brest, January 15, 2022 at the Parc des Princes Thomas COEX AFP

The Spaniard has put a little glitter in a Parisian workforce deprived of many stars, starting with Lionel Messi, insufficiently recovered from his contamination with Covid-19 during the truce, and Neymar, still recovering from a sprained ankle.

PSG was also orphaned by Keylor Navas, who tested positive the same morning, and its players engaged in the African Cup of Nations, namely Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Achraf Hakimi.

The lining of the latter, Thilo Kehrer, put the goal of the break (53rd, 2-0).

German defender Thilo Kehrer, scorer of the 2nd goal for Paris Saint-Germain is congratulated by striker Kylian Mbappé, scorer of the 1st goal against Brest, during the 21st day of Ligue 1, January 15, 2022 at the Parc des Princes Thomas COEX AFP

With this success, the Rouge et Bleu maintain their lead at the top of Ligue 1 with an eleven-point lead over Nice and fourteen over Marseille, which however has two games less, including the one scheduled for Sunday against Lille.

The only bad news of the evening, on the Parisian side, came from the injury exit of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, replaced at half-time after complaining of pain in his left ankle.

The former Liverpool player has a month to get back on his feet and hope to participate in the gala poster against Real.

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