In the wake of their victory by the same score in Toulouse on Wednesday, PSG took control of the championship in Marseille, briefly leading after their victory at Auxerre (2-0) in the afternoon.

While Neymar was spared before Tuesday's clash against Juventus, Mbappé scored again and Messi delighted Paris fans with his murderous accelerations, even if goalkeeper Alban Lafont kept his fans afloat for a long time.

Surprising 3-1 winners during PSG's last visit to La Beaujoire but swept away 4-0 during the Champions Trophy at the end of July, the Nantes, reduced to 10 for more than an hour, did not however deserve it.

It also bodes well for them, who will receive Olympiakos on Thursday in the Europa League for their return to the European scene after almost two decades of absence.

Once again, the start of the match was disrupted by the bad behavior of some supporters.

In the 7th minute, despite the nets deployed by three stewards at the corner post, Messi, copiously whistled, was targeted by throwing objects.

The referee recovered at least two lighters, and the announcer had to remind the supporters of the risks of a suspension of the match.

During this first quarter of an hour, it was the Canaries who bravely tried their luck, even offering themselves the first opportunities with strikes not far from the frame of Fabio (10th) and Samuel Moutoussamy (13th).

But the Parisians didn't take too long to put Lafont to work either, before cooling Beaujoire: after recovery work from Pablo Sarabia, Messi moved up a half of the field and served on the left Mbappé, who opened the mark with a coiled and powerful strike (0-1, 18th).

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The Parisians were close to doubling the lead less than 2 minutes later, but Lafont intervened.

Pushed by the supporters, the Nantes then tried to get back on track, but too awkwardly, and dangerously: Fabio was excluded for a late and too high tackle on Vitinha (24th).

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Excellent since the start of the season, the Portuguese midfielder, hit in the left knee, came out in stride.

Reduced to 10, the Nantes people continued to push, but struggled both to approach the Parisian surface and to cope with Messi's accelerations.

After an attempt by Ludovic Blas which ended in the arms of Gianluigi Donnarumma, the Messi-Mbappé duo made the break: launched in depth, the 2018 world champion first served the Argentinian, before concluding himself. even (0-2, 54th).

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From then on, despite Nantes' desires, the Parisians began to unwind, even if Messi saw his efforts countered by the selflessness of the Nantes defense, in particular a splendid return from Dennis Appiah (76th).

Entering on the hour mark in place of Mbappé, Neymar failed to push his already record statistics even further, even if he was indirectly involved in the 3rd goal.

While Mbappé had hit the uprights three times on Wednesday against Toulouse, the Brazilian in turn had a shot blocked by the left post.

But the ball bounced into the feet of Nuno Mendes, who left Lafont no chance (0-3, 67th).

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The goalscoring pace slowed slightly after the 5-0 or 7-1 inflicted in August, but the Parisians confirmed their great form.

At the same time, Juventus, admittedly still undefeated in Serie A, recorded their third draw in 5 matches on Saturday at Fiorentina.

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