Kylian Mbappé scored twice during Nîmes-PSG, October 16, 2020. -

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A good thing done.

Thomas Tuchel had to leave Nîmes on Friday evening with the feeling that PSG did perfectly well in an evening where they had a lot to lose.

With a good ten absent, including Neymar, Verratti, Marquinhos, Icardi or Di Maria, and internationals just back, we had to play on a thread.

Everything went well, thanks to Mbappé and Rafinha's successful debut, in particular.

Mbappé, who we thought to see on the bench at the start of the game two days after playing the entire meeting with the Blues in Croatia, was finally established.

Happily, since he scored twice (32nd, 83rd).

“I spoke with him yesterday [Thursday], he told me that he felt good and that he absolutely wanted to play, explained Tuchel.

He's the guy who can always make a difference, he did it, that's good.

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🎙️💬 #NOPSG @Rafinha: “I am very happy to have started this meeting, played my first minutes with Paris Saint-Germain, and because it ended in a victory.

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- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) October 17, 2020

Faced with Nîmes reduced to ten after only 13 minutes of play following the exclusion of Landre, PSG then proceeded.

Florenzi (78th) and Sarabia (88th) gave momentum to his victory at the end of the game.

“We played a solid game, we always remained focused, we got the ball high and we had a lot of chances against an opponent who is always complicated to play, appreciated the German coach.

I believe it is a deserved victory.

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Rafinha, who provoked the expulsion of Landre and unblocked the situation by giving Mbappé the first goal, was particularly to his advantage.

“He showed in this match that he was courageous, that he knew how to take responsibility, he looked for offensive solutions, he had a good match,” his coach debriefed.

On the Nîmes side, Jérôme Arpinon will not get too many knots in his brain after this slap.

“Paris was stronger than us.

This 4-0 can hurt the head, but we are not playing in the same league with Paris, ”he observed.

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