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Paris Saint-Germain opened his Ligue 1 campaign with a close 1-0 victory to Nantes, but they were made hard for the three points.
Luis Enrique’s team dominated possession, but a resolved defense of Nantes frustrated the champions in a first cautious half.
Goncalo Ramos hit the crossbar, while Kang-in Lee and Bradley Barcola supplied dangerous crosses, but PSG fought to find the progress.
At the other end, Mostafa Mohamed and Yassine Benhattab sporadically threatened the counter, although Gianluca Chevalier remained largely not proven.
Enrique resorted to his bank at the beginning of the second half, presenting Ousmane Debele, Desire Doue, Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi in search of a greater impulse of attack.
The changes were worth 67 minutes when Mendes found Vitinha on the edge of the box. The midfielder’s effort brought an evil deflection of Chidozie Awaziem, Alban Lafont of incorrect floors and in the lower corner.
Psg thought they had doubled their leadership ten minutes later when Ramos ended coldly from the Doue pass, but Var ruled it little.
The visitors continued to press, with Barcola showing a width inch shot, but Nantes recovered late, replaced Tabibou firing in the detention time while desperately looking for an equalizer.
The statistics reflected the control of the PSG, with 1.33 expected objectives compared to the 0.1 of Nantes, however, Enrique’s men were forced to eliminate victory.
Nantes travels to Strasbourg next Sunday, while the PSG receives Angers on Friday, with the aim of taking advantage of his winning start.
