Mbappe inspires PSG to victory found in Nice
Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up for Paris Saint-German in Sunday and scored the opener in a 3-0 win at Good which marks another step on the path to recovery for the French champions.
The 21-year-old, who tested positive for coronavirus on September 7, was on target from the penalty spot in the 38th minute.
Angel di Maria added another just before half-period and Marquinhos headed the third after 66 mins. Mbappe thought he previously scored a fourth overdue on but it was eliminated for offside. He was substituted by Pablo Sarabia soon after.
"I'm impressed by his functionality after only one training session with the crew," said coach Thomas Tuchel.
"He always implies that he can do remarkable issues and that he knows steps to make a difference. It can help us a lot."
It was another successive Ligue 1 win for PSG who commenced the season still smarting from defeat in the Champions League last. They lost their starting two games and the next finished in a mass brawl against Marseille which led to the suspension of Brazilian forwards Neymar.
With Marco Verratti also back, PSG rarely looked troubled in the sunshine of the Mediterranean.
When 19-year-old Khephren Thuram-Ulien clipped Mbappe's ankle simply because the striker surged in to the box, the France onward picked himself up to blast the ball large into the net.
Four minutes later, Great nearly levelled when PSG keeper Keylor Navas had to get down sharply to his kept to beat apart a shot from Rony Lopes.
Mbappe was back in the thick of it as being the overall game entered stoppage period by the end of the first half.
Losing two defenders, Mbappe fired in a sharpened shot which Nice keeper Walter Benitez do good to parry but only so far as the feet of Di Maria, who tapped set for 2-0.
PSG continued to regulate the game following the break and were rewarded with a third when Marquinhos got before the defence to brain home.
Saint-Etienne just about held onto top location in the table in spite of throwing out a two-goal bring about draw 2-2 at Nantes and end their ideal begin to the new season.
Claude Puel's area are level on 10 points with subsequent weekend's opponents Rennes after goals from Moses Simon in the 71st minute and Renaud Emond five minutes from period cancelled out Adil Aouchiche and Yvann Macon's strikes for the away part.
In the future, Valere Germain salvaged a good late point Marseille found in a 1-1 pull with Lille thanks to his 85th-minute equaliser.
Luiz Araujo had claimed a good 47th-minute business lead for the visitors at Stade Velodrome.
