Paris
Paris St.-Germain wins even without the superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar, beating Angers 2-1 at the start of the tenth Ligue 1 round.
The French capital club had to run behind a residue. Angelo Fulgini had surprisingly shot the guests 1-0 in front in the 36th minute, Danilo Pereira finally equalized 1-1 in the 69th minute.
Superstar Kylian Mbappe became the Paris match winner in the 87th minute, sinking a penalty to make it 2-1. Ander Herrera (72nd), Mauro Icardi (85th) and Georginio Wijnaldum (90th) missed a clear victory for the superior championship leader.
After the ninth win of the season in their tenth game, the Parisians are nine points more than Lens in one game. Angers remains in fourth place.
The Parisians missed Messi and Neymar due to their international appearances. The two South Americans ran on Friday night for the national teams of Argentina and Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers.
