French striker Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring for PSG, led by the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, at 32 minutes of the first stage and the German defender Thilo Kehrer expanded at 8m of the second half.
At 40 minutes of the complement, the French referee Mikael Lesage invalidated a goal by Icardi due to a foul by the player on arrival.
Di María was replaced 27 minutes into the second half by the Spanish defender Sergio Ramos and the Argentine Leandro Paredes -exBoca Juniors-, entered the 35th minute of the complement for the Spanish Ander Herrera.
Messi, who attended the match with his wife and children in one of the boxes at the Parc des Princes, missed PSG’s third game of the year after being absent against Vannes for the Coupe de France, on Monday 3, and against Olympique Lyon for Ligue 1, last Sunday.
The 34-year-old captain of the Argentine National Team contracted coronavirus between the Christmas and New Year holidays and remained isolated in his hometown, Rosario, until Wednesday the 5th, when he was able to travel to Paris after a negative PCR test.
His reappearance, at last, is expected for the next league game against Reims, scheduled for Sunday the 23rd at the Parc des Princes.
With this result, PSG recovered from two consecutive 1-1 draws: against Lorient (19th date) and Olympique Lyon (20th), they continue to lead with 50 points and stretched their lead to eleven units over their escort Nice (they will deduct one unit), while Brest adds 25 points.
In another game played this Saturday, Lens, with the Argentine defender Facundo Medina as a starter, they defeated Saint Etienne, last, by 2-1, as a visitor, placed fourth in France’s Ligue 1 and entered the Europa League zone.
French striker Florian Sofoca (32m. ST) and Ivorian midfielder Seko Fofana (50m. ST) scored for Lens, while Algerian attacker Ryad Boudebouz (38m. PT) saved for Saint Etienne.
With this result, Lens, which achieved its second consecutive victory – it beat Rennes 1-0, at home, last day, and the ninth in the tournament – climbed to fourth place with 33 points and placed in the European zone League; while Saint Etienne remains last with 12 units.
The date began last Friday with the match in which Nice, with goalkeeper Walter Benítez as the starter, defeated Nantes 2-1 at home.
Ligue 1 – Date 21
Friday: Nice 2 – Nantes 1.
Saturday: Saint Etienne 1-Lens 2 and PSG 2-Brest 0.
Sunday: 09.00 (Argentina time), Rennes-Bordeaux; 11.00, Lorient-Angers, Mónaco-Clermont, Reims-Metz and RC Estrasburgo-Montpellier; 13.05, Troyes-Lyon; 16.45, Olympic Marseille-Lille.
Positions: PSG, 50 points; Niza*, 39; Marsella, 36; Lens, 33; Rennes and Montpellier, 31; Monaco, 30; RC Strasbourg and Nantes, 29; Lille, 28; Lyons, 26; Angers and Brest, 25; Reims, 24; Clermont, 18; Troyes and Bordeaux, 17; Lorient and Metz, 16; St. Etienne, 12
*Nice is deducted one point for incidents on date 3.
Source From: Ambito
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