Paris St. Germain celebrated a lackluster job victory without its superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar. Two weeks after the first defeat of the season, the star ensemble won against SCO Angers 2: 1 (0: 1) and extended the table lead.
Angelo Fulgini (36th) gave the guests the lead, Danilo (69th) and Kylian Mbappe (87th, hand penalty) turned the match.
The whistle followed video evidence after Mauro Icardi beheaded Pierrick Capelle. However, the scene was not entirely indisputable: the striker had previously run over Romain Thomas.
“It’s unbelievable what happens. There’s no shame in losing here, but it’s impossible like that,” said an angry Thomas after the game, adding: “It’s unusual that the referees don’t take their time. The VAR frustrates me so slowly. We put millions in there and don’t even know how to deal with it. That annoys me. “
The defense attorney then stated that Icardi clearly fouled him. “I’d rather accept five goals and play a normal game than lose like that,” added Thomas.
According to him, the situation would not have been checked before the penalty whistle. “The referee says it has been checked. That’s not true, that’s a lie,” he added.
For the hosts, international Thilo Kehrer was in the starting line-up, Julian Draxler came on in the 72nd minute.
PSG had to do without Messi and Neymar among others due to the World Cup qualification in South America.
Ligue 1: the table
| place | Team | Sp. | Tore | Diff | Pts. |
| 1. | Paris Saint Germain | 10 | 24:10 | 14 | 27 |
| 2. | RC Lens | 9 | 16:10 | 6 | 18 |
| 3. | OGC Nizza | 8 | 17:4 | 13 | 16 |
| 4. | SCO Angers | 9 | 15:11 | 4 | 16 |
| 5. | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 14:10 | 4 | 14 |
| 6. | AS Monaco | 9 | 14:11 | 3 | 14 |
| 7. | FC Lorient | 9 | 10:9 | 1 | 14 |
| 8. | OSC Lille | 9 | 13:14 | -1 | 14 |
| 9. | FC Nantes | 9 | 13:10 | 3 | 13 |
| 10. | Olympic lyon | 9 | 14:13 | 1 | 13 |
| 11. | Rennes stadium | 9 | 12:9 | 3 | 12 |
| 12. | Racing Strasbourg | 9 | 13:14 | -1 | 11 |
| 13. | HSC Montpellier | 9 | 16:16 | 0 | 10 |
| 14. | Reims stadium | 9 | 10:11 | -1 | 10 |
| 15. | Clermont Foot | 9 | 12:20 | -8 | 10 |
| 16. | Girondins Bordeaux | 9 | 11:20 | -9 | 7 |
| 17. | IT Troyes | 9 | 8:14 | -6 | 6 |
| 18. | FC Metz | 9 | 11:19 | -8 | 6 |
| 19. | Brest stadium | 9 | 10:18 | -8 | 4 |
| 20. | AS Saint-Etienne | 9 | 8:18 | -10 | 4 |
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