PSG move 15 points ahead in Ligue 1

Wednesday, 5 February 2020 10:21

Paris St Germain continued their march towards the Ligue 1 title with a 2-1 win at Nantes.

Mauro Icardi, who hadn't scored for the French champions in his last six competitive games, found the back of the net just before the half-hour and Thilo Kehrer added another after the break.

Moses Simon scored a consolation goal for Nantes in the 68th minute.

Elsewhere, fourth-placed Lille registered a 1-0 home victory against third-placed Rennes, while Monaco won their first Ligue 1 game of the year by beating visiting Angers 1-0 courtesy of a first-half Stevan Jovetic goal.

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