Soccer-Mbappe to the rescue as PSG reclaim Ligue 1 top spot


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v OGC Nice - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - October 1, 2022 Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 home win against Nice as the French champions reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Mbappe netted seven minutes from time to put PSG on 25 points from nine games, two ahead of Olympique de Marseille, who beat Angers 3-0 away on Friday.

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