Half of the Mbappe saga has its epilogue – Kylian will leave Paris Saint-Germain. Although most believe Madrid is his next stop, the second half is still uncertain. Tonight, PSG will play their first match since their best player told the club management that he would not extend his stay in the City of Light.Nantes is a stumbling French giant; out of eight titles it won only one in this century, back in 2001. Paris Saint-Germain is the present and probably the future of French football, officially the most successful with 11 titles. If not because of some competitive uncertainty in the French Ligue 1, then if only because of that tradition, the match of the 22nd round, scheduled for this Saturday from 11 PM EAT, is interesting.##EDITORS_CHOICE##When we mention tradition, one directly related to Stade de la Beaujoire comes to the fore. None of the last 12 meetings between these two teams in Nantes saw a draw. Ever since 2006 and the meeting that ended 11, when Frederic da Rocha canceled out Bonaventure Kalou’s goal with a goal in the 75th minute.Since then, looking at all competitions, the Parisians have visited the west of France a total of 12 times. They triumphed on 10 occasions, only twice did the Canaries manage to defend their ground. In April 2019, after a turnaround, they won with 3-2, and in February 2022, with 3-1.This season, Nantes managed to put a lot of pressure on the Saints at Parc des Princes, although the match played in December ended with a 2-1 victory for the home team. With a goal by Mostafa Mohamed, the Canaries tied the score at 1-1 in the 55th minute, it was written on the scoreboard until 83, when Kolo Muani scored for three points.Galacticos 3.0 project – loading…PSG have as many as 11 points more than the second-placed Nice, which has already lost its match of the 22nd round. On Friday, Olympique Lyon was better than them with 1-0, so the Saints have the opportunity to increase their lead to +14.On the other hand, Nantes are in trouble. They await the meeting with the champion in 13th position, with only three points more than Lorient, which are in the relegation zone.The streak of six consecutive championship games without a win (five defeats and one draw) was ended by the Canaries in the last round with a 2-1 victory over Toulouse.Adding all things into consideration – tradition, the hype around Mbappe leaving (which could come as a double-edged sword to the champions), the fact that the captain of the French national team became the best scorer in PSG history against Nantes, the difference in roster quality – we could be in for a treat.When Mbappé became PSG’s all-time top scorer in the game against Nantes 🔝🔴🔵He plays them again tonight ✨pic.twitter.com/2SXGyT5EkV— MC (@MbappeCentral) February 17, 2024 LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 22FridayOlympique Lyon – Nice 1-0 (1-0)/Mangala 22/Saturday19.00: (1.55) Lille (4.00) Le Havre (7.75)23.00: (6.50) Nantes (4.30) PSG (1.50)Sunday15.00: (1.75) Strasbourg (3.60) Lorient (4.90)17.00: (1.55) Monaco (4.10) Toulouse (6.00)17.00: (1.85) Montpellier (3.60) Metz (4.90)17.00: (1.50) Rennes (4.20) Clermont (6.75)19.05: (2.90) Reims (3.25) Lens (2.70)22.45: (2.65) Brest (3.15) Olympique Marseille (2.80)***odds are subject to change
