Paris St Germain secure victory over Le Mans to extend winning run

Paris St Germain continued to shake off their initial season difficulties by defeating Le Mans 3-1 and recording their third consecutive win in Ligue 1. Substitutes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Maghnes Akliouche were responsible for the winning goals. Le Mans nearly overturned the result when Louis Mafouta equalized a penalty missed by Lucas Beraldo, who had put PSG ahead 19 minutes earlier.

Despite several chances, PSG narrowly missed a bigger margin win as Desire Doue's late penalty was saved by Le Mans goalkeeper Nicolas Kocik. The reigning French and European champions entered the game with nine changes to the team that defeated Marseille three weeks ago. Brazil midfielder Beraldo opened the scoring after being awarded a penalty for handball.

PSG dominated possession, but Le Mans' promoted team posed a threat. Only Lucas Hernandez and goalkeeper Matvey Safonov halted the momentum. Le Mans capitalized when Akliouche's header was deflected wide by Kocik seven minutes before halftime. PSG's captain Achraf Hakimi pressured the game early in the second half, but Le Mans equalized again in the 54th minute.

Head coach Luis Enrique made a quadruple substitution and quickly restored the lead, with three of the players involved in the comeback scoring. Le Mans' Dame Gueye hit the bar after evading capture from Lucas Hernandez, and Safonov thwarted a header from Yohou. The match ended unusually when referee Mathieu Vernice awarded Doue another penalty, which was saved by Kocik, only for the decision to be overturned after VAR review.