
PSG stroll to third straight league win against Le Mans
Paris Saint-Germain continued to put their early-season struggles behind them by beating Le Mans 3-1 to register a third successive Ligue 1 win.
Paris Saint-Germain continued to put their early-season struggles behind them by beating Le Mans 3-1 to register a third successive Ligue 1 win. Goals from substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and summer signing Maghnes Akliouche secured victory for the reigning French and European champions. Le Mans briefly threatened to spring a surprise at Parc des Princes when Louis Mafouta cancelled out Lucas Beraldo's first-half penalty. Luis Enrique's side could have won by a bigger margin but Désiré Doué saw an added-time penalty saved by visiting goalkeeper Nicolas Kocik . PSG picked up just two points from their opening three games before bouncing back with consecutive victories ahead of the international break. Perhaps with one eye on Wednesday evening's Champions League game at Manchester City , head coach Luis Enrique made nine changes to the team which started the 2-1 success at Marseille
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