PSG 1-2 Nantes: 5 talking points as defending champions suffer shock defeat at home

#3 Julian Draxler's well-worked goal counts for little

Julian Draxler opened the scoring for PSG

PSG broke the deadlock in wonderful fashion, with a well-worked team move ending with Julian Draxler finding the back of the net with an emphatic left-footed finish from the edge of the box.

The Germany international has not exactly had the best of times in the French capital and he is set to depart the Parc des Princes at the end of the season.

Although his goal was a reminder of his immense abilities, it proved to be a futile effort, as Nantes completed a remarkable turnaround in the second half.

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#2 Impressive Randal Kolo sinks PSG

Randal Kolo gave a man-of-the-match performance against PSG. He started the game brightly and forced a VAR review for a possible penalty after he was fouled in the 20th minute.

He continued to put the hosts on the backfoot and, having drawn blanks in the first half, the Nantes striker came alive in the second and had a hand in both goals for the visitors.

He showed great anticipation to pounce on Kylian Mbappe's error before placing an exquisite finish beyond Keylor Navas.

⏱ | GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL ! Randal Kolo Muani sert parfaitement @Simon27Moses qui conclut et donne l'avantage aux Jaunes et Vert 🔥1⃣-2⃣ | #psgfcn

— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) March 14, 2021

His strength and awareness were also on display for the second as he won the first ball in the air and held off challenges of several PSG defenders before setting Moses Simon up to score the winner.

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#1 Quiet Mbappe fails to make a mark on milestone appearance for PSG

Kylian Mbappe made his 100th Ligue 1 appearance for PSG

Kylian Mbappe was the star of the show as PSG eliminated Barcelona with four goals across both legs to send themselves to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

However, the France international had a game to forget against Nantes and was largely on the sidelines without truly getting involved. This was his 100th Ligue 1 fixture for PSG but it is not one the 22-year-old will look back on fondly.

1⃣0⃣0⃣th match for @KMbappe with Paris Saint-Germain in #Ligue1! 👏🔴🔵 #PSGFCN pic.twitter.com/XnhzYjxIcR

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) March 14, 2021

He sent a header wide from a promising position midway through the first half but that was as good as it got for the World Cup winner in an attacking sense.

Mbappe's most telling contribution to the game came when his careless backpass 15 minutes into the second half went straight to Kolo and put Nantes forward on his way for the equalizer.