PSG 2-1 Angers Highlights, Ligue 1: Mbappe scores two, Paris goes 11 points ahead in title race

Whistle brings the game to a halt. PSG survives. Not enough time for Angers to get the scores level. An 11-point lead is the reward for the team. Mbappe was the star on the night with his two goals. One assist each for Messi and Bernat as a successful trip comes to an end for the Parisiens.

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We have two minutes of added time.

Angers is in it! 1-2! PSG with a sloppy spell of play. The ball is crossed from the right side and squared into the centre at the far post. A tap in finish.

This one is going right down to the wire.

Messi with a couple of dribbles. First is across the Angers half to set up Verratti. Verratti then plays a one-two with Mbappe but cannot shoot.

Then Messi tries to work his way around the bodies in the Angers half until the ball is stolen off him.

Mbaape’s shot from the left side of penalty area is blocked by Hountondji.

MBAPPE! He unleashes a rocket. Bernardoni is forced to tip it over the goal with a last-minute diving save. Looked like it would sail over the bar but dipped just in time.

A flurry of chances and set-piece opportunities for Angers. But none to test Donnarumma. A high-press being deployed by the home team.

Mbappe’s one-two with Messi is intercepted.

Chance for Angers! Mendy is given space in front of the penalty area and he strides forward. His shot did not go from too far above the goal. PSG cannot afford to take it easy. Still over 26 minutes to go in the half.

IN - Verratti OUT - Carlos Soler

WIDE! A foul from Hakimi gets a free kick to Angers on the left. It is whipped in and Hunou meets it. Off target! There was a chance had there been a player at the back post.

PSG is busy breaking out into attack as Angers players are complaining. The ball is on the left wing and crossed towards the centre. Vitinha takes the shot but misses the target.

Appeals for a penalty from the Angers players as Bahoya goes down in the box. But the referee waives it away.

Messi wins the ball in a dangerous area for PSG. But his tackle on Hunou is deemed as a foul and the play is called back.

Half-a-chance for Angers. There’s a bicycle kick attempt from Niane after a set-piece delivery comes into the box. Unable to time it, though.

We’re back for the second half. Angers with the ball.

The first period ends with Messi trying a long ball to Hakimi on the right. Kamara is able to get in between and stop the attack. No added time for the period.

It has been a tale many would have predicted. PSG is having a field day. Knocking around the ball, controlling possession and creating chances. Angers has looked to hurt on counter but its chances have remained far and few between. Kylian Mbappe, PSG’s leading scorer in Ligue 1, was at it again. He scored first in the ninth minute and then another 17 minutes later. PSG looks all set to extend its lead in the second iteration.

Donnarumma with a comfortable save. Mendy lets one fly from outside the box. It keeps low and the PSG custodian has no trouble saving it.

There’s a spell of pinball in the Angers penalty area as the side tries to defend a corner. It is somehow able to prevent any damage and clears the ball to safety.

Angers again with an attack in the final third. It ends with Bahoya’ shot being blocked. Would not have mattered as Bamba was offside earlier in the build up.

SAVED! Messi takes a dribble, opens into a space and thuds the ball with his left boot. The ball is flying into the right side of goal but Bernardoni saves.

Angers showing some spirit here. It has controlled the ball for the past five minutes. Valery even decided to shoot from distance. The shot sails over the bar.

Hakimi and Mbappe with sublime interplay on the right wing to win a corner for PSG.

Mbappe again! Messi gets the assist. Paris go 2-0 up! Messi threads the heart of the Angers defence with a perfectly weighted pass. Mbappe bends his run from the right to the centre. The Angers keeper charges in an attempt to stop Mbappe but the Frenchman just goes around him.

Ramos win the ball for PSG on the edge of its penalty area and the side breaks out onto a counter. Messi has the ball in the centre of the field but he is body checked by an Angers player and loses the ball.

Another corner for PSG as Mbappe presses Hountondji and forces him to clear the ball to safety.

BLOCKED! Mbappe sets up a shot for Messi with a back-heel. The Argentine takes the shot to his left but a defender managed to cover the space. Corner for PSG.

Just when PSG seemed to be controlling play, Angers makes a dash into the penalty area. A corner for the home team as Danilo blocks a low cross from the right flank.

PSG has set the tempo for this game. It is going to be one-way traffic. Apart from that one out-of-the-blue-chance from Niane, Angers has had to sit back and defend.

PSG is ahead! Messi with a sumptuous overhead pass to set that up. He hangs it in the air to beat Valery. Bernat runs in space and squares the ball to Mbappe. The striker misses the shot at first, but regains shape, turns and puts it home.

SAVED! Donnarumma has been called into action in the fifth minute. That came out of nowhere. Mendy slipps a through ball in behind and Niane is unmarked as he forays into the penalty area. He took his time to shoot but Donnarumma was up to the task.

Danilo’s run takes him to the Angers penalty area. But the full back gets a heavy touch and runs the ball over the baseline. Angers gets a goal kick.

Messi’s through ball intercepted in the final third and cleared. Corner for PSG.

Kylian Mbappe sets the ball into motion from the centre circle.

Out come the teams from the players tunnel. Contrasting fortunes. Angers staring at relegation. PSG closing in on a title. There’s only one likely outcome tonight, by the looks of this fixture. Can Angers spring a surprise?

2016-2017 - Won 2-0

2017-2018 - Won 5-0

2018-2019 - Won 2-1

2020-2021 - Won 1-0

2021-2022 - Won 3-0

Angers is languishing in the last place in the league with just 14 points. In its last five matches, Angers has won just won once.

PSG on the other hand has a two-game winning streak. It comes after wins against Lens and Nice. Earlier in the season, PSG had lost two back-to-back home games. Despite the blip, the defending champion is the front-runner by quite some distance in the title race.

PSG’s first match in the French top flight (1971) and its first win in the top division (1974) came against Angers.

Played: 32 | PSG: 22 | Angers: 3 | Draws: 7

After an underwhelming season, PSG manager Cristophe Galtier has already set his targets for the next season.

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• Kylian Mbappe - 8 goals
• François M’Pelé - 6 goals
• Neymar - 6 goals
• Angel Di Maria - 5 goals
• Edinson Cavani - 4 goals
• Mauro Icardi (4 goals).

Angers: Bernardoni; Rao-Lisoa, Valery, Bamba, Ghoulam, Kalumba; Bahoya, Mendy, Hunou; Abdelli, Niane

PSG: Donnarumma; Marquinhos, Ramos, Danilo; Hakimi, Soler, Ruiz, Vitinha, Mendes; Messi, Mbappe

When is the Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match being played?

The Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match will be played on April 21 at 7:00 PM GMT. In India, the match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST.

Where to watch the Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match in India on TV?

The Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match will be telecast on Sports18 in India.

Where to live stream the Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match?

The live streaming for the Angers vs PSG Ligue 1 match will be available on JioCinema and Voot Select app.

PSG is inching closer to a record-breaking 11th Ligue 1 title and can move 11 points clear of second-placed Marseille when it visits rock-bottom Angers on Friday.

It comes to the fixture on the back of a 3-1 win against third-placed Lens. First half goals from Kylian Mbappe, Vitinha and Lionel Messi sealed the victory for the Parisiens.

The iconic duo will again be available for the side and would want to emulate its performances from last week against the bottom-placed Angers which has won just one of its last five games in the league.

The last time the two teams met in the league, Paris emerged victorious 2-0, with Messi and Hugo Ekitike getting on the scoresheet.