Soccer picks PSG won, but did not convince before the clash with Barcelona

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Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-1 in a match of the 25th round of Ligue 1. The goals of the Parisians were scored by Julian Draxler in (22 `) and Moyes Keane in (76`), and for the guests scored Marcos Lopez (50 `). With these three points, the players of Mauricio Pochettino came out at least temporarily in first place in the standings with 54 points, as do Lille, who will meet Brest tomorrow, but seemed to fail to convince completely of their superiority before the clash with Barcelona on Tuesday.
The first half did not offer so much emotion, but the best news for Mauricio Pochettino and his wards seemed to be the very assertive game and good form demonstrated by Klian Mbappe in the absence of the injured Neymar. The Parisians still took the lead in the 24th minute, when Julian Draxler was in the right place at the right time and managed to open after sending a ricocheting ball into the net. In the 42nd minute, Amin Gouriri could restore the tie after a good cross by Alexis Claude, but instead aimed at the right pillar of the Parisians` goal.

The guests reached a draw five minutes after the start of the second half. The returned ball hit Captain Marquinhos, he seemed to underestimate the situation and shot it carelessly around the arc, where the ball hit Ronnie Lopez, and the Nice player advanced only a few steps and shot Navas.
In the minutes after the equalizer, the players of both teams seemed to forget about the game predicted by soccer prediction official: tottenham fired pochettino in defense and exchanged several good positions, which miraculously did not lead to a new goal. Again, one of the main actors was Mbappe, who fired dangerously two or three times in the direction of Walter Benitez`s goal. In the 61st minute, the guests were close to coming forward again, but Amin Gouri, who was brought out perfectly against Navas, aimed at the top post.
The Parisians reached their second goal in the 77th minute after a wonderful three-way combination between the blades in front. Mbappe centered perfectly to Icardi, and he in turn sent a parallel header to the uncovered Moses Keane, who scored undisturbed by the central defenders of the guests. In the 85th minute, Nice could have restored the tie, but the central defender Todibo shot very badly from an excellent position and completely undisturbed and this kept the final 2:1 for the hosts. This was the last test for Pochettino`s players before the tough clash with Barcelona in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
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