Paris St Germain needed to accept a 1-1 draw at Nantes on Tuesday, holding the Ligue 1 champions on target to develop into the primary staff to go unbeaten by way of a complete season within the French prime flight.
The stalemate stretched PSG’s unbeaten away league run to 39 matches, beating the long-standing document throughout Europe’s prime 5 leagues set by AC Milan between 1991 and 1993.
“It’s important to talk about this record and the players from that era. We are at Milan’s level. We’re talking about the record for unbeaten away games,” PSG coach Luis Enrique mentioned.
“A team of our calibre can’t afford to make mistakes. We can still improve and do even better. We should have won the match, and one small detail made all the difference.”
In a sluggish first half the hosts had been content material to take a seat again and play on the counter, however Vitinha struck a low half-volley off a Lee Kang-in move to place PSG forward after 33 minutes.
Nantes appeared extra aggressive after the break as Jean-Charles Castelletto drew a fantastic save from PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on the hour mark.
Douglas Augusto lastly discovered the equaliser seven minutes from time with an important shot from the sting of the field following a superb run from Matthis Abline.
Goncalo Ramos went agonisingly near netting a winner for the guests, however his stoppage-time header hit the crossbar.
“I’m very annoyed because conceding a goal is always frustrating for a goalkeeper,” Donnarumma mentioned.
“We want to enhance our ball retention so we do not lose possession. The staff performed an important recreation.
“We managed the ball well. We need to keep it up. We need to continue like this on Friday against Nice and then in the Champions League,” the Italian added about their European semi-final tie in opposition to Arsenal.
PSG, who wrapped up the title earlier this month, maintain a 23-point benefit over second-placed Olympique de Marseille, whereas Nantes are 14th on 31 factors, 4 factors above the drop zone.
Source: www.anews.com.tr