At the Stade de la Beaujoire, Lucas Hernandez's deflected shot broke the tie on the hour, and Mbappe secured the points after being fouled inside the box. PSG increased their advantage over Nice at the top of Ligue 1 to 14 points, and a record-tying 12th title is now all but inevitable following Nice's fifth defeat in nine games on Friday.
Mbappe, who scored in PSG's 2-0 Champions League victory over Real Sociedad in midweek, began the match on the bench in Nantes, meaning that PSG struggled for an hour without the league's leading scorer. About the choice to start without Mbappe, Luis Enrique remarked, "It's very easy yet difficult to explain." In the first half, Nantes had the better opportunities; Nicolas Cozza was prevented by a last-ditch block by Marquinhos, while Mostafa Mohamed was denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma's foot.