Paris Saint-Germain challenge Troyes: Kylian Mbappe leads PSG win without Lionel Messi

In the continuation of the 2022/2023 French League, Paris Saint-Germain managed to widen the gap from its closest rivals by winning 3-1 over Troyes. Even without its star, Lionel Messi, Les Parisiens still showed their dominance on the pitch with brilliant action from mainstay striker, Kylian Mbappe.

The match which took place at Stade de I'Aube, Monday (05/08/2023) early morning WIB, began with a quick lead for PSG through Mbappe's header goal in the 14th minute. The goal was created after a quick counterattack released by the French striker. PSG continued to press and were able to double the score through a beautiful goal from Vitinha in the 59th minute, after taking advantage of the ball vomited by his header that had been dismissed.

Troyes tried to bounce back with Xavier Chavalerin's goal in the 83rd minute, but PSG did not give up and managed to score the third goal through Fabian Ruiz, who took advantage of Mbappe's puke ball in the 86th minute. The goal was checked by VAR for suspected offside, but the referee later ruled that the goal was legitimate.

With this victory, PSG collected 78 points and six points ahead of second-placed Lens. Meanwhile, Troyes is still in the red zone ranked 19th and only collected 22 points from 34 matches.

Even without Messi, PSG still showed their quality on the pitch and Kylian Mbappe was the hero in this victory. His brilliant performance on the field makes football fans admire the talent possessed by this 24-year-old player even more.

Not only that, the impressive performance of Fabian Ruiz also deserves thumbs up. The Spaniard managed to score in the 86th minute and became the difference in this match. PSG's performance this time shows that this team is not one player, but a solid team and able to play with different styles.

With the victory achieved this time, PSG is getting stronger at the top of the table and continues to show its ambition to win the French League championship this season. Meanwhile, Troyes will have to work even harder to avoid relegation and maintain their place in the French league next season.