Kvaratskhelia at the double as PSG thump Nantes to extend lead at summit of Ligue 1

[p]Following their loss at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Olympique Lyonnais[/a] at the weekend, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] found themselves in a title race once more, although they had the opportunity to open up the gap over their closest rivals here.[/p][p]Les Parisiens got off to the perfect start, too, winning a penalty a quarter of an hour in when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/al-musrati-ali/ITjxtfjH/"]Ali Youssef[/a] was penalised for handling in the box after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marquinhos/UFfev8HP/"]Marquinhos[/a]’ header hit his arm.[/p][p][b]Following a VAR review, the spot-kick was awarded, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kvaratskhelia-khvicha/bNuGt0hE/"]Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[/a] burying into the bottom corner. [/b][/p][embed guid="177b978a-08e2-4767-b6f7-a53a781b6171" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2047001750133932130" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nantes/veuetnGG/"]Nantes[/a]’ misery continued as, after thinking they had drawn level midway through the first half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leroux-louis/zy2QKhzd/"]Louis Leroux[/a] pounced on a loose ball in the box and fired in, the goal was disallowed for an apparent foul in the build-up.[/p][p][b]A disappointing first half for the away side ended with them going two goals down as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakimi-achraf/MqFBkBsp/"]Achraf Hakimi[/a] broke forward and played in Désiré Doué, who, despite the tight angle, sent a stunning strike into the far top corner. [/b][/p][embed guid="680b16b6-42b9-4b70-8c1d-01211adb787b" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2047014207808299028" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]The hosts flew out of the blocks after the restart and were soon three goals to the good when Kvaratskhelia danced his way into the box and slotted home.[/b][/p][embed guid="6320119b-4b49-44a5-b783-652d05d42efa" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2047019466274284011" social-type="twitter" /][p]Luis Enrique’s men were now flying, and Hakimi went close to adding a fourth as he sent a shot narrowly wide from distance before Kvaratskhelia was denied a hat-trick by the bar.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruiz-fabian/l6HSH2Uo/"]Fabián Ruiz[/a] was next to try his luck, but he was also thwarted by the woodwork as his deflected shot cannoned off the post. [/p][p]In the end, three was more than enough for PSG to claim a resounding victory and put themselves in the driving seat once more for a record-extending 14th Ligue 1 title.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="447fd8a0-abf7-480c-92ee-4adbeb24ee45" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="2bceec5f-ae49-4467-97b4-2c16a0b38300" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Nantes, meanwhile, are five points adrift of the relegation play-off spot with time running out for Vahid Halilhodžić’s men, as they look destined to drop to the second tier of French football for the first time in 13 years. [/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kvaratskhelia-khvicha/bNuGt0hE/"]Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nantes-veuetnGG/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=ED38z4iM"]See a summary of the match here[/a][/b][/p]