Ranking PSG's 5 best players against Saint-Etienne | Ligue 1 2021-22

PSG turned on the style as they came from behind to beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 at the Parc des Princes.

Kylian Mbappe bagged a brace and Danilo Pereira added another as PSG extended their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to 16 points. The Parisians were sloppy in the first quarter of an hour and Pereira had the ball stolen off his feet by Dennis Bouanga, who slotted the ball home to make it 1-0 in favour of the visitors.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe put on a show for PSG

But since then it always looked like Paris Saint-Germain were going to claw their way back into the game.

They finally made a breakthrough in the 42nd minute as Lionel Messi set up Kylian Mbappe for PSG's opener. The duo combined once again two minutes into the second half to establish a lead for PSG.

Danilo Pereira made amends for his earlier mistake as he rose high above everyone else to execute a towering header with precision to make it 3-1.

🔚 C'est terminé !

Une très belle entame de 2nde période pour assurer la victoire ! (3-1)
#PSGASSE

🔴🔵 #ICICESTPARIS https://t.co/xjHFAmAPJd

Without further ado, let's take a look at five of PSG's best players against Saint-Etienne.

#5 Presnel Kimpembe

Presnel Kimpembe had a nervy start to the game. But save for a misplaced pass to Marquinhos which resulted in a corner to Saint-Etienne inside the first 10 minutes of the game, the Frenchman hardly put a foot wrong.

He made an excellent last-ditch tackle to deny Saint-Etienne a two-goal lead in the first half. Kimpembe was the more active of the two PSG centre-backs and he made five clearances and one interception.

Paris Saint-Germain fans might be ardently waiting for Sergio Ramos to regain fitness, but Kimpembe has done a good job for them this season.

#4 Nuno Mendes

Nuno Mendes turned in a characteristically energetic performance down the left flank for Paris Saint-Germain against Saint-Etienne. The young left-back is growing in confidence and he was once again impressive in attack for Mauricio Pochettino's men.

PSG are almost certain to make his loan deal permanent for €40 million at the end of the season. The 19-year-old made six tackles and two interceptions last night. He was a tenacious presence throughout and won six out of his seven ground duels as well.

This was the Portuguese international's first Ligue 1 start since the game against Rennes in the first week of February. He has shown why he needs to start more regularly and has really been impressive all season.

Mendes has enormous potential and could go onto become a big player for Paris Saint-Germain in the future.

Paris Saint-Germain are really convinced to sign Nuno Mendes on a permanent deal from Sporting. Work in progress on €40m buy option. ⏳🇵🇹 #PSG

Pochettino says: “Nuno Mendes progress is huge. If he continues with this progress, he can go very far. He’s gonna be one of the best”. https://t.co/fyMfP7D33s