Lafont's impressive performance was recognised
Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont became only the 13th player to earn a perfect 10/10 rating from French newspaper L’Equipe after a stunning performance against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday night.
Antoine Kombouaré's side secured a memorable win against the Ligue 1 leaders, racing into a surprising 3-0 lead before half-time thanks to goals from Randal Kolo Muani, Quentin Merlin and Ludovic Blas.
PSG pulled a goal back in the second-half through Neymar, who also saw a tame penalty saved by Lafont in the 60th minute.
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Despite lining-up with all three of their superstar attackers - Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar - the Parisian's were consistently denied by the impressive Lafont.
The 23-year-old, who was born in Burkina Faso but represents France, earned a perfect scored from L’Equipe for his spectacular performance in between the sticks.
L’Equipe's ratings are notoriously harsh, and very few players ever receive a 10/10 rating. While the French newspaper are hesitant at giving out flawless scores, they are more than happy to slam players with below-par ratings.
Despite being unable to keep a clean sheet against Mauricio Pochettino's side, Lafont evidently impressed L’Equipe and became only the 13th player to earn a perfect 10/10 rating.
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Which players have received a 10/10 from L’Equipe?
1. Franck Sauzee, France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988
2. Bruno Martini, France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988
3. Oleg Salenko, Russia vs Cameroon, 1994
4. Lars Windfeld, Aarhus vs Nantes, 1997
5. Lionel Messi, Barcelona vs Arsenal, 2010
6. Lionel Messi, Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2012
7. Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, 2013
8. Carlos Eduardo, Nice vs Guingamp, 2014
9. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain vs Dijon, 2018
10. Dusan Tadic, Real Madrid vs Ajax, 2019
11. Lucas Moura, Ajax vs Tottenham, 2019
12. Serge Gnabry, Tottenham vs Bayern Munich, 2019
13. Kylian Mbappe | France vs Kazakhstan, 2021
14. Alban Lafont, Nantes vs PSG, 2022
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