Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender #35 Lucas Beraldo (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his staff’s second aim throughout the French L1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) on the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 21, 2024. (Picture by Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain is getting ready to profitable one other French Ligue 1 title after crushing Lyon 4-1 on Sunday, the identical scoreline by which it beat Barcelona within the Champions League in midweek.
All of the targets got here within the first half on the Parc des Princes, with a Nemanja Matic personal aim and a Lucas Beraldo effort having PSG two forward inside six minutes.
Goncalo Ramos then scored twice both aspect of an Ernest Nuamah strike because the Parisians cruised to victory regardless of the rested Kylian Mbappe spending the entire night on the bench.
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PSG, who haven’t misplaced a Ligue 1 recreation since September, are actually 11 factors away from Monaco in second with simply 5 matches remaining.
It implies that they are going to safe a tenth French title in 12 seasons in the event that they win at Lorient in a rearranged recreation on Wednesday and Monaco fail to beat Lille on the similar time.
“I’m very proud of the consequence, with the match, and with the week,” PSG coach Luis Enrique informed broadcaster Amazon Prime.
He rested Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele amongst 5 modifications to the aspect that began in final Tuesday’s 4-1 win away to Barcelona within the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.
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“After the match in Barcelona, you by no means know the way it’s going to be, however I believe the staff was extraordinarily exact and I’m very assured and really joyful.”
Lyon has loved a exceptional revival in the previous few months beneath new coach Pierre Sage and are nonetheless hoping to qualify for Europe after sitting backside of the desk on the finish of November.
Nevertheless, they had been blown away as Matic diverted Marco Asensio’s cutback into his personal web and Brazilian defender Beraldo transformed at a nook to make it 2-0 after six minutes.
Ramos headed in Achraf Hakimi’s cross to make it 3-0 simply after the half-hour mark, though Ghanaian starlet Nuamah got here in from the correct flank to tug one again for Lyon quickly after.
Ramos restored PSG’s three-goal cushion by ending off a nice transfer simply earlier than the break for his thirteenth of the season in all competitions.
That rounded off the scoring, and no matter occurs in midweek PSG will hope to be confirmed as title winners earlier than travelling to face Borussia Dortmund within the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Might 1.
Lyon are a degree away from seventh place, which might be sufficient to qualify for Europe in the event that they fail to beat PSG when the groups meet once more within the French Cup ultimate on the finish of Might.
Monaco goes second
Monaco moved up into second place by profitable 2-0 earlier away at Brest in a battle of two groups chasing Champions League qualification.
Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria and Japan’s Takumi Minamino obtained their targets, both aspect of halftime.
Monaco held on for the victory regardless of having each Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wilfried Singo despatched off in stoppage time.
A 3rd straight win for the principality aspect leaves them primed to go on and safe automated qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League, a contest they haven’t graced since 2018/19.
They’re two factors above Brest and three forward of fourth-placed Lille, who bounced again from their midweek Europa Convention League exit on penalties to Aston Villa by beating Strasbourg 1-0.
Canada’s Jonathan David scored the one aim of the sport to take his tally in Ligue 1 this season to 17.
The staff ending fourth will enter subsequent season’s Champions League within the preliminary rounds.
Marseille wanted a stoppage-time aim by Cameroonian striker Faris Moumbagna to seize a degree in a 2-2 draw at Toulouse.
Moumbagna had additionally scored on Thursday as Marseille overcame Benfica in a penalty shoot-out to succeed in the Europa League semifinals.
Nevertheless, they’ve now didn’t win in 4 league video games and sit ninth within the desk, that means it might be that they need to win the Europa League as a way to qualify for Europe once more subsequent season.
Jordan’s Mousa Al-Tamari netted a late winner as Montpellier received 2-1 at Reims, whereas Metz moved out of the relegation zone by profitable 1-0 at Le Havre.
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