The final sprint to the Ligue 1 title was launched on Saturday April 24 by Paris-Saint-Germain, new leader after a success in Metz (3-1) which forced Lille to respond on Sunday evening on the ground in Lyon.
One thing is certain, PSG will be able to thank Kylian Mbappé if he manages to be crowned at the end of the season. 34e day, as indeed the 33e, smiled at the French striker, double scorer in Metz after scoring a brace against Saint-Etienne a week earlier.
In addition to adding to his score interesting defensive runs, the world champion continues to stack goals with these two new achievements, the first after a nice call in the back of the defense and the second with a sharp strike. deviated.
With 25 goals, including eight doubled, Mbappé has a fiery season and replaces Paris at the top of the standings, two points ahead of Lille, which has a difficult trip to Lyon to negotiate on Sunday (9 p.m.) to resume its chair. Mauro Icardi also scored late in the game, from the penalty spot.
The Parisians, “Concentrated on the ten matches” that they have left this season, according to sporting director Leonardo on Canal + (five matches in L1 including Metz, three in the Champions League and two in the Coupe de France), have in any case fulfilled their mission, before challenging Manchester City for the C1 semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Lille now has the pressure on its shoulders, especially as its opponent Lyon can come back to its height in case of success. And in the meantime, Monaco can also pass in front of the Mastiffs, in the event of victory in Angers on Sunday (5:05 p.m.).
Charbonnier saves Brest
Sunday will also be an opportunity to see more clearly in the depths of the ranking. And in the race to maintain, Brest took a big step thanks to its victory in Saint-Etienne on Saturday (2-1).
Led, the Bretons turned the situation around thanks to an unexpected double from Gaëtan Charbonnier, scorer on a good direct free kick then after a nice tumble on the left wing. A huge breath of fresh air for the Brestois, who had not won since March 3 and go back to the 13e rank with 40 points, one more unit than their opponent of the early afternoon.
“To have won is a very good result while waiting for Sunday’s games with direct confrontations for the maintenance”, underlined the hero of the evening. Direct confrontations, there will be one between Lorient (17e) and Bordeaux (16e) in Brittany.
This will be tinged with crisis on the Girondin side, since the worrying announcement of the withdrawal of the King Street shareholder on Thursday, placing the club on the verge of bankruptcy. With 36 points and four losses in a row, Bordeaux is also in difficulty sportingly, eight points ahead of the 19e, Nantes, traveling to Strasbourg, and five in front of the Nîmes barrage, who is going to Lens. The Blood and Gold are still aiming for an unexpected 5e place, snatched by Marseille on Friday after OM’s 3-1 victory against Reims.
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