PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain had no problems beating Le Havre 2-0 on Sunday and extending its lead at the top of the French league standings despite being down to 10 men for more than 80 minutes. after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was sent off for a reckless tackle.
Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vitinha secured Luis Enrique’s team their seventh consecutive victory. PSG now have a four-point cushion after second-placed Nice suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday 1-0 against Nantes.
Le Havre started strong, with several good plays, but lacked the precision to inflict damage. The home team had 22 shots, but only seven were on goal.
Donnarumma was sent off after a reckless foul outside the six-yard box. The Italian goalkeeper left the area to try to clear a long ball with a high tackle, but ended up making contact with the face of striker Josué Casimir,
Referee Bastien Dechepy showed him the red card and Bradley Barcola came out to let goalkeeper Arnau Tenas enter.
PSG opened the scoring after Lee Kang-in sent the ball down the right wing to Ousmane Dembele, who assisted Mbappe with a cross to shoot into the back of the goal in the 22nd minute. Mbappe reached 15 goals this season in the league.
Vitinha completed the victory in the 88th minute with an assist from Uruguayan Manuel Ugarte.
Also on Sunday, the league mourned the death of a Nantes fan, who was killed before the match between Nantes and Nice on Saturday, in the latest incident this season in French soccer.
“The LFP would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim and to FC Nantes,” the league said.
2023-12-03 15:28:42
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