- Lucas Stassin - 9'
- Gonçalo Ramos - 43' Pen
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 50'
- Désiré Doué - 53', 66'
- João Neves - 62'
- Ibrahim Mbaye - 90'
PSG beat Saint-Etienne 6-1 to close in on Ligue 1 title
Unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain moved within touching distance of a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title after overwhelming Saint-Etienne 6-1 on Saturday.
After Marseille lost at Reims 3-1 earlier Saturday, PSG played its part then could have clinched the title if Monaco drew at home to Riviera rival Nice in the late game.
They were 1-1 until the 73rd minute when Monaco scored again and won 2-1.
Monaco moved up to second place and was 21 points behind PSG with seven games left, meaning PSG needs only a draw at home to Angers next Saturday to again be crowned as the French champion.
PSG enjoys second half romp PSG fell behind early to a well-worked goal when Swedish forward Lucas Stassin headed in Zuriko Davitashvili's left-wing cross.
But after Gonçalo Ramos equalized with a late first-half penalty, 17th-placed Saint-Etienne collapsed after the break. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired PSG ahead and Désiré Doué scored twice either side of a João Neves goal.
The 17-year-old substitute Ibrahim Mbaye completed the rout in the 90th minute with his first goal for PSG.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeremy Stinat
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | +57 | 84 |
Marseille | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | +27 | 65 |
AS Monaco | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +22 | 61 |
Nice | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +25 | 60 |
Lille | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +16 | 60 |
Lyon | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | +19 | 57 |
Strasbourg | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | +12 | 57 |
Lens | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +3 | 52 |
Brest | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 50 |
Toulouse | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | +1 | 42 |
AJ Auxerre | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 42 |
Stade Rennais | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | +1 | 41 |
Nantes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -13 | 36 |
Angers | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -21 | 36 |
Le Havre AC | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | -31 | 34 |
Stade de Reims | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 33 |
Saint-Étienne | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -38 | 30 |
Montpellier | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | -56 | 16 |