St. Étienne v PSG
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Monaco | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 12 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 12 |
| Lyon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
| Strasbourg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 12 |
| Lille | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
| Marseille | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Lens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9 |
| Stade Rennais | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| Toulouse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| AJ Auxerre | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| Paris FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| Nice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| Angers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Brest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| Le Havre AC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| Nantes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| Lorient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| Metz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
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