- 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 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | +53 | 71 |
AS Monaco | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | +20 | 50 |
Marseille | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | +18 | 49 |
Nice | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +18 | 47 |
Lille | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +13 | 47 |
Strasbourg | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 46 |
Lyon | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 45 |
Brest | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
Lens | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 39 |
AJ Auxerre | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 35 |
Toulouse | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 34 |
Stade Rennais | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | +1 | 32 |
Nantes | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -15 | 27 |
Angers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 27 |
Stade de Reims | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 26 |
Le Havre AC | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -28 | 24 |
Saint-Etienne | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -37 | 20 |
Montpellier | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | -39 | 15 |