PARIS (AP) — Desiree Douai’s late goal nearly sealed Paris Saint-Germain’s record-extending 14th Ligue 1 title with a 1-0 home victory over Brest on Sunday.
PSG has a six-point lead over second-placed Lens, and if they play on enemy territory, they will only have to draw. rescheduled The games will be played on Wednesday, followed by the final round the following Sunday.
If PSG loses twice and Lens wins both games, Lens could mathematically win the title on goal difference, but PSG’s goal difference is much better at +44 versus +29.
Doue picked up a pass on the left side of the penalty area, jumped over three players and fired a stunning shot into the bottom right corner in the 83rd minute of a largely boring game.
Heavy rain fell at the Parc des Princes and the match was briefly suspended in the first half after a technical glitch prevented communication between referee Jérôme Brissard and his assistants.
On Friday, Lens defeated Nantes 1-0, ensuring qualification for next season’s Champions League and relegation. 8-time French Champion From Nantes to Ligue 2.
Challenging the Champions League
The top three will automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League, with the final spot to be fought for next Sunday between Lille, Lyon and Rennes.
Lille won 1-0 against Monaco with an own goal from Monaco captain Denis Zakaria with 20 minutes remaining, moving them into third place.
This leaves Lille one point behind Lyon, who lost 2-1 to Toulouse, and two points behind fifth-placed Rennes, who beat Paris FC 2-1.
Esteban Leport scored his league-leading 20th goal of the season for Rennes, who will face Marseille next weekend.
relegation battle
Auxerre moved out of the relegation play-off spot in 16th place after a 2-1 home win against Nice, but their goal difference worsened and they fell back to 16th place.
Racine Shinayoko scored the winning goal for Auxerre midway through the second half.
Nice will have an easy game next weekend when they host bottom-placed Metz (who lost 4-0 at home to mid-table Lorient), but Auxerre have a daunting away trip to Lille ahead of them.
Le Havre survived to the final day of last season but faces a repeat scenario as they are only one point separated from Nice and Auxerre. Le Havre will have a difficult match at home against strong Lorient.
Other matches
Marseille moved up to sixth place with a 1-0 victory over Le Havre thanks to a second-half penalty from striker Mason Greenwood.
Marseille’s veteran striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been withdrawn from the squad following allegations of mischief at the club’s training facility. According to media reports, the player threw a fire extinguisher at the club’s sporting coordinator Bob Turley.
of marseille chaotic season It started with the release of key midfielder Adrien Rabiot and forward Jonathan Lowe. fight in the locker room Following the loss in the opening game at Rennes.
Still, if Marseille beat Rennes next in the match against Marseille manager Habib Bayet’s former club, they could finish fifth on goal difference.
In Sunday’s other match, Angers secured safety with a 1-1 draw at home to Strasbourg. ___
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