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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Paris Saint-Germain needed stoppage-time winners in their final two league games to maintain a narrow lead at the top of Ligue 1. <\/p>\n
The defending champions have a two-point lead over Marseille and third-placed Reims heading into Round 13, when PSG host Le Havre on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Marseille and Reims both face tough matches, so there could be some upheaval.<\/p>\n
major matches<\/h2>\n
Marseille first face southern rivals Nice on Friday night. <\/p>\n
Nice have regained their form for a while, but Frank Hayes’ side have lost their last two games. Marseille’s unstable defense continues to perform well, with Roberto de Zerbi’s side aiming for a third consecutive clean sheet in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n
Reims host Strasbourg on Saturday, with the third-placed side facing the fourth-placed side.<\/p>\n
Both are good offensively. Lenses are getting sharper since the French winger Florian Thauvin<\/span> Pierre Sage’s side, who joined from Udinese, have scored seven goals in two games, including a 4-1 away victory over Monaco.<\/p>\nStrasbourg boast one of the most dangerous combinations in Ligue 1, with Dutchman Emmanuel Emega, the club’s top scorer with 14 league goals last season, alongside summer signing Joaqu\u00edn Panicelli.<\/p>\n
Panicelli is currently the top scorer with nine goals, and the Argentine, whose father was also a striker, has an instinct for the penalty box and a flair for spectacular shots.<\/p>\n
Featured players<\/h2>\n
Joao Neves can’t stop scoring.<\/p>\n
The midfielder, who scored a hat-trick for Portugal in the recent World Cup qualifiers, has now added to his tally of goals in consecutive matches for PSG since returning from a minor thigh injury.<\/p>\n
In PSG’s last match, the diminutive Neves scored the winning goal in stoppage time with a perfectly timed header. he also PSG hat trick<\/span> This season.<\/p>\npaul pogba<\/span> He was once one of Europe’s most prolific midfielders, but has not played for more than two years. The 32-year-old former France international and Juventus star was finally able to make his Monaco debut after suffering a minor ankle injury. Manager Sebastian Pocognoli ultimately hopes to feature him for Saturday’s trip to Rennes.<\/p>\nActivity suspended<\/h2>\n
Monaco defender Eric Dier, who has just recovered from a hamstring injury, was ruled out again with a muscular injury.<\/p>\n
PSG’s star fullback Achraf Hakimi<\/span> (Ankle) Nuno Mendes (knee) will be out for several weeks, along with Ballon d’Or winner and forward Desiree Douai (thigh) Ousmane Dembele<\/span> (calf).<\/p>\nLille centre-back Alexandro is nursing a thigh injury. The Brazil international hopes to continue his recovery at the Aspetar clinic in Qatar, rather than undergoing the surgery the club had hoped for.<\/p>\n
off the field<\/h2>\n
PSG embroiled in legal battle Kylian Mbappe<\/span>The club’s record scorer with 256 goals.<\/p>\nboth sides are demanding hundreds of millions of euros<\/span> Amid a bitter stalemate over Mbapp\u00e9’s contract before he joins Real Madrid in the summer of 2024. The $800 million lawsuit includes accusations of bullying, betrayal and harassment, and is scheduled to be decided on Dec. 16 at the Paris Industrial Court.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Lorient, who has been promoted, feels ambitious.<\/p>\n
Club chairman Lo\u00efc Ferry wants his shares to be integrated into the Black Knight Football Club Group, which will become its sole shareholder.<\/p>\n
BKFC owns the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and acquired a minority ownership interest in minnows Lorient in January 2023 as part of a multi-club ownership strategy.<\/p>\n
Mr Ferry wants to develop the club’s 18,000-capacity Le Moustoire stadium in what he calls the “hypercompetitive environment” of football.<\/p>\n
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