Paris Saint=Germain hold a six-point lead over Lens, with two games remaining. Lille climbs to third place following the defeat of the team coached by the Portuguese manager.
Paris Saint=Germain took a giant step towards the French league title, winning 1-0 at home against Brest on Sunday night, in a match of the 33rd and penultimate round of the championship.
With Portuguese player Goncalo Ramos in the starting lineup and Joao Neves as a substitute (Vitinha remained on the bench and Nuno Mendes was unavailable due to a muscle injury), the team coached by Luis Enrique secured the three points thanks to a goal by Desire Doue in the 82nd minute.
With this result, PSG leads with 73 points, six more than Lens, and is one point away from being champion, with two games still to be played for the top two teams. And, precisely next Wednesday, there is a Lens-PSG match (a postponed game from matchday 29), which will be worth the title for PSG if they get points.
FRANCE – Results and Standings
In another of the eight games played on Sunday night, Lyon, coached by Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca, lost 2-1 away to Toulouse, complicating their chances of direct qualification for the Champions League. Methalie (10′) and Kamanzi (78′) scored for Toulouse, while Tolisso (71′) scored for Lyon, who had Portuguese player Afonso Moreira in their starting lineup. Toulouse also had Donnum sent off (79′) but still managed to secure the victory.
With the defeat, coupled with Lille’s 1-0 victory away to Monaco (Denis Zakaria scored an own goal in the 72nd minute in a game where Félix Correia started for Lille), Lyon dropped to fourth place and remains on 60 points, now one point behind Lille, who are third with 61, in a direct Champions League qualifying spot already secured by PSG and Lille.
In another match featuring Portuguese players, Strasbourg, with Rafael Luís coming on as a substitute in the second half, drew 1-1 away to Angers. The night also saw Lorient thrashing Metz 4-0 away, and Rennes winning at home against Paris FC and Auxerre against Nice, both by 2-1. Marseille won 1-0 away to Le Havre.