Paris SG took another step towards the Ligue 1 title on Saturday after beating Clermont 6-1 away. (17th), for matchday 31 of the French championship.
Lionel Messi assisted Neymar first (6, 1-0) and then Kylian Mbappé (19, 2-0) to achieve a wide advantage on the scoreboard before the first half hour of play. The locals, who never lowered their arms, responded before the break, after a cross into the area from the left wing was finished off by Jodel Dossou (42, 2-1).
Despite the good attempts to get the ball out by the locals, the Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal threat level never became disturbing.
Mbappé ended the hopes of Clermont, after an incursion into the area ended in a knockdown and penalty converted by Neymar (71, 3-1) and with two shots, the first after an individual uncheck (74, 4-1) and the second, to sign a hat-trick (80, 5-1) after Messi’s third assist in the match.
A counterattack led by the French ended in assistance so that Neymar will also complete his hat-trick (83, 6-1).
With this new victory the Paris SG now has 71 units, 15 from Rennes, in a tie on points in second place with Marseille, which plays on Sunday against Montpellier (7:00 p.m. GMT) and can reduce the difference by three units when there are only seven games left for the end of the championship.
Precisely Rennes beat Reims 3-2 in the other match of the day, with two goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud (39 and 43) and another from Martin Terrier (58). The locals closed the gap first after a goal by Maxime Busi (60) and Jens-Lys Cregular (81, from a penalty), after his teammate Moussa Doumbia also failed from eleven meters (78).
— Results of the matches of the 31st French soccer league 1 championship day, and classification table (Bolivian time):
– Friday:
Lorient – Saint Etienne 6 – 2
– Saturday:
Reims – Rennes 2 – 3
Clermont-Ferrand FC – Paris SG 1 – 6
– Sunday:
(07:00) Bordeaux – Metz
(09:00) Angers – Lille
Brest-Nantes
Monaco – Troyes
(11:05) Lens – Nice
(13:00) Strasbourg – Lyon
(15:00) Marseille – Montpellier
Classification: Pts JGEP GF GC Dif
1. Paris SG 71 31 22 5 4 70 29 41
2. Rennes 56 31 17 5 9 67 31 36
3. Marseille 56 30 16 8 6 49 29 20
4. Strasbourg 51 30 14 9 7 51 32 19
5. Nice 51 30 15 7 8 40 24 16
6. Monaco 47 30 13 8 9 45 31 14
7. Lille 47 30 12 11 7 38 35 3
8. Nantes 45 30 13 6 11 39 33 6
9. Lyons 45 30 12 10 8 43 39 4
10. Lens 44 30 12 8 10 45 40 5
11. Montpelier 41 30 12 5 13 44 42 2
12. Brest 38 30 10 8 12 38 44 -6
13. Reims 36 31 8 12 11 34 35 -1
14.Angers 32 30 8 8 14 34 44 -10
15.Troyes 32 30 8 8 14 28 42 -14
16. Lorient 31 31 7 10 14 31 50 -19
17. Clermont-Ferrand FC 28 31 7 7 17 31 60 -29
18. Saint Etienne 27 31 6 9 16 33 61 -28
19. Metz 23 30 4 11 15 27 54 -27
20. Bordeaux 23 30 4 11 15 38 70 -32
