Ten-man PSG wins 2-0 at Marseille to keep 12-point lead in French league, Brest moves back into 2nd

PARIS (AP) — Chief Paris Saint-Germain gave Marseille a lesson in scientific soccer and beat its bitter rival 2-0 within the French league’s “Le Classique” on Sunday regardless of enjoying with 10 males for greater than half the match.

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a number of huge saves after the interval when Marseille forwards tried their finest to profit from Lucas Beraldo’s purple card within the thirty ninth minute.

PSG, which saved its 12-point lead on the prime of the standings, had simply three pictures heading in the right direction however scored twice on the break with second-half targets from Vitinha and Gonçalo Ramos.

On the lookout for a primary league win at dwelling in opposition to PSG in additional than 12 years, Marseille managed early proceedings and bossed the midfield in opposition to a wasteful PSG. The hosts got here near taking the lead when Jordan Veretout hit the put up and had the perfect probabilities.

PSG had a few alternatives earlier than the interval, with Fabian Ruiz and Ousmane Dembelé lacking the goal.

Tempers frayed after Beraldo, who had already been booked, obtained a purple card for a last-man problem near the midway line following a VAR assessment, which left PSG gamers fuming.

PSG struck on the break within the 52nd minute after Vitinha discovered Dembelé down the suitable. The previous Barcelona participant crossed the ball again for the Portugal midfielder, who beat goalkeeper Pau Lopez with a exact shot to the underside left nook.

In heavy rain, Marseille camped in PSG’s half searching for an equalizer. Veretout thought he had put the groups degree within the 58th minute however his objective was disallowed for an offside place.

Marseille didn’t hand over with forwards Faris Moumbagna and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang forcing saves from Donnarumma. Nevertheless, Ramos sealed PSG’s win with 5 minutes left, assisted by Marco Asensio following a quick counterattack.

The fixture between PSG and Marseille turned in style in the course of the Nineteen Nineties when the arrival of outstanding gamers comparable to Rudi Voeller and George Weah ignited the rivalry. Marseille, the one French group to win the Champions League again in 1993, has fallen properly behind since PSG was taken over by Qatari traders in 2011, however the sport continues to fire up ardour.

BREST KEEPS THE PACE

Ahead Romain Del Castillo scored a late objective as Brest moved again into second place and stayed heading in the right direction for a Champions League spot with a 1-0 win at Lorient.

Brest, the shock bundle of the French season, was battered for lengthy spells and relied on goalkeeper Marco Bizot to remain within the sport.

Del Castillo bagged the winner with 5 minutes left with a left-footed shot into the underside left nook from Kamory Doumbia’s help. It was his sixth objective of the season.

Bizot made a last decisive save within the ninetieth minute to disclaim Darlin Yongwa’s header from shut vary.

Brest completed the match with 10 males following midfielder Billal Brahimi’s straight purple card in added time for a harmful sort out from behind.

The consequence moved Brest again into second place, one level above Monaco, which had leapfrogged the Brittany aspect with a 5-2 thrashing of Metz on Saturday.

KOMBOUARE’S WINNING RETURN

Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré noticed his group win 2-1 at Good in his first match again in cost.

Kombouaré returned to Nantes earlier this month with the mission of avoiding relegation.

His first outing was a hit as Nantes moved 5 factors away from the relegation zone. Matthis Abline ended a six-month scoring drought to place Nantes within the lead and Mostafa Mohamed scored the winner from the spot following Terem Moffi’s equalizer.

Kombouaré additionally had teaching stints with a number of different French golf equipment, together with Paris Saint-Germain between 2009-11. Kombouaré was fired by PSG in December 2011 — following the takeover by the group’s Qatari house owners earlier that 12 months — and was changed by Carlo Ancelotti.

Montpellier additionally claimed an important win within the battle in opposition to relegation, profitable 2-0 at Fifteenth-place Le Havre with targets from Jordan Ferri and Christopher Jullien. Montpellier was in thirteenth place, one level above Nantes. Clermont misplaced 3-0 to Toulouse and remained in final place.

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