PSG held to 2-2 draw; Marseille restore 3-point lead in 2nd

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PSG held to 2-2 draw;  Marseille restore 3-point lead in 2nd

French champion Paris Saint-Germain threw away a 2-0 lead to attract 2-2 with Fifteenth-place Troyes in one other disappointing efficiency on Sunday.

PSG was in command of the league sport after 25 minutes with targets from central defender Marquinhos, after Angel Di Maria’s pinpoint cross, and ahead Neymar, who scored from the penalty spot after Kylian Mbappe was fouled.

But poor defending value PSG once more, because it has a number of occasions this season, and Canada ahead Ike Ugbo pulled one again within the thirtieth following a careless mistake by defender Nuno Mendes.

Two minutes after the break, PSG central defender Presnel Kimpembe fouled ahead Renaud Ripart.

Midfielder Florian Tardieu stepped as much as beat goalkeeper Keylor Navas with a neat Panenka-style penalty for modest Troyes, which was promoted final season.

PSG’s Marquinhos, proper, celebrates along with his teammates after he scored his aspect’s first aim through the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Troyes on the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Neymar scored once more within the 57th, however his aim was dominated out after a video replay confirmed Mbappe pushing a Troyes participant within the again earlier than Neymar obtained the ball.

Earlier, Marseille confirmed it may possibly cope with out injured playmaker Dimitri Payet, profitable 3-0 at Lorient and restoring its three-point lead in second place and the automated Champions League spot.

Payet is out for the remainder of the marketing campaign with a torn calf muscle and striker Arkadiusz Milik sat out with a minor hip harm.

Marseille scored via striker Bamba Dieng within the thirty ninth minute, midfielder Matteo Guendouzi shortly after halftime and left winger Gerson within the 67th.

Monaco is in third place and three factors behind Marseille with two video games left. Rennes can transfer stage with Monaco and into third on aim distinction if it beats French Cup winner Nantes on Wednesday.

OTHER MATCHES

Farid Boulaya scored a last-minute winner as Metz improved its slim probabilities of avoiding relegation with a 3-2 house win towards Lyon, shifting off the underside into nineteenth place.

Lyon completed the sport with 10 gamers after midfielder Thiago Mendes was despatched off halfway via the second half.

Captain Vincent Pajot and Didier Lamkel Ze put Metz 2-0 forward earlier than striker Moussa Dembele replied simply earlier than the break and equalized within the eighty fifth minute along with his nineteenth league aim in simply 28 video games this season.

Bordeaux changed Metz in final place after dropping 4-1 at Angers and sliding nearer to relegation. Bordeaux has conceded a league-high 89 targets.

Lens moved into seventh place after profitable 2-1 at Reims, with striker Florian Sotoca grabbing his second aim of the sport in harm time.

Clermont moved into sixteenth and nearer to security by beating Montpellier 2-1 at house, with striker Mohamed Bayo scoring the decisive aim from the penalty spot within the 69th.

Nantes and Nice are each taking part in video games on Wednesday as a result of they confronted one another within the French Cup ultimate on Saturday, with Nantes profitable 1-0 for its first trophy in 21 years. Nice hosts struggling Saint-Etienne.

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