PSG 2-1 Marseille: Neymar & Mbappe's goals make hosts on verge of Ligue 1 title

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Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to reclaiming the Ligue 1 title by beating second-placed Marseille on Sunday night.

Match Events

0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?


11' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Marseille (Neymar)


16' Yellow Card! Verratti booked


19' CLOSE! Mbappe’s shot wide out


22' Messi’s shot flies into the sky


30' GOAL! PSG 1-1 Marseille (Caleta-Car)


34' CLOSE! Mbappe’s header wide out


40' OFFSIDE! Messi’s goal disallowed


45' Penalty Goal! PSG 2-1 Marseille (Mbappe)


45' OFFSIDE! Messi’s goal disallowed


46' Yellow Card! Gueye booked


75' OFFSIDE! Mbappe’s goal disallowed


84' OFFSIDE! Saliba’s goal disallowed

Match Reports

Neymar's early opener for PSG was cancelled out by Duje Caleta Car before Mbappe's penalty sealed the win and put PSG on 74 points.

They now lead second-placed Marseille, who had a late equaliser disallowed, by 15 points with six games left and could be crowned champions next weekend.

Sampaoli's side have a three-point lead over third-placed Stade Rennais as both teams battle it out for second place and direct qualification for the Champions League's group stage.

Line-ups

PSG XI: Messi, Verratti, Gueye, Neymar, Danilo Pereira, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Nuno Mendes

Subs: Ramos, Wijnaldum, Di Maria, Navas, Bernat, Icardi, Kehrer, E. Ebimbe, Xavi Simons

Marseille XI: Payet, Caleta-Car, P. Lopez, Rongier, Luan Peres, Gerson, Under, Kamara, Guendouzi, Pape Gueye, W. Saliba

Subs: Mandanda, Bakambu, Kolasinac, P.Lirola, Harit, Luis Henrique, O. Targhalline, S. Ben Seghir, Bamba Dieng

Related: Paris Saint-Germain Olympique Marseille
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