Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to reclaiming the Ligue 1 title by beating second-placed Marseille on Sunday night.
2021/2022 Ligue 1
2-1
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