Traveling to Lorient on Wednesday evening, for a delayed match on the 29th day of Ligue 1, PSG easily won (1-4) and moved a little closer to their twelfth French champion title.
Today or in a few days, everything is only a question of time. But one thing is certain, the big victory gleaned this Wednesday by Paris Saint-Germain on the Lorient pitch (1-4), brings it a little closer to its twelfth coronation in Ligue 1. In the context of a match in late in the twenty-ninth day of the championship, Luis Enrique’s men went to crush the Merlus, thanks in particular to two hat-tricks, signed Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. If AS Monaco does not win against Lille on the same day, Paris will be crowned champion.
Despite a somewhat reshuffled team, with for example the young Yoram Zague and Senny Mayulu starting, PSG took control of the match without trembling and opened the scoring in the nineteenth minute thanks to Ousmane Dembélé (0-1) . In the process, Kylian Mbappé took advantage of Nuno Mendes’ service to make the break (0-2, 22nd). Enough to reach the locker room with a head start and maximum confidence. On the Lorient side, the resolutely offensive team aligned by Régis Le Bris had a few rare opportunities, like this point-blank header from Tiémoué Bakayoko, masterfully diverted to the ground by Giangluigi Donnarumma (31st).
Mbappé finishes the job
In the second half, Paris started again on the same basis and hit the nail on the head with a new goal from Dembélé, served by Mbappé (0-3, 60th). And then Muhammad Bamba came into play on the Breton side. Barely five minutes after making his appearance, the attacker found the gap in the Parisian defense to reduce the gap (1-3, 73rd). Not enough to prevent the Parisian steamroller from scoring again, through Kylian Mbappé (1-4, 90th). End of the Lorient ordeal and precious victory for Paris.
The Parisian club and its supporters only have a few hours to wait to find out if PSG will be crowned Ligue 1 champion for the twelfth time in its history this evening. Everything will depend on Monaco’s performance. If Lille manages to draw or win on the Rock, we will have to wait at least until Saturday for Paris, with the reception of Le Havre. As for Lorient, it remains seventeenth, two points behind Le Havre and three behind Metz (15th).
