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04/24 14:22 CDT Mbappe nets twice in 4-1 win over Lorient to put PSG on the
verge of French league title
Mbappe nets twice in 4-1 win over Lorient to put PSG on the verge of French
league title
LORIENT, France (AP) --- Kylian Mbapp scored twice and provided an assist in a
4-1 win over Lorient to put Paris Saint-Germain on the verge of a
record-extending 12th French league title on Wednesday.
PSG extended its lead atop the standings to 14 points with four games remaining
and can clinch the title later Wednesday if second-place Monaco fails to beat
Lille.
PSG remains on course for a treble of trophies in Mbapp's final season with
the club, as it will play Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals
and face Lyon in the French Cup final next month.
In a match between the most prolific attack and the most porous defense in the
league, PSG's Ousmane Dembl opened the scoring in the 19th minute.
Mbapp doubled the lead by nonchalantly flicking a cross from Nuno Mendes into
the far corner in the 22nd.
The France striker set up the third goal by dribbling past Nathaniel Adjei to
square the ball back to Dembl, who tapped into an empty net.
Mbapp sealed the win in the 90th with a curler into the far corner to solidify
his spot as the top scorer in the league by raising his tally to 26 goals.
Relegation-threatened Lorient scored a consolation goal with a powerful header
from Mohamed Bamba off a cross from Benjamin Mendy in the 73rd.
Gianluigi Donnarumma prevented a nervy finish by saving a low strike from
Lorient's Panos Katseris in the 80th.
PSG coach Luis Enrique fielded a makeshift team that included academy players
Senny Mayulu and Yoram Zague. Managing his players' minutes, Luis Enrique even
left Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha, Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaire-Emery
out of the matchday squad.
PSG has only lost one league game this season, and that was in September.
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