PSG’s Kylian Mbappe, proper, and Reims’ Amir Richardson combat for the ball throughout the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Reims on the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Despite the 2-2 stalemate at Parc des Princes, PSG have an enormous 10-point benefit with solely 9 matches of the season remaining.
Paris Saint-Germain have been held 2-2 by Reims in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a 3rd straight home draw which nonetheless allowed the reigning champions to increase their lead on the prime of the desk to 10 factors.
Kylian Mbappe was rested at kick-off after scoring each targets in PSG’s 2-1 midweek win at Real Sociedad which noticed them qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on combination.
A Paris aspect displaying six adjustments from that recreation fell behind within the seventh minute when Achraf Hakimi was dispossessed inside his personal field, permitting Oumar Diakite to arrange Zimbabwe worldwide Marshall Munetsi to attain.
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However, PSG — with the names on the again of their shirts written in Korean to mark the opening of a brand new membership store in Seoul — drew degree within the seventeenth minute.
Reims captain Yunis Abdelhamid scored an unlucky personal purpose as he turned Hakimi’s nook into the web beneath strain from Goncalo Ramos.
Portugal striker Ramos then put PSG forward two minutes later together with his ninth purpose of the season, discovering the web with a deflected shot after the Reims defence had didn’t cope with a Lee Kang-in cross.
Yet Will Still’s Reims, who sit in mid-table, got here again to equalise on the stroke of half-time when Emmanuel Agbadou picked out Diakite with an outstanding defence-splitting go, and the younger Ivory Coast striker beat PSG’s stand-in goalkeeper Keylor Navas with a scientific end.
PSG coach Luis Enrique despatched on Mbappe within the 73rd minute, with Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani additionally launched from the bench.
Mbappe had a number of makes an attempt to attain however couldn’t add to his 34 targets for the season in all competitions as PSG adopted up latest league attracts with Rennes and Monaco by dropping factors once more.
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However, a 1-0 defeat for nearest challengers Brest at Lens on Saturday means PSG have an enormous 10-point benefit with solely 9 matches of the season remaining.
Third-placed Monaco can transfer to inside a degree of Brest with a win at Strasbourg in a while Sunday.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – AFP)
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