PSG are just one point ahead of Lens after a home loss to Clermont, a match that also marked Lionel Messi's farewell match with the club.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe won France's fifth consecutive Golden Boot on Saturday as Rennes secured a Europa League spot and Auxerre was relegated. Mbappe's goal in the 3-2 loss to Clermont ended his season in 29th place and earned him a fifth joint top scorer category with French great Jean-Pierre Papin and the Argentine forwards. , Carlos Bianchi and Delio Onnis retired.
Lionel Messi reacts to the match between PSG and Clermont Foot 63. (AFP)
Lionel Messi reacts to the match between PSG and Clermont Foot 63. (AFP)
French champions PSG and second-place Lens group qualified for next season's Champions League group stage and third-placed Marseille secured a spot in the third qualifying round of Europe's lucrative tournament. Rennes beat Brest 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud to put Lille in fourth place. Lille secured a spot in the Europa Conference League knockout stages after drawing 1-1 with Troyes. Bafode Diakite opened the scoring for Lille in the second half and Trojan winger Rony Lopes equalized.
Monaco had finished third in the previous two seasons but missed out on European qualification after losing 2-1 to Toulouse to finish sixth. Toulouse substitute Rhys Healey scored the winning goal in injury time. After 34 days, Monaco 5 points ahead of Lille and 8 points Rennes. But Monaco fell in the opening match with only 1 point after the last 4 matches.
"Everybody is disappointed," Monaco coach Philippe Clément told Canal Plus television. "The last few weeks, the results and the level are not good enough. In the end, I know everyone is watching the coach."
PSG are just one point ahead of Lens after a home loss to Clermont, a match that also marked Lionel Messi's farewell match with the club. Messi was booed before the ball rolled PSG took a 2-0 lead thanks to a Sergio Ramos header and Mbappe's penalty. Mbappe celebrates by holding up a shirt bearing the name of Sergio Rico. Rico, PSG's reserve goalkeeper, suffered a serious injury after being hit by a pack horse in Spain last Sunday.
Clermont equalized before half-time thanks to goals from Johan Gatien and Mehdi Zeffane. Grejohn Kyei scored the winning goal by converting a cross in the 63rd minute. "We really need to thank Sergio," Mbappe told Canal Plus television. "I think we've all been affected. It's a very serious situation. It's been haunting us all week. We'll be praying, we'll be sending out as many positive emotions as we can to help. he can get out of there." the sooner the better.”
Cameroon striker Ignatius Ganago kept the former Nantes in place by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Angers. Nantes ended a 14-match winless streak in the tournament to bring Auxerre down to 16th. Auxerre lost to Lens 3-1 and will be relegated to the second division along with Angers, Ajaccio and Troyes. Four teams are relegated as the league will be reduced from 20 clubs to 18 next season. Lens midfielder Alexis Claude-Maurice scored twice against Belgium international Lois Openda to seal the victory.
Elsewhere, Clement Vidal scored in Ajaccio's 1-0 win over Marseille. Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette failed to score in the 1-3 loss to Nice, which ended with 27 goals as second top scorer.
“It's nice not being so far from Kylian,” Lacazette said. "I congratulate him on his season. And I'm glad that very few people think I'm capable of doing that when I return to Lyon."
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