Dembele hits brace as PSG edge out Saint-Etienne
- Ousmane Dembélé scored twice, leading Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 victory over Saint-Étienne, maintaining their unbeaten status and a seven-point lead in the French league halfway through the season.
- Dembélé's goals came in the 13th minute and from a penalty after a handball, bringing his total to 10 league goals this season.
- Saint-Étienne's Zuriko Davitashvili scored a free kick, but PSG's defense held firm despite nervous moments and VAR interventions.
- In other matches, Lens defeated Le Havre 2-1, Strasbourg beat Toulouse 2-1, and Montpellier lost 3-1 to Angers, with VAR impacting key decisions in these games.
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Ligue 1: Ousmane Dembele Hits Brace As PSG Edge Out Saint-Etienne
Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 on Sunday to sit seven points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table halfway through the season. Dembele opened the scoring with an individual effort on 13 minutes and then netted a penalty midway through the first half as PSG threatened to run riot against struggling opponents. However a Saint-Etienne side sitting in the relegation play-off place stemmed…
The Parisian leader, winner of the Greens on Sunday evening thanks to a double from Ousmane Dembélé (2-1), has a 7-point lead over Marseille. Montpellier took a step further towards Ligue 2 by losing at home to Angers (3-1). Source
Dembele hits brace as PSG edge out Saint-Etienne
PARIS: Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 on Sunday to sit seven points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table halfway through the season. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
This Sunday evening at the Parc des Princes, the capital club regained seven points ahead of Marseille by defeating (2-1) Saint-Étienne thanks to a brace from Ousmane Dembélé.
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