US EditionPSG Bounces Back to Open 4-Point Lead in Ligue 1, Strasbourg Reaches French Cup Final
Kvaratskhelia converted a penalty and added another after halftime as PSG kept a four-point lead over Lens with four matches left.
- On Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nantes 3-0, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scoring twice to help the team recover from a recent Ligue 1 loss to Lyon.
- Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after a VAR check penalized Nantes defender Guilbert for handball on Marquinhos's header.
- Désiré Doué added a brilliant goal in the 37th minute, assisted by Achraf Hakimi, while Nantes supporters clashed with stewards over banners critical of PSG-backer Qatar.
- The victory keeps PSG four points ahead with four rounds remaining, positioning the title holder for a Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
- Separately, Strasbourg advanced to the French Cup final with a 2-0 win over Nice, while Lens defeated Toulouse 4-1 in the first semifinal on Tuesday.
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Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 at the Parc des Princes against FC Nantes, as part of the 26th day of Ligue 1 which had been moved to promote the PSG calendar in the Champions League between the two confrontations against Chelsea in 1/8 of the final. The Parisians now have 4 points ahead of RC Lens.
Thanks to a double of Kvaratskhelia and a superb Doué goal against too limited Nantais, the club of the capital again has four points ahead of Lens in the lead of the Ligue 1 classification.
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PSG bounces back to open 4-point lead in Ligue 1, Strasbourg reaches French Cup final
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain recovered from its Ligue 1 loss to Lyon with a 3-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nantes.
Paris Saint-Germain has scored a clean victory over Nantes, in the remaining match of the 26th week in Ligue 1, triumphing with a score of 3-0 and breaking away at the top of the table. With this victory, PSG goes to 66 points, while the first pursuer, Lens, remains with 62 points, bringing the difference to four points. PSG unblocked the match in the 13th minute, when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored for 1-0. Nantes tried to get back into the game …
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