US EditionLigue 1 Leader PSG Drops Points in Draw with Lorient Before Title Rival Lens Goes to Nice
- Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 at home against Lorient, giving rival Lens hope in the Ligue 1 title race.
- If Lens defeats Nice, PSG's lead will reduce to four points with three games remaining before Lens hosts PSG on May 13.
- PSG rested several key players after their 5-4 Champions League semifinal win over Bayern Munich earlier this week.
- Teenage forward Ibrahim Mbaye scored first for PSG, Zaïre-Emery added a second goal, while debutant Pierre Mounguengue made a costly mistake leading to Lorient's comeback.
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Like FC Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain misses a victory in the league before the rematch in the Champions League.
Four days before his semifinal return to the Champions League in Munich, the PSG was content with the draw (2-2) this Saturday afternoon against Lorient for the 32nd day of L1. Lens, on his way to Nice, will have the opportunity to narrow the gap tonight.
The PSG was held in check by Lorient at the Princes Park this Saturday (2-2), four days from the semifinal return of Champions League against Bayern in Munich.
Before the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, PSG played one more match of the 32nd round of the domestic championship. On Saturday, they only drew with Lorient, who are in ninth place (2:2). The Parisians now have a seven-point advantage over second-placed Lens, who visit Nice on Saturday evening.
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