Goncalo Ramos helped himself to a double as Paris St Germain went 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after a 4-1 win over Lyon without needing to call upon Kylian Mbappe. (More Football News)
The France international was left sitting on the bench as Ramos struck twice after Nemanja Matic바카라™s own goal and Lucas Beraldo바카라™s strike, with Ernest Nuamah replying at the Parc des Princes in a dress rehearsal for next month바카라™s Coupe de France final.
Victory strengthened the champions바카라™ grip on the title, with Monaco, who had Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wilfried Singo sent off in stoppage time, having earlier gone second after winning 2-0 at Brest to leapfrog them.
The home side, who have not lost in the league since September, wasted little time in establishing their authority, although they needed a helping hand from the unwitting Matic to do so.
Bradley Barcola, playing against his former club, made ground down the left before feeding a third-minute pass in to Vitinha, whose attempted cross clipped the midfielder and flew past keeper Anthony Lopes.
It took a last-ditch block from Jake O바카라™Brien to prevent Randal Kolo Muani from making it 2-0 with just five minutes played, but the respite proved fleeting as Barcola flicked on Marco Asensio바카라™s corner and defender Beraldo fired into the roof of the net from point-blank range.
Gianluigi Donnarumma had to claw away Said Benrahma바카라™s deflected cross, but Barcola called upon Lopes with a 14th-minute strike and Kolo Muani scuffed wide after another enterprising run from Barcola, with the bulk of traffic heading towards the visitors바카라™ goal.
O바카라™Brien came to Lyon바카라™s rescue once again with a perfectly-timed tackle on the goal-bound Kolo Muani after Achraf Hakimi had played him in with a fine 23rd-minute pass.
Donnarumma tipped away Alexandre Lacazette바카라™s rising drive as Pierre Sage바카라™s men enjoyed a period of possession, but Ramos바카라™ thumping header from Hakimi바카라™s cross made it 3-0 13 minutes before the break, and it might have been worse for the visitors with Barcola hitting a post from a tight angle seconds later.
Nuamah reduced the deficit with a skidding effort and then clipped the outside of a post as half-time approached, but Ramos struck again with 42 minutes gone, sliding in to dispatch Asensio바카라™s low cross after Warren Zaire-Emery had broken at pace.
PSG laid siege to Lopes바카라™ goal on their return and Ramos whipped a 53rd-minute shot on the turn into the keeper바카라™s midriff, but Donnarumma had to save from Rayan Cherki and Maxence Caqueret as the visitors responded.
With Lyon opting for damage limitation after the break, clear-cut chances were at a premium for the hosts and indeed it was Donnarumma who had to repel a late attempt from substitute Mama Balde.
