French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain gave its rivals in the title race a glimmer of hope after losing 1-0 to Lyon on Sunday for a second straight home defeat.
PSG바카라s fifth loss of the league campaign leaves its six points ahead of second-place Lens and Marseille with nine rounds of matches remaining.
바카라It바카라s not just the mentality that needs to change,바카라 PSG defender Danilo said after the game. 바카라There are a lot of things we need to change.바카라
PSG lost its previous home game 2-0 against Rennes and Danilo urged his teammates to respond quickly, or risk finishing the season empty-handed.
바카라We didn바카라t respect the game plan and we didn바카라t give our all. And when you don바카라t give everything you have, even at home, it바카라s difficult to win matches,바카라 Danilo said. 바카라We need to get out of this (situation) because our opponents are only six points back. We need to wake up because the title is not at all guaranteed.바카라
After star striker Kylian Mbappé fluffed an early chance for the hosts, Lyon missed the opportunity to score in the 39th when striker Alexandre Lacazette took a penalty after being fouled by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma going for a loose ball.
Lacazette has 150 goals for Lyon and sent Donnarumma the wrong way, but held his head in his hands when his spot-kick hit the left post.
Lyon went on to punish PSG바카라s slack defending with a slick move in the 56th minute as 18-year-old right back SaĂ«l Kumbedi volleyed a pass across the area and the 20-year-old forward Bradley Barcola slid the ball past Donnarumma. Lyon then had chances to make it 2-0, forcing Donnarumma into sharp saves from Barcola and Moussa DembĂ©lĂ©.
PSG seems to be under increasing pressure from its fans after losing eight games out of 19 overall in 2023. Next up is a difficult trip south to face Nice next weekend.
A few hours before the Lyon game, MbappĂ© met with and addressed a group of PSG fans called K-Soce team, which was celebrating its 15th anniversary. The K-Soce team was reportedly involved in some fan clashes in previous years, notably during a nighttime street brawl before a Champions League game against Dinamo Zagreb in 2012. Holding up a megaphone, Mbappe assured them of the players바카라 commitment to the team.
PSG was eliminated from the round of 16 of the Champions League for the second straight season and knocked out of the French Cup by bitter rival Marseille.
MbappĂ© couldn바카라t do his talking on the field this time, and he remains locked with Lille striker Jonathan David on 19 goals atop the league바카라s scoring charts.
The start of the game was pushed back by 10 minutes after Lyon바카라s bus was delayed arriving at Parc des Princes stadium, where Lyon coach Laurent Blanc took charge of PSG from 2013-16 and left on Sunday night with a precious win.
MONACO WINS
Monaco바카라s teenage talent made the difference as it rallied to beat Strasbourg 4-3 to move three points behind third-place Marseille in the chase for a Champions League spot.
Finishing third means entry into the qualifying rounds while second place guarantees automatic qualification for the Champions League. Second-place Lens leads Marseille on goal difference.
Fourth-place Monaco trailed 2-1 at the break after central defender Guillermo Maripan바카라s own-goal. But the Principality side hit back strongly with second-half goals from 18-year-old midfielders Eliesse Ben Seghir and Edan Diop, before France midfielder Youssouf Fofana made it 4-2 in the 66th.
Fofana was sent off in the 78th for a second yellow card and striker Habib Diallo grabbed Strasbourg바카라s third goal deep into stoppage time.
LILLE VICTORY
Canada striker Jonathan David did not add to his league tally but Lille still won 3-1 against Lorient to move above Rennes and into fifth place in the chase for a Europa League place.
Kosovo winger Edon Zhegrova netted for Lille in the 89th and again in stoppage time after coming on as a late substitute for United States forward Tim Weah, who successfully returned from injury.
Winger Remy Cabella had put Lille ahead in the 13th after being set up by English midfielder Angel Gomes, who started his career with Manchester United and assisted on Zhegrova바카라s first goal after striker Ibrahima KonĂ© equalized for Lorient in the 78th.
OTHER MATCHES
Seventh-place Reims won 3-0 at Nantes with French forward Alexis Flips scoring twice as club top scorer Folarin Balogun failed to add to his 17 league goals.
Eighth-place Nice extended its unbeaten run to 14 matches overall but was held 1-1 at last-place Angers, despite taking a fourth-minute lead through striker Terem Moffi.
Striker Grejohn Kyei scored two penalties 바카라 including the winner deep into injury time 바카라 as Clermont beat 19th-place Ajaccio 2-1.
Brest beat Toulouse 3-1.
