On the way to the “consolation prize” championship, Paris St. Germain made a fool of themselves again.
In front of a home crowd, the star ensemble around world footballer Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe surprisingly lost to FC Lorient 1: 3 (1: 2), a piercing concert of whistles echoed from the stands in the Prinzenpark. For the leader, it was the third bankruptcy in the past four league home games.
Enzo le Fee (15′) and Darlin Yongwa (39′) gave the underdog twice the lead before Bamba Diang (88′) made the decision just before the end. After the yellow-red card against former BVB defender Achraf Hakimi (20th), Mbappe (29th) had equalized outnumbered in the meantime – at the invitation of Lorient keeper Yvon Mvogo.
Five games before the end of the season, the Paris lead over pursuers Olympique Marseille shrank to five points. The second in the table used the mistake of the defending champion, albeit not very convincingly: Marseille struggled to a 2-1 (0-1) win against newly promoted AJ Auxerre thanks to a late double strike from Cengiz Ünder (75th) and Alexis Sanches (77th).
