US EditionPSG Move Top with Nervy 3-2 Win at Bottom Club Metz
PSG secured a narrow 3-2 victory at Metz, with 17 different Ligue 1 scorers this season, moving two points clear at the top of the table.
- On Saturday in LONGEVILLE-LES-METZ, Paris St Germain moved provisionally top of Ligue 1 after a 3-2 win at Metz with goals from Goncalo Ramos, Quentin Ndjantou and Desire Doue.
- Struggling to break down Metz early, PSG faced a tough challenge as bottom club Metz entered with the league's worst defensive record, having conceded 34 goals in their 15 previous games.
- Ramos opened the scoring with a header from a short-corner one-two move, Ndjantou slid in to score from Ibrahim Mbaye's pass, and substitute Doue finished a 63rd-minute counter to restore PSG's cushion.
- Despite a nervy finish, PSG held on to win, while Metz will take satisfaction and might stave off a swift return to Ligue 2 if they reproduce this level of performance.
- PSG are now on 36 points, two ahead of Lens who host Nice on Sunday, and the champions have used 17 different Ligue 1 goalscorers this campaign.
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With a reworked team, Paris Saint-Germain trembled until the end to win 3-2 and temporarily take the lead in the championship ahead of Lens playing on Sunday.
SCAN SPORT - Ibrahim Mbaye was elected man of the match at the Metz-PSG meeting (2-3). The trophy was given to him by a child to whom he offered his jersey.
Soccer-PSG move top with nervy 3-2 win at bottom club Metz
LONGEVILLE-LES-METZ, France, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain moved provisionally top of Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win at bottom club Metz on Saturday where the champions twice had a two-goal cushion cut and Goncalo Ramos, Quentin Ndjantou and Desire Doue were all on the scoresheet for the visitors.
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The Straits TimesPSG move top with nervy 3-2 win at bottom club Metz
LONGEVILLE-LES-METZ, France, Dec 13 : Paris St Germain moved provisionally top of Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win at bottom club Metz on Saturday where the champions twice had a two-goal cushion cut and Goncalo Ramos, Quentin Ndjantou and Desire Doue were all on the scoresheet for the visitors.PSG are on 36 points, tw
Paris Saint-Germain scored a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Metz, in a match full of pace, goals and emotions, where everything remained open until the end. The advantage for PSG came in the 31st minute, when Gonçalo Ramos bravely jumped on a precise cross from Kang-In Lee and with a powerful header from close range sent the ball into the bottom right corner, giving goalkeeper Jonathan Fischer no chance for the score 0-1. The Parisians continued t…
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By JEROME PUGMIRE PARÍS (AP) — defending champion Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of the Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3-2 victory against Metz that highlighted the strength of his flourishing youth academy. Teen striker Ibrahim Mbaye, who was presenting a high school diploma exam in September, attended two of the goals. Last season and after passing through the PSG academy, he debuted at Ligue 1 with 16 years, 6 months and 23 days, becomin…
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