Ligue 1 – 36th day: PSG jostled but winner in Auxerre (1-2), doubled by Kylian Mbappé

It’s a small victory for Paris Saint-Germain, but a big step towards obtaining the title in this Ligue 1 2022-2023. At the end of the thirty-sixth day, PSG won against AJ Auxerre at Abbé-Deschamps (1-2). Once again, the Parisians were able to count on Kylian Mbappé, author of a double in two minutes in a sovereign start to the match. But little by little, the Ligue 1 leader put himself in danger and Gianluigi Donnarumma had to work to preserve the success of his team. In the general classification, Christophe Galtier’s men are six points ahead of RC Lens two days before the end of the championship. Next weekend, a draw in Strasbourg would be enough for PSG to win an eleventh French championship title in its history. For Auxerre, the fight to maintain continues with a small point ahead of FC Nantes.

What would Paris Saint-Germain be without Kylian Mbappé? This evening again, the question deserves to be asked. Author of his twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth achievements in Ligue 1, the Parisian number 7 illustrated himself in a very good way to regain control of the ranking of the top scorers in the French championship, two units ahead of Alexandre Lacazette. In eight minutes flat, Mbappé gave PSG a two-goal lead on the Icaunaise lawn. Imperial, KM7 opened the scoring with a shot from the right foot in the top corner to mystify Andrei Radu after making Gauthier Hein dizzy (6th, 0-1). Two minutes later, the native of Bondy was served by Hugo Ekitike to break with a curled shot (8th, 0-2). The performance of a footballer definitely apart.

With this disaster scenario, Christophe Pélissier doubtless wondered if the Auxerre evening was not going to turn out to be nightmarish. Finally, the PSG was less incisive in the rest of the game. If Ekitike missed the third Parisian goal on a caviar from Mbappé (42nd), the locals could have reduced the gap before the break but Gauthier Hein stumbled on Gianluigi Donnarumma (27th) and Raveloson sent a missile on the crossbar ( 38th).

For Paris, the title is almost recorded

In the second half, AJA gave reason to believe in a split at the final whistle. Donnarumma again proved decisive in front of Hein (48th), then Lassine Sinayoko scored his first goal in Ligue 1 this season with a cross shot under the belly of the Italian goalkeeper (51st, 1-2). United as one, the Abbé-Deschamps stadium pushed to allow his team to equalize, but Hein (75th) and Sriki Dembélé (90th) found Donnarumma on their way to goal. In additional time, Mbappé believed to offer himself a hat-trick … refused by the VAR (92nd). In the end, Paris is only one point away from regaining the title of champion of France. For its part, Auxerre will have to tighten the game to stay in the elite.