Ligue 1 Updates

By Anonymous (not verified), November 14, 2022

BEST OF ROUND 15

Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Auxerre, Lens edged out Clermont and Marseille snatched a dramatic late winner at Monaco as Ligue 1 Uber Eats bid farewell ahead of the World Cup. Check out the action from Round 15 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats here!

PSG romp to victoryParis Saint-Germain bid farewell to the Parc des Princes faithful in style, thrashing Auxerre 5-0.

Kylian Mbappé kicked things off with an 11th-minute goal before Carlos Soler (51'), Achraf Hakimi (57') and Renato Sanches (84') gave the reigning champions an unassailable lead.

There was also time for Hugo Ekitiké to open his account for PSG when he fired a fifth, six-minutes from time.

"It was important to win, Lens are behind us in second position with an incredible number of points," said PSG coach Christophe Galtier after seeing his side register their 13th win from 15 league games this season.

Fifth-straight win for Lens

Lens secured their fifth-consecutive league win after seeing off Clermont 2-1 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Clermont drew first blood when Lens midfielder Salis Abdul Samed put through his own net (38'). But the game turned on its head in quick fashion when Wesley Saïd equalised for Lens on the hour mark before Séko Fofana netted the winner (68') to ensure Franck Haise's side strengthened their grip on second place.

"Having 36 points after 15 games will allow us to enjoy the World Cup break with a good feeling," said Lens boss Franck Haise after cementing second place on the table. "It's exceptional to have this number of points at this stage of the season. But what matters is that we continue to play with passion, energy and quality"

Marseille win thriller

An added-time goal from Sead Kolasinac handed Marseille a 3-2 draw at Monaco.

Marseille took the lead through Alexis Sanchez's superb free-kick (35') but Monaco hit back on the stroke of half time when Wissam Ben Yedder converted from the penalty spot. Kevin Volland then nudged Monaco's in front (72') before Jordan Veretout struck to level for Igor Tudor's side (83').

But Marseille grabbed a winner in the eighth-minute of added time when Kolasinac headed home from close range.

Rennes' streak goes onRennes made it 11 games unbeaten after a 2-1 win against Toulouse at Roazhon Park.

Goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud (25') and Arnaud Kalimuendo (58') were enough to keep Rennes on the podium going into the World Cup break. Thijs Dallinga scored the visitors' goal (55').

"My players were very professional, committed and determined. As soon as we got the opening goal, the match changed. We scored five goals, each with a different scorer. From the moment that we got to 3-0 and I saw that the opposition had stepped off. At that point, I was looking to see which players I needed to preserve [ahead of the World Cup].