To eight points, it increased its difference from the 2nd place of the Ligue 1 standings and Nice the Paris Saint-Germain, which was imposed 2-0 of Lance away from home in the match that brought the curtain down on the 18th matchday.
The hosts had a chance to surprise the Parisians only in the 7th minute, but Frankovski failed to score from the penalty spot.
At the completion of half an hour of the match, o Barcola put Luis Enrique’s side in front with a fine finish in four-four, with Grandet’s dismissal in first-half stoppage time simplifying matters for Paris.
1-0 seemed to be the final score, however in the 89th minute came the Mbappe to put the icing on the Parisian cake with a diagonal, drifting shot to make it 2-0.
The 18th matchday:
Friday 12/1
Marseille-Strasbourg 1-1
(2′ Zigo – 90’+1′ Sebas)
Saturday 13/1
Monaco-Reims 1-3
(49′ Ben Gedder-35′ Tema, 55′ Kadra, 90+5′ Matusiva)
Rennes 2-0
(31′ pen. Burigo, 54′ Calimuendo)
Sunday 14/1
Lille Lorient 3-0
(37′ David, 90′ Kabeja, 90+3′ Zegrova)
Brest-Montpellier 1-2
(47′ Mole-29′ Nicholson, 89′ Alevina)
Metz-Toulouse 0-1
(12′ Siero)
Nantes-Clermont 2-0
(48′ Magnetti, 90+2′ Le Duaron)
Havre-Lyon 3-1
(18′ Joris, 50′ Saby, 63′ Opry-54′ Lacazette)
Lance-Paris Saint-Germain 0-2
(30′ Barcola, 89′ Mbappe)
The next (19th) matchday:
Friday 26/1
Lyon-Ren (22:00)
Saturday 27/1
Nice-Mets (18:00)
Marseille-Monaco (22:00)
Sunday 28/1
Montpellier-Lille (14:00)
Clermont-Strasbourg (16:00)
Lorient-Havri
Reims-Nades
Toulouse-Lance (18:05)
Paris Saint-Germain-Brest (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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