As reported by Africa Top Sports.com in real-time, the last match in French Ligue 1 is currently underway. PSG, already confirmed as the fall champion leader, is hosting Lille, who is third in the standings. At the end of the first half, the teams are level at 1-1.
The influential Z. Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for PSG in the 36th minute, but Lille quickly responded in the 44th minute with a goal from R. Mavuba. However, in a surprising turn, Lille has now taken the lead with a penalty converted by the Ivorian Kalou.
In yesterday’s match, Monaco suffered a 2-1 defeat against Valenciennes, with goals from James Rodriguez (84th) for Monaco and own goals from Abidal (30th) and Ducourtioux (59th) for Valenciennes. Notably, Falcao missed a crucial penalty, which was saved by Penneteau.
As of now, PSG leads the standings with 43 points, while Lille is in the 3rd position with 39 points. With this result, Lille has the opportunity to move back to the 2nd place, trailing by just one point, potentially reigniting the championship race. Stay tuned for further updates.