Neymar and Giovani Lo Celso scored superb late goals as Paris Saint-Germain restored their 11-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 victory at Lille on Saturday.
Marseille’s 6-3 thumping of Metz on Friday had cut PSG’s advantage, but Unai Emery’s men – without Kylian Mbappe due to suspension – finished strongly to make sure of three points at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Yuri Berchiche scored the opener in first-half stoppage time, the defender firing in a low drive, although Lille felt the goal should have been disallowed for an offside in the build-up.
Neymar effectively ended any hopes of a home fightback with 13 minutes to play, hammering a free-kick into the top-left corner from the edge of the penalty area for his 18th Ligue 1 goal of the season.
Yet PSG were not finished there, Lo Celso sending a glorious chip over the head of goalkeeper Mike Maignan from 20 yards to extend his team’s unbeaten run against Lille to 15 games in all competitions.
