While PSG beat Monaco 1-0 in Doha in the Champions Trophy, the other Ligue 1 clubs were playing the 16th day of the French championship. OM took advantage of Le Havre's weakness to come back to within seven points of PSG, which on the other hand became the best defense in the championship.
PSG won 4-2 in Monaco on December 18 in the advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 and has since been 10 points ahead of ASM and OM at the top of the French championship. On Sunday, PSG once again beat Monaco, but this time in the Champions Trophy (1-0), and are still 10 points ahead of the Monegasques in the championship.
On the other hand, OM did not tremble at the Vélodrome against the weak Le Havre team coached by Didier Digard and won 5-1 at the end of the 16th day. Roberto De Zerbi's men are back to 7 points behind PSG and have reduced their deficit in goal average, which nevertheless remains important since PSG has a goal difference of +30 compared to +18 for OM.
The goal conceded by Lens does the business of PSG
Another pursuer of PSG, Bruno Genesio's LOSC was held in check by Antoine Kombouaré's Nantes on Saturday (1-1) and remains 4th with 28 points, as many as OL, who won painfully 1- 0 and on the gong against Montpellier on Saturday evening.
Without its goalkeeper and captain Brice Samba, who is about to leave, Will Still's RC Lens lost 1-0 on Sunday at Bollaert against Toulouse, which allows PSG to once again become the best defense in Ligue 1 with only 14 goals conceded, compared to 15 for the Lensois.
The L1 ranking after the 16th day:
- PSG : 40 points (+30)
- Marseille : 33 points (+18)
- Monaco : 30 points (+10)
- Lille : 28 points (+10)
- Lyon : 28 points (+8)
The 17th day of Ligue 1 will take place this weekend of January 11-12 and PSG will host ASSE on Sunday evening in the closing match. 15th in the standings, the Greens won 3-1 against Reims last weekend for the first time for their Norwegian coach Eirik Horneland. OM will find Jorge Sampaoli in Rennes on Saturday evening while Monaco will open the ball of the 17th day on Friday in Nantes.
