Ligue 1 Update

BEST OF ROUND 34

Lens got the better of Marseille, PSG proved too strong for Troyes and Lyon edged a nine-goal thriller. Check out the action from Round 34 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats here!

PSG bounce back

Leaders Paris Saint-Germain got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win at Troyes.

Kylian Mbappé headed PSG in front with his 24th goal of the season (8') before Vitinha added a second (59'). Xavier Chavalerin pulled one back for Troyes (83') but Fabian Ruiz's superb strike settled matters (86').

"It was a good win for our league position," said PSG coach Christophe Galtier whose side require seven more points to secure the title. "After the result of Lens-Marseille, we had to build on our lead. I was happy with the way the team expressed themselves. We played well both with and without the ball."

Lens see off Marseille 

Lens took a huge step towards Champions League qualification after a 2-1 win at home to Marseille.

Captain Séko Fofana opened the scoring with a superb 20-yard strike (42') before Loïs Openda headed in from Przemysław Frankowski's cross (60'), to extend Lens' advantage. Dimitri Payet pulled one back for the visitors but Lens held on to climb above OM and into second place. 

Monaco claim moral-boosting win

Monaco put bruising back-to-back defeats behind them with a 2-1 win at already-relegated Angers.

Aleksandr Golovin struck a beauty to open the scoring on the stroke of half time before Myron Boadu extended their lead on the hour mark. Abdallah Sima's neat header pulled one back from Angers (64').

Lyon edge nine-goal thriller

Alexandre Lacazette scored four times to earn Lyon an incredible 5-4 victory at home to Montpellier.

The Frenchman opened the scoring (31') before Elye Wahi netted four goals of his own, without reply, (40', 41', 53' & 55') to put Montpellier into a commanding lead. But Lyon staged an incredible comeback with Lacazette adding his second of the game (59') and Dejan Lovren heading another for the hosts (70').

The Lyon captain then levelled the score (82') before converting a penalty in the tenth minute of added time to win it for his side.

"We knew very well that it was a match to regain the lead over Marseille," said Lens striker Openda after netting his 19th goal of the season. "We fought, we the players, the supporters, it showed our mentality, to show what we want to do in this championship. Marseille are a very, very good team. Today we showed a very good state of mind, we deserve this victory."