Late Doue winner takes PSG closer to Ligue 1 title
Paris Saint-Germain is within touching distance of retaining its Ligue 1 title after Desire Doue's 82nd-minute winner sealed a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Brest.
In Luis Enrique's 100th Ligue 1 game in charge, his team left it late but restored its six-point cushion over Lens, ahead of their top-of-the-table clash next week.
A point from PSG's final two matches will now secure the crown, although realistically, their lead looks unlikely to be overturned even with two defeats, given Lens would also need a 15-goal swing to go in their favour.
PSG's much-changed lineup flew out of the blocks and only a fingertip save from visiting goalkeeper Gregoire Coudert stopped Lucas Hernandez's fizzing drive from distance nestling into the top-right corner.
The host side continued to push for the opening goal without reward, though Renato Marin had to be on his toes to smother Raphael Le Guen's attempt from inside the penalty area.
Luis Enrique was forced to turn to his bench on the hour and introduce both Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, though it was Senny Mayulu who came the closest to opening the scoring, when his curling shot from the edge of the box hit both the crossbar and the left post.
Joao Neves then poked over the crossbar as PSG searched for a winner, and it came eight minutes from time thanks to another substitute in Doue, who cut inside from the left before picking out the bottom-right corner with a fine finish.
Brest almost equalised immediately after kick-off when Neves was dispossessed by Hugo Magnetti, but the captain's shot was pushed to safety by Marin as PSG held on.
