Paris Saint-Germain netted their 3000th goal in Ligue 1 as a late winner from Kylian Mbappé secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Brest, to extend their commanding lead at the top of the table to 11 points.The 3000th goal for Paris Saint-Germain in the first division was scored by @KMbappe, which brings him level with @ECavaniOfficial as the top Parisian scorers in #Ligue1 with 138 goals scored! ⚽️🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/jvRgGLm4qF— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) March 11, 2023 With only a Ligue 1 title for PSG to chase after yet more Champions League heartbreak in midweek, this looked like the perfect opportunity for the French champions to immediately rediscover winning ways, especially with the Parisians going unbeaten in their previous 24 head-to-head encounters against Brest. However, the hosts held firm during the early exchanges, with Carlos Soler seeing PSG’s best opportunity of the opening half-hour tipped onto the post by a sprawling Marco Bizot.Lionel Messi reaches 300 club assists after tonight’s one to Mbappé between Barcelona and PSG — and he’s in the history again. 🔵🅰️🇦🇷 #Messi pic.twitter.com/k6h7reor37— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 11, 2023 As halftime loomed, PSG looked to up the ante with plenty of possession in the final third, and finally made their pressure count in the 37th minute, when Soler rifled home a clinical first-time finish, after Bizot could only parry a long-range effort from Kylian Mbappé. Undeterred by the setback, Brest stunned the visitors with a swift response just six minutes later, as Franck Honorat raced through on goal and lifted a clever strike over Gianluigi Donnarumma to restore parity going into the interval.Yet to claim a point from a losing position under new boss Éric Roy, the hosts looked to carry their momentum into the opening exchanges of the second half, but Lilian Brassier spurned a glorious opportunity to give Brest the lead, directing a close-range header wastefully into the side-netting. Grateful for the reprieve, PSG went in pursuit of a goal to regain control of the contest, but Mbappé uncharacteristically scooped over from eight yards, while Lionel Messi saw a low strike expertly thwarted by Bizot.With time ticking into the final 15 minutes, both sides remained intent on finding a decisive late winner, and it was the visitors who finally ended the hosts’ resistance in stoppage time, as Mbappé broke the offside trap and confidently slotted home to net PSG’s 3,000th goal in Ligue 1 and secure all three points to extend their lead at the top of the division.LIGUE 1 – ROUND 25FridayLille – Lyon 3-3 (0-0)/David 46, 61 pen, 79 pen – Barcola 64, Lacazette 83, 89/SaturdayAuxerre – Rennes 0-0Brest – PSG 1-2 (1-1)/Honorat 44 – Soler 37, Mbappe 90/Sunday15:00: (4.70) Clermont (3.50) Lens (1.94)17:00: (3.70) Angers (3.60) Toulouse (2.14)17:00: (1.89) Lorient (3.70) Troyes (4.60)17:00: (3.15) Ajaccio (3.15) Montpellier (2.60)17:00: (3.10) Nantes (3.20) Nice (2.60)19:05: (1.94) Monaco (3.70) Reims (4.30)22:45: (1.48) Olympique Marseille (4.60) Strasbourg (8.50)***odds are subject to change***
