Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain was held 2-2 at home by Lorient but Ligue 1 title rival Lens failed to take advantage as it drew 1-1 at Nice later on Saturday. A win for second-place Lens would have cut PSG's lead to four points — with Lens hosting PSG on May 13 — but the gap remains six points with three rounds remaining. Left winger Allan Saint-Maximin put Lens ahead in the 61st minute against his former club, latching on to Adrien Thomasson's fine pass from deep and netting with a composed finish.
Paris Saint-Germain have not been afforded a weekend off this time in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, but they could instead take a big step towards clinching yet another Ligue 1 title.Lens will hope to keep the title race alive for at least another week, while behind them Lyon and Lille are in pole position to take the final two qualifying spots from Ligue 1 for next season's Champions League.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain recovered from its Ligue 1 loss to Lyon with a 3-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nantes on Wednesday. PSG’s home win – in a game postponed from mid-March to allow the team to better prepare for its Champions League last-16 clash with Chelsea – keeps it four points above Lens with four rounds of the French league remaining. Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 13th minute.
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