OneFootball
Dan Burke·23 January 2022
OneFootball
Dan Burke·23 January 2022
Paris Saint-Germain remain 11 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table after victory over Reims on Sunday night.
Scorers: Verratti 44′, Ramos 62′, Faes OG 67′, Danilo 75′
The first half was an even contest until Marco Verratti broke the deadlock for PSG just before half-time when he fired home a rebound after Mauro Icardi’s effort had been blocked.
That strike was the Italian midfielder’s first Ligue 1 goal since May 2017.
Just after the hour mark it was 2-0, when Sergio Ramos smashed home his first PSG goal following a goal-mouth scramble.
Wout Faes then scored an own goal to make it 3-0, deflecting Verratti’s effort past his own goalkeeper from a Lionel Messi corner.
Danilo Pereira then got in on the act to make it 4-0 in the 75th minute after some great work by Kylian Mbappé.
Icardi thought he’d added a fifth late on, but the goal was ruled out for handball.