Paris (AFP)

Paris SG celebrated its symbolic title of autumn champion by winning 4-0 at Saint-Etienne, Sunday at the end of the 18th day of L1, marked by a catastrophic scenario for Lyon, defeated by Rennes at home (1-0 ) and who lost his captain, the Dutch international Memphis Depay.

. Paris SG, easy fall champion

Fall champions before they even played, thanks to the draw of their dolphin Marseille in Metz (1-1) on Saturday evening, the Parisians settled their score at Saint-Etienne without forcing, the Greens playing at ten since the 25th minute due to the expulsion of Aholou. PSG coach Thomas Tuchel had chosen to start his "Fantastic Four" together for the first time, with Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria. But it was Paredes (10th), who opened the scoring - and his goal counter to PSG - before Mbappé (43rd, 89th) and Icardi (72nd) did the rest. The Parisians, who are seven points ahead of their runner-up, Marseille, and one game less, could have made the score heavier if Neymar had not missed his penalty by finding the left post. Mbappé scored the last goal in an unreal atmosphere, under the blasting whistles of fireworks launched by supporters of the North Kop, who offered a pyrotechnic show to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

. The Lyon nightmare

Dark evening for Lyon, who relapsed at home against Rennes (1-0) and lost for the rest of the season their captain Memphis Depay and the French international hope Jeff Reine-Adelaïde, both victims of a ligament rupture at a knee. Become emblematic in Lyon, Memphis had been one of the men of the evening Tuesday, during the qualification in 8th of final of the Champions League torn against Leipzig (2-2). Scorer, he left to explain himself with the Lyon supporters at the end of the match, snatching an insulting banner for his partner Marcelo.

Sunday, Lyon was unconvincing against the Britons, who ended up winning in the 89th, thanks to a fantastic ride of their nugget Eduardo Camavinga, author at 17 of his first goal in Ligue 1. A month after his first summons to the Espoirs, the middle marked the spirits when he broke through the Lyon defense and beat Anthony Lopes.

Now 8th, six points from the podium, the Lyonnais were heavily whistled. And to say that it was to celebrate Bernard Lacombe, legend of the Rhone club and future retiree, to whom the stadium paid tribute on Sunday.

For its part, Rennes climbed to 4th place, one point from the podium and with one game less.

. Bordeaux out of order

A week after a loss to Marseille (3-1), the Girondins suffered a second consecutive defeat, at home against Strasbourg.

The Alsatians, more enterprising at the start of the game, quickly hit the mark, thanks to striker Ludovic Ajorque (11th), who took advantage of a muddled defense at the end of a corner to score his sixth goal of the season. All in front of a south turn emptied of its ultramarines, the grandstand being closed by the League after incidents two weeks ago against Nîmes. The defeat is not likely to settle the relations between the ultras and the deputy president Frédéric Longuépée, nor with the American shareholders GACP and King Street.

Strasbourg is eight points ahead of the barrage place, tied with Nice (13th), who drew (0-0) in Brest on Saturday. As for the Girondins, on the podium two weeks ago after their card against Nîmes (6-0), they are stuck in 7th place.

Saturday, Lille (3rd), who beat Montpellier (2-1), took advantage of the Marseille draw to come back four points from the second. By winning in Nîmes (1-0) and Toulouse (1-0), which sank at the bottom of the ranking, Nantes (5th) and Reims (6th) also performed well at the top of the table.

Full results of the 18th day:

Friday

Lille - Montpellier 2 - 1

Saturday

Metz - Marseille 1 - 1

Nîmes - Nantes 0 - 1

Brest - Nice 0 - 0

Angers - Monaco 0 - 0

Amiens - Dijon 1 - 1

Toulouse - Reims 0 - 1

Sunday

Bordeaux - Strasbourg 0 - 1

Lyon - Rennes 0 - 1

Saint-Etienne - Paris SG 0 - 4

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