This third consecutive victory allows Christophe Galtier's team to be quiet in the league, with 11 lengths ahead of Marseille, expected in Rennes on Sunday (8:45 p.m.), and to focus on their 1/8th final second leg of the League champions, Wednesday in Bavaria.
With an offensive game found, goals from Lionel Messi, Jaouen Hadjam against his side, Danilo Pereira and the 201st from Kylian Mbappé, a new club record, Paris has the weapons to overturn the defeat of the first leg (1-0).
But his defense was again let up from 2-0 to 2-2, as against Lille (4-3 victory in the end), and his goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is guilty on the two goals of Ludovic Blas and Ignatius Ganago.
In the afternoon, there was no winner in the 116th North derby between Lens and Lille, with a view of Europe: Racing is on the podium, Losc 5th.
The "Sang et Or" started better, with an own goal from Lille captain José Fonte, but the "Dogues" finished better.
In the second half, the Canadian Jonathan David equalized, joining the Rémois Folarin Balogun in second place among scorers, at 15 goals, behind Mbappé (18 goals).
Lense's Belgian striker Lois Openda (g) against Lille's Swedish defender Gabriel Gudmundsson during the Ligue 1 match between the two clubs in Lens on March 4, 2023 © FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP
Racing remains third, one length behind Marseille (2nd), one ahead of Monaco (4th).
OM go to Rennes (5th) to try to forget the enormous disappointment of their elimination in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France by Annecy (L2, 2-2, 7 pens to 6)
Monaco goes to Troyes (1:00 p.m.) to bounce back after the derby lost against Nice at Louis II (3-0).
Friday, Nice was held in check at home by Auxerre (1-1).
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