Midtable Auxerre took a shock first-half lead at champions Paris Saint-Germain within the remaining spherical of Ligue 1 video games this season on Saturday earlier than Nuno Mendes curled a elegant free-kick towards the woodwork because the Champions League finalists threatened a swift equaliser.
PSG high scorer Ousmane Dembele was denied by goalkeeper Donovan Leon in an early one-on-one earlier than Gaetan Perrin slipped Lassine Sinayoko in on objective with a low go via the centre to attain the Thirtieth-minute opener.
Mali ahead Sinayoko spun at pace and produced a medical left-footed end, rolling the ball underneath Gianluigi Donnarumma from simply contained in the field to place Auxerre on track for a 3rd win in 4 away video games.
Nuno Mendes virtually replied in elegant trend shortly afterwards, bending a gorgeous left-footed effort towards the close to submit from a substantial distance out on the left on the Parc des Princes, the place PSG suffered their first top-flight defeat of the season to Good of their final residence league recreation on April 25.
Sinayoko final 4 video games 🇲🇱
⚽️ 2 targets
🅰️ 4 assists pic.twitter.com/cbkKLHirry— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 17, 2025
PSG vs Auxerre
With the title secured on April 19, PSG’s home type has maybe predictably dipped as their focus intensifies on a primary Champions League title.
Their three-game winless league run after sealing high spot included that defeat to Good and a 2-1 defeat at Champions League qualification hopefuls Strasbourg.
Luis Enrique’s facet recovered to win 4-1 at Montpellier on Might 10, three days after their 2-1 residence win over Arsenal to finish a 3-1 combination victory within the Champions League semi-finals.
Auxerre scored with their solely shot heading in the right direction of the primary half, whereas PSG had two correct makes an attempt and completed the interval on an anticipated targets tally of 0.69 to their opponents’ 0.39.
Les Ajaistes, who received Ligue 2 final season, are assured to complete tenth in the event that they beat a PSG facet towards whom they drew 0-0 at residence on December 6.
PSG face Reims within the French Cup remaining on the Stade de France subsequent Saturday (20:00 BST).
When is the Champions League remaining 2025?
Sixty-nine years after it was first held, essentially the most prestigious match on the European membership calendar returns when the 2025 Champions League remaining decides whether or not PSG or Inter will raise the trophy following Actual Madrid’s record-extending fifteenth triumph in 2023/24.
Workforce objective within the 2015 remaining 🥵#UCL pic.twitter.com/xrHryfh0Xx
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 20, 2025
This season’s recreation will present the final of the finals within the main European membership competitions on Saturday, Might 31. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
Every of the final six finals have been tight encounters, with 4 settled by a objective and neither of the opposite two that includes multiple objective earlier than the 83rd minute.
Madrid have received six of the final 11 finals, with Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis victorious as soon as every to interrupt Los Blancos’ supremacy throughout that interval.
