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Kylian Mbappe's win in the second half gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win over Saint-Etienne. The champions of France continued their inevitable march towards the title of Ligue 1 Sunday.
French striker Mbappe, who had not scored in his previous two games, found the bottom of the goal in the 73rd minute to allow Thomas Tuchel's team to score 62 points in 23 minutes. games.
The result brought PSG's lead to 12 points after Lille, who occupies second place, who played two other matches, was held without goal at home by Montpellier earlier Sunday.
Saint-Etienne is fifth with 40 points.
Five days after defeating Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, the players in the capital had more money, but were powerless in the first period.
They were deprived of the wounded Neymar and Edinson Cavani, while the influential midfielder Marco Verratti was rested by Tuchel.
In his absence, Juan Bernat and Leandro Paredes made a strong performance in the middle while Marquinhos was folded into a three-man defense.
PSG had an unequivocal first chance 10 minutes into the second period when Julian Draxler forced Stephane Ruffier to make a great save after being set up by Angel Di Maria.
The hosts were dangerous, however, with the lively Kevin Monnet package that was constantly threatening.
PSG however took advantage when Daniel Alves let Mbappe slip. He beat Ruffier at close range to score his 19th goal in 18 Ligue 1 games this season.
He became the first French player in 45 years to reach this score after 18 appearances in a season in the French top flight.
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