Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian midfielder Ezequiel Lavezzi (L) vies with Renne’s Senegalese defender Fallou Diagne during their French L1 match in Paris on Friday.
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Paris St Germain reduced Olympique Lyonnais’ Ligue 1 lead to one point after Ezequiel Lavezzi’s first-half strike earned the champions a 1-0 home win over Stade Rennes on Friday.
The capital club’s third league win in a row helped them leapfrog Olympique de Marseille into second spot, with 47 points from 23 games.
Lyon travel to fifth-placed Monaco today and Marseille host Evian Thonon Gaillard on Saturday.
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has scored only one league goal since the turn of the year, produced another disappointing display but Lavezzi shone at the Parc des Princes.
The former Napoli forward poked the ball home from fellow Argentine Javier Pastore’s pass in the 29th minute, giving PSG the lead after a sluggish start.
Home keeper Salvatore Sirigu was then forced into a low save to his right to deny Abdoulaye Doucoure’s shot from just outside the box five minutes later.
