Paris St Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to 15 points when they beat bottom side Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 at home yesterday, but their latest Champions League failure still loomed large at the Parc des Princes.
Kylian Mbappe, who was spared the boos of the fans, Neymar and Leandro Paredes found the back of the net to put PSG on 65 points from 28 games, four days after being knocked out of Europe’s premier club competition by Real Madrid at the last-16 stage.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has come under fire after Wednesday’s collapse, said he felt sad. “Nobody likes this context, it made me sad. All those who love PSG, after the disappointment of Madrid, are sad. I feel sad for what I experienced today,” he said.
Asked if Neymar and Lionel Messi, who appeared to be more targeted by the crowd than other players, were affected, he replied: 
“We were all affected. We understand the disappointment and frustration. We’re all going through this together as a team. We have a responsibility to take responsibility for what happened.”
The result left Bordeaux on 22 points, four points from safety. Keylor Navas was back in goal for PSG after Gianluigi Donnarumma’s blunder cost them the first goal against Real, while Marco Verratti was suspended. Only Mbappe, scorer of both goals in the 3-2 aggregate loss to Real, was cheered on by the fans, especially when he opened the scoring after 24 minutes.
Mbappe fired home from close range after Messi’s through ball had been deflected into his path by Georginio Wijnaldum. The crowd were still reeling from the disappointment of seeing their team knocked out of the Champions League after conceding three goals in 17 minutes against Real on Wednesday.
Neymar doubled the lead seven minutes into the second half as he tapped in from Achraf Hakimi’s pass after the Moroccan collected another through ball from Messi. The goal was met by a mixture of whistles and clapping by the Parc des Princes but the crowd celebrated properly when Paredes found the top corner from the penalty spot. Bordeaux were unable to react and moved a step closer to relegation for the first time since 1991. They have now conceded 68 goals — an average of almost 2.5 goals per game in Ligue 1 this season.
Rennes powered into the Champions League places as Bruno Genesio’s side won 4-2 at his former club Lyon. Benjamin Bourigeaud, Baptiste Santamaria and Lovro Majer scored in the first half before Martin Terrier rifled in a fourth just after the break.
Lyon avoided further embarrassment as they halved the deficit courtesy of Hamari Traore’s own goal and a penalty from Moussa Dembele. Strasbourg climbed up to fourth as defender Alexander Djiku’s goal secured a 1-0 home win over Monaco. Marseille can reclaim third if they avoid defeat at Brest.
Lorient moved out of the relegation spots with a 2-0 victory at Clermont. Reims beat Angers 1-0 while Metz remain in the bottom two after a goalless stalemate with Lens.