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Ten-man PSG humiliated at Lille, made to wait for title

ByReuters

Updated 14/04/2019 at 21:05 GMT

Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 title celebrations were delayed again when they suffered an embarrassing 5-1 defeat by second-placed Lille after being reduced to 10 men on Sunday.

Marco Verratti #6 of Paris Saint-Germain and Jonathan Bamba #14 of Losc react to a play during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille OSC at Stade Pierre Mauroy on April 14, 2019 in Lille, France.

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The capital side, who would have clinched their eighth title by avoiding defeat, had Juan Bernat sent off before the break after the Spaniard had cancelled out Thomas Meunier's early own goal.
The hosts made the most of their superiority after halftime with goals by Nicolas Pepe, Jonathan Bamba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Jose Fonte, reducing the gap with the leaders to 17 points with six games remaining.
PSG, who already missed out on the oppourtunity of an early celebration when they drew at home to Racing Strasbourg last Sunday, will bag the title if they win their game in hand at Nantes on Wednesday.
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