"Désiré Doué set Paris Saint-Germain on their way as they climbed back to the top of Ligue 1 with a regulation 3-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Metz. Doue and Bradley Barcola scored at either end of the first half at the Parc des Princes before Gonçalo Ramos made sure 13 minutes from time to seal a 16th successive league win over the visitors and leave them with just two points from the last 33 they have contested."
"The champions needed just three minutes to get their noses in front when Doue ran on to Warren Zaïre-Emery's through-ball and fired past keeper Jonathan Fischer. Barcola and Ramos both had attempts blocked and Achraf Hakimi fired wide after being set up by Lee Kang-in as they threatened to add to their tally. Fischer denied Dro Fernández after he had been played through by Barcola and Hakimi went significantly closer from distance 13 minutes before the break and Barcola blazed wide three minutes later."
"The keeper repelled Lucas Hernández's header in first-half stoppage time, but the second goal arrived in stoppage time seconds later when Barcola headed home from close range after the Metz defence failed to deal with a corner. Doue made way for Ibrahim Mbaye before the restart, but it was Metz's Giorgi Tsitaishvili who was first to threaten in the second half, although his long-range 50th-minute effort was blocked."
Paris Saint-Germain reclaimed first place in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win over bottom-placed Metz at the Parc des Princes. Désiré Doué opened the scoring after three minutes, Bradley Barcola added a stoppage-time header before half-time, and Gonçalo Ramos sealed victory 13 minutes from full-time. PSG exploited Lens' 3-2 defeat at Monaco to move two points clear. Jonathan Fischer made several saves for Metz, who managed few sustained threats despite efforts from Giorgi Tsitaishvili and Boubacar Traoré. Luis Enrique introduced Ibrahim Mbaye, João Neves and Vitinha as PSG maintained control to secure a routine league victory.
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