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PSG beat Saint-Etienne 3-2 to move to within one point of league leaders Lille in the 2020-21 Ligue 1
Denis Bouanga opened the scoring for Saint-Etienne, but Kylian Mbappe scored a quickfire brace to turn the match on its head. Romain Hamoma though he salvaged a share of the spoils by netting the equaliser in added time.
But Mauro Icardi had other ideas as he netted a dramatic late winner to seal all three points for PSG. The Argentine combined with his compatriot Angel di Maria to head one in as the reigning champions capitalised on Lille's draw at home to Montpellier.
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On that note, let's take a look at the talking points from the game:
#1 PSG keep their title hopes alive
PSG keep the pressure on LOSC Lille after their thrilling win over Saint Etienne.
With Lille drawing against Montpellier, PSG capitalised on the league leaders' slip-up to close the gap at the top to a solitary point.
It was a special performance from Mauricio Pochettino's troops, who were without the likes of Neymar, Keylor Navas, Leandro Paredes, Marquinhos and Idrissa Gueye.
With one point separating the top two and only five games remaining, the title race is poised for an exciting finish.
#2 Saint-Etienne show character and resilience
Saint-Etienne showed great desire against the defending champions. The visitors matched PSG in every department and made the holders work really hard to grind out a positive result.
Saint-Etienne scored two goals in quick succession to dent PSG's chances of taking away all the three points. But they were unlucky not to have taken away anything from the game.
#3 Kylian Mbappe continues his red hot form
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe might not have had the best of games against Saint-Etienne, but he scored two important goals for his team.
The Frenchman was clutch for PSG, as he scored the opening goal to nullify Bouanga's goal. Mbappe then scored from the penalty spot to give PSG the lead in the dying minutes of the game. Of course, that was not the last piece of action in the game.
Mbappe has 35 goals for the season, with 23 of them coming in Ligue 1.
#4 PSG-Saint Etienne produce one of the most thrilling games of the season
The game looked set for a goalless draw. But the last 15 minutes of the game were eventful and exciting, as one of the most thrilling games of the season ensued.
Bouanga opened the scoring in the 77th minute, but Mbappe equalised barely two minutes later. The Frenchman scored one more from the penalty spot to give PSG the lead. But Hamouba equalised late on in stoppage time.
It seemed as if PSG squandered a great chance to capitalise on Lille's slip=up. But Mauro Icardi scored a dramatic late winner.
#5 PSG super subs deliver stunning win
PSG substitutes Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria played stellar cameos off the bench.
Icardi came off the bench in the 68th minute and scored the winner five minutes into stoppage time after converting an Angel di Maria cross.
After Hamouma scored in the stoppage time, it looked like the game would end in a draw. But PSG's fabulous Argentine duo had other ideas.
