Neymar on target as PSG extend Ligue 1 lead to 11 points

Neymar scored his 18th Ligue 1 goal as PSG extended their lead to 11 points with a 3-0 win at Lille Saturday. The Brazil striker fired home with a superb free kick after Yuri Berchiche had opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime, with Giovani lo Celso sealing a straightforward victory in the closing stage. The win put PSG on 62 points from 24 games with second-placed Olympique de Marseille, who hammered Metz 6-3 away Friday, on 51. Lille are 17th on 25 points, one point above safety.

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PSG went ahead in the 45th minute when Berchiche netted with a low shot after the Lille defence had failed to clear Edinson Cavani's cross. Neymar, who was doubtful after taking a knock earlier this week, doubled the tally with a 17m free kick into the top corner. Lo Celso then scored his first Ligue 1 goal with a fine lob over Mike Maignan in the 87th. RESULTS Lille 0 PSG 3 (Berchiche 45+1, Neymar 77, Celso 87) Amiens 0 St-Etienne 2 (Debuchy 62, Cabella 85) Montpellier 2 (Lasne 43, Mbenza 71) Angers 1 (Ekambi 20-P) Nice 0 Toulouse 1 (Gradel 67) Strasbourg 0 Bordeaux 2 (Sankhare 4, Laborde 53)   SUNDAY'S MATCHES Rennes v Guingamp, Caen v Nantes and Monaco v Lyon   POINTS TABLE Teams P W D L GD Pts PSG 24 20 2 2 58 62 Marseille 24 15 6 3 26 51 Lyon 23 14 6 3 27 48 Monaco 23 14 5 4 29 47