PARIS — With Paris Saint-Germain seemingly cruising to another French league title, the unexpected rise of Brest has been the season’s success story. Journeyman midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou is Brest’s best player while co-top scorers Kamory Doumbia and Romain Del Castillo have five each compared to Kylian Mbappé's league-leading 19 for PSG. The club stadium holds 15,000 compared to PSG’s capacity …
Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Lionel Messi got the other goal as the World Cup final stars combined to give French league leader Paris Saint-Germain a 3-0 win at title challenger Marseille. But after Nuno Tavares missed a great chance for Marseille, an exquisite pass from Messi near the halfway line sent Mbappé sprinting through for a typically clinical finish …
PARIS — French league leader Paris Saint-Germain made it seven straight wins but needed another injury-time winner to beat last-place Metz 2-1 in an unconvincing performance on Wednesday. The referee was about to blow the final whistle when right back Achraf Hakimi netted his second goal in the fifth minute of injury time with a curling shot past goalkeeper Alexandre …
