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While You Were Asleep: Lorient stun PSG, Napoli title celebration on hold, Atletico rout Valladolid

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe failed to inspire PSG as they went down to Lorient 3-1 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
The hosts were down to 10 men after Achraf Hakimi received a second yellow card for a stamp on Darlin Yongwa in the 20th minute.
Lorient capitalized on a spell of possession to take the lead in the 15th with a sliding effort from Enzo Le Fee into the roof of the net.
Kylian Mbappe equalized with a poacher’s goal in the 29th when Yvon Mvogo had a lapse in concentration.

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— FC LORIENT 🐟 (@FCLorient) April 30, 2023
Faivre exposed the weakness of PSG in the 39th strolling past Marco Verratti and Juan Bernat to cut the ball back for Yongwa, who slotted home for a 2-1 lead.
Substitute Bamba Dieng sealed the win converting a rebound after a counterattack in the 88th.
Napoli wasted to seal the Serie A title
Napoli wasted what seemed like a perfect chance to seal the Serie A title — at home inside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on a holiday weekend afternoon — in a 1-1 draw with regional rival Salernitana on Sunday.
Napoli is attempting to win the Italian league for the first time since Diego Maradona led the club to its only two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990.

Olivera scored just after the hour mark with a header inside the far post from a corner. Dia then dribbled Napoli center forward Victor Osimhen and unleashed an angled shot to equalize.
Napoli visits Udinese in its next match on Thursday, a day after Lazio hosts Sassuolo.
Napoli can now clinch the title with a win or a draw at Udinese on Thursday, and could even seal it a day earlier if Lazio doesn’t win.
Napoli fans had been celebrating inside and outside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for hours before the match — raising their voices even louder after Lazio lost, which set up the chance for Napoli to clinch.
Atletico on Real Madrid’s tail
Third-place Atletico scored three times in the first half and added two late goals in a result that kept Diego Simeone’s team two points behind city rival Madrid with six rounds remaining. Madrid beat Almeria 4-2 on Saturday at home.

Team performance 💪
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) April 30, 2023
Second place is especially important because it guarantees a spot in the lucrative Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Atletico scored through Nahuel Molina in the 20th minute, Giménez in the 24th, Álvaro Morata in the 38th, an own-goal Joaquín Fernández in the 86th and Memphis Depay in stoppage time.

Valladolid — sitting in 15th place, four points from the relegation zone — scored with a penalty kick converted Cyle Larin in the 42nd and with a goal from Sergio Escudero in the 74th. It was the second loss in a row for the team owned former Brazil striker Ronaldo.
Atletico is eight points ahead of fourth-place Real Sociedad, which holds the final Champions League spot.
With inputs from AP

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