Soccer-Champions PSG end season with easy win, Brest clinch Champions League spot


Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Metz v Paris St Germain - Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France - May 19, 2024 Paris St Germain fans in the stands during the match REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

METZ, France (Reuters) - Champions Paris St. Germain ended their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-0 win at Metz on Sunday, while Brest won 3-0 to capture the third Champions League spot and Lille finished fourth after being held 2-2 by Nice who scored a stoppage-time equaliser.

The capital club ended the season with 76 points, nine ahead of AS Monaco in second place. Metz avoided relegation by the slimmest of margins ahead of Lorient and finished in 16th place. Lorient join bottom side Clermont Foot in the drop to Ligue 2.

PSG rested several key players including Kylian Mbappe ahead of the French Cup final on Saturday against Olympique Lyonnais.

They made an excellent start with Carlos Soler breaking the deadlock with a shot from outside the box after seven minutes, while Lee Kang-in doubled the lead five minutes later.

Metz had their chances late in the match and went close on several occasions and will now play in the relegation playoff.

Brest's Kenny Lala scored a late goal after efforts from Madi Camara and Jordan Amavi to earn victory at Toulouse, with the club ending the campaign in third place with 61 points.

Lille dropped to fourth on 59 points and must go through the Champions League third qualifying round after Nice's Jordan Lotomba equalised in stoppage time to snatch a 2-2 draw for the fifth-placed side already assured of a Europa League spot.

Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette scored twice to earn his side a 2-1 win against Strasbourg as they moved up to sixth and qualified for the Europa League ahead of Lens, who drew 2-2 at home to Montpellier and will play in the Conference League.

Monaco, with their Champions League return secured, thrashed visitors Nantes 4-0 as Wissam Ben Yedder, Thilo Kehrer and Mohamed Camara, with a penalty, scored in the first half while Eliesse Ben Seghir completed the rout after the break.

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk and Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Toby Davis and Ken Ferris)

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