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Monday 10 april 2017
Cavani scores 2 and sets up Di Maria as PSG beats Guingamp

JEROME PUGMIRE remains three points be- team to beat PSG in the alty area. He was tackled risky pass out from the back
AP Sports Writer hind league leader Mo- league, shortly before but won the loose ball and landed straight at the feet
PARIS (AP) — Edinson Ca- naco with seven games Christmas, and was gain- curled it into the bottom of forward Jimmy Briand,
vani set up Angel Di Maria left, although the lead is ing in confidence before right corner.His second of whose shot flew just over
for the opening goal and effectively four points be- carelessly losing possession the night was even better, the bar, moments before
then scored twice as Paris cause Monaco’s goal dif- near the halfway line in the as he latched onto a su- the break.
Saint-Germain shrugged off ference is +19 better.Nice 56th minute.The ball was perb cross-field pass from Shortly after halftime, Guin-
a sluggish first-half perfor- is four points behind Mo- pinged quickly to Cavani Di Maria and cushioned gamp forward Alexandre
mance to beat Guingamp naco, having played one rampaging down the left, the ball into his path before Mendy hit the side netting
4-0 in the French league on game more than the top and his fizzing pass across driving a low shot into the after bursting into the area.
Sunday. two clubs. Nice beat Lille the penalty area rolled into bottom left corner in the “We weren’t very good
Cavani’s goals have large- 2-1 on Friday and Monaco the path of Di Maria, who 71st minute.Although Ca- in the first half, but we did
ly carried PSG and the won 1-0 at Angers on Sat- advanced before lofting vani hit the crossbar with much better in the sec-
Uruguay striker has an out- urday, thanks to Radamel the ball over Swedish goal- a glancing header in the ond,” Matuidi said on Ca-
standing record of 42 in 41 Falcao’s 25th goal of the keeper Karl-Johan Johns- 18th, and Johnsson saved nal Plus television.Ultimate-
games this season, includ- season.“We’re holding on son. a shot from Matuidi, mid- ly, two errors let PSG back
ing 29 in the league. Mid- to Monaco and Nice aren’t Four minutes later, Gu- table Guingamp looked in the game, and the indi-
fielder Blaise Matuidi add- far behind,” Matuidi said. ingamp was caught out sharp breaking forward vidual class of two players
ed the fourth goal in injury “It’s a great league this again near the halfway during the first half.PSG costing more than 60 mil-
time. season.” line and two quick passes seemed nervous and cen- lion euros ($64 million) each
Defending champion PSG Guingamp was the last sent Cavani into the pen- ter half Presnel Kimpembe’s made the difference.q
Napoli beats Lazio 3-0 in battle for Champions League place

DANIELLA MATAR and he crossed for Calle-
Associated Press jon to tap in at the far post.
MILAN (AP) — Lorenzo In- Insigne should have dou-
signe atoned for a glaring bled Napoli’s lead on the
first-half miss to help Na- stroke of halftime but he
poli win 3-0 at Lazio in Serie curled his shot wide with
A on Sunday and all but only the goalkeeper to
guarantee his team a spot beat.
in next season’s Champi- However, the Italy interna-
ons League. tional did score six minutes
Jose Callejon marked his into the second half, fin-
200th appearance for Na- ishing off Allan’s chipped
poli with the opening goal pass from outside the area.
as Maurizio Sarri’s team Lazio coach Simone Inza-
moved seven points clear ghi made a double sub-
of fourth-place Lazio. stitution immediately af-
Napoli remained four terward, bringing on Keita
points behind second- Balde Diao and Wesley
place Roma, with seven Hoedt.
rounds remaining. Keita almost scored with
“We were aware that to- his first touch, but was de-
day there was a lot at nied by Reina.
stake,” Napoli goalkeeper Napoli’s Dries Martens, center, Lazio’s Alessandro Murgia, right, and Stefan Radu vie for the ball Lazio had a series of
Pepe Reina said. “Now during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Napoli at the Olympic stadium in chances to get back into
we’re looking ahead and Rome, Italy, Sunday, April 9, 2017. the game. It went closest in
we’ll work to try and catch (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP) the 71st minute, but Insigne
Roma. for it right until the end.” Italian Cup final with an But it was Napoli that took got back to block Patric’s
“The race is open. We Lazio was looking to move aggregate victory over the lead with one of its shot on the line.Inisgne fin-
have a difficult fixture list, to within a point of third city rival Roma. Napoli had trademark team moves. ished off the match in style
but we’re in good health place and was full of con- meanwhile lost its semifinal Dries Mertens found Marek for Napoli with a goal in
and we know we can play fidence after reaching the to Juventus. Hamsik with a through ball stoppage time.q
Itty bitty Eibar eyeing Europe from near the top of Liga

JOSEPH WILSON into sixth place in the Span- half of the table.“We have stadium - barely holding grown starter at right back,
Associated Press ish league, and into posi- reached this spot in the 7,000 spectators drawn Ander Capa.Pedro Leon
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) tion for a Europa League standings at a good mo- from the eponymous town and Sergi Enrich exemplify
— Eibar, a tiny club from berth.There are still seven ment and when there isn’t that was once famous for the ability of Mendilibar to
Spain’s Basque Country, games to go, but Eibar far to go,” said coach Jose manufacturing small arms. get more than anyone ex-
is poised to play in Europe wasn’t supposed to flirt with Mendilibar, who is in his The club’s budget of €43 pected from his players.En-
next season after winning continental competition. first season with the club. million ($45.5 million) is the rich, who bounced around
its third match in just over a Simply avoiding relegation “It has been a hard week third lowest of the 20-team the second division prior
week. would have been a suc- with three matches, but league. But it has been to joining Eibar, set up Sat-
The 2-0 victory at Celta cess for the club’s third sea- we knew how to take three enough to cobble togeth- urday’s opener in the 13th
Vigo on Sunday lifted Ei- son in the topflight. points from all of them.” er a group of castoffs and minute by heading on a
bar over northern regional Yet here it is, unbeaten in Eibar, which was playing journeymen looking for a pass for Enrique Garcia to
heavyweights Athletic Bil- five matches and elbow- in the third division in 2013, second, or third, chance net his fourth goal in his last
bao and Real Sociedad ing its way through the top has the league’s smallest around its single home- five matches. q