Paris Saint-Germain left it late before giving renewed life to their title push on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory at struggling northern outfit Boulogne.
Trailing 1-0 at halftime following a superb 36th-minute goal from Boulogne’s Guillaume Ducatel, the Parisians sparked into life on the hour mark with four goals in a 10-minute spree.
Midfielder Clement Chantome got the equalizer after 60 minutes, with Peguy Luyindula stepping up to convert a penalty three minutes later. A double in the space of three minutes from striker Mevlut Erding (67, 70) put the visitors well on the way to victory.
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Boulogne got one back through a Johan Ramare penalty in the 82nd minute, but Jean-Eudes Maurice slotted home the fifth for PSG four minutes from time following a Younousse Sankhare pass.
After their 1-0 win over Auxerre last weekend, PSG will be hoping to continue their form when they take on table-toppers Bordeaux tomorrow.
PSG coach Antoine Kombouare said he was satisfied his side were finally showing consistency, but warned against over-confidence ahead of their clash against Bordeaux.
“Finally, we have two consecutive wins and it’s the best way to prepare for Bordeaux. It gives us hope and confidence,” he said. “Some players have found their marks again, but Bordeaux aren’t Boulogne. We’ll go there with more confidence, but against the French champions it will be difficult. I remain wary.”
Boulogne had been looking to end a spriral of 10 matches without a victory, but hit by the absence of their emblematic captain Gregory Thil and midfielder Alexandre Cuvilier, suffered their fifth straight defeat.
PSG are six points behind leaders Bordeaux, while Boulogne are second from bottom.
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