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

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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 by 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 by 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.

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Olivera scored just after the hour mark with a header inside the far post from a corner. Dia then dribbled by 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.

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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.

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— 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 by Joaquín Fernández in the 86th and Memphis Depay in stoppage time.

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Valladolid — sitting in 15th place, four points from the relegation zone — scored with a penalty kick converted by 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 by former Brazil striker Ronaldo.

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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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