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PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain took over at the top of Ligue 1 andloaded pressure on former leaders Montpellier by storming back fromtwo goals down to win 4-3 at Valenciennes on Sunday. After falling 2-0 down inside 11 minutes, PSG hit back throughNene, Maxwell, Blaise Matuidi and Jeremy Menez and then survived alate scare sparked by a Renaud Cohade free-kick to edge ahead ofMontpellier on goals scored. Montpellier travel to fifth-placed Rennes on Monday, before apotentially decisive home game with reigning champions Lille nextweekend, when PSG will tackle Rennes at home. "It was a bizarre match," said PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti. "We were terrible at the start. Then we got two goals back andplayed very well. The forwards worked together. "The objective is to win every match until the end of the season.Tonight I'm very happy with the performances of all my players. "Every match is difficult -- our match against Rennes, the lastgame against Lorient. We're happy to be back in first place, maybejust for one night." Vincent Aboubakar broke the deadlock in the eighth minute atValenciennes' Stade du Hainaut, chesting down a high ball anddispatching a low shot that bobbled into the PSG net via adeflection off Alex. The Cameroonian striker was also at the origin of the hosts' secondgoal three minutes later, firing in a low shot that PSG goalkeeperSalvatore Sirigu could only parry as far as a grateful Remi Gomis. PSG's title hopes appeared to be in serious jeopardy but they hitback four minutes further on, as Nene registered his 18th leaguegoal of the season from Menez's intelligent dinked pass. Maxwell and Blaise Matuidi then chose opportune moments to claimtheir first goals for the club, allowing PSG to go in 3-2 up at thebreak. Brazilian left-back Maxwell equalised from a narrow angle in the40th minute after running on to Nene's pass and on the stroke ofhalf-time Matuidi slid in to touch Javier Pastore's through-ballpast Nicolas Penneteau and put PSG ahead. Nene teed up Menez for PSG's fourth in the 58th minute but anythoughts of a comfortable victory were erased in the 80th minutewhen Cohade swept a 25-yard free-kick into Sirigu's top-rightcorner to set the visitors' nerves on edge. Earlier, Lyon's faint hopes of Champions League qualification wereall but extinguished when they were held to a 1-1 draw byrelegation-threatened Brest at Stade Gerland. Victory would have taken Lyon to within six points of third-placeLille with three games remaining, but they are now eight pointsbehind the champions and appear destined for a fourth-place finishat best. Asked if third place was now beyond his side's reach, Lyon coachRemi Garde said: "Yes. I think that now, we have to do everythingto hold on to fourth place." Brest, meanwhile, climbed out of the relegation zone at the expenseof Auxerre, although they have now played a game more than Auxerreand second-bottom Dijon, who are both just a point behind them. Yoann Gourcuff put Lyon ahead with a 37th-minute diving header toregister only his second goal of the season, but Gregory Lorenzislammed home from close range following a left-wing corner to bringBrest level 15 minutes from time. In the day's other afternoon kick-off, Ajaccio let slip a 1-0 leadto lose 2-1 at fellow promoted side Evian, which left the Corsicanoutfit three points above the relegation places. - AFP/fa. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Art Glass Perfume Bottles , China Clear Glass Coffee Mugs, and more. For more , please visit Drinking Glass Cup today!
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