Paris, May 15 (BNA) Wissam Ben Yedder’s quick hat-trick helped Monaco advance from 2-0 to beat Brest 4-2 to secure their ninth consecutive Ligue 1 win and bypass Marseille to second place and automatic in the Champions League.
Brest led 2-0 midway through the first half, but Ben Yedder scored a penalty before the first half. Then the French striker scored in the 51st minute with a superb individual goal and a sharp header in the 55th minute, according to the Associated Press.
He has nine goals in the past nine games, and his partner in attack Kevin Volland made it 4-2 in 70 after Ben Yedder’s ball was saved.
With one round remaining, Monaco and Marseille are tied on points. Monaco has a better goal difference than Marseille, who lost well in Rennes 2-0. This lifted Rennes to fourth place and automatically entered the European League.
Ben Yedder’s prolific season led to him scoring 24 goals in the league, one goal behind top scorer Kylian Mbappe, who scored a penalty kick in the second half to lead French champions Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-0 victory over Montpellier.
Lionel Messi scored the first two goals and fellow Argentine Angel Di Maria got the third, all in the first half.
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Nice were among the contenders for a place in the Champions League, but their last level declined, and coach Christoph Galtier’s team finished sixth after losing at home to Lille, last season’s champions, 3-1.
American striker Tam Weah, the son of former FIFA player of the year and current Liberian president George Weah, scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time in the second half for Lille, his first league goal since February 2 last year against Bordeaux.
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Six-times champion Bordeaux was almost relegated to the First Division after its 0-0 draw with Lorient. Last-place Bordeaux were three points behind Metz in 18th and up the relegation, with a much worse goal difference.
The Bordeaux player’s ultras tried to push the coach away when the players arrived, but it took a different turn and riot police used tear gas to disperse angry Bordeaux fans.
The match was postponed briefly during the first half when local fans threw toilet paper on the field. She held a banner that read “89 Targets Received, You (expletive)”.
Metz was in last place for a long time, but occupies 18th place after beating Angers 1-0 to jump over Saint-Etienne, who lost at home to Reims 2-1 and occupies 19th place. Metz and Saint-Etienne are equal on points, with Metz ahead on goal difference.
In other matches, striker Moussa Dembele scored his 20th league goal to lead Lyon to a 3-2 victory over French Cup winner Nantes at home.
Fifth-placed Strasbourg beat Clermont 1-0, and seventh-placed Lens beat Troyes 3-1.
Corsican Ajaccio is promoted from the second division, while Auxerre will play the elimination and relegation match.