Danilo’s late header helped Paris St Germain edge past Lorient 2-1 at the Stade du Moustoir on Sunday.
Neymar capitalized on Yvon Mvogo’s sloppy clearance in the ninth minute to give PSG the lead in the absence of Lionel Messi due to an Achilles injury. Neymar then went around the goalkeeper to score his 11th league goal of the year.
Mvogo was replaced by Vito Mannone after being injured in the build-up and the hosts had the substitute goalkeeper to thank for keeping the deficit in check after he thwarted attempts from Kylian Mbappe, Sergio Ramos and Hugo Ekiteke.
Lorient attempted to equalize before halftime but struggled in the final third as Moffi sliced his shot wide of the near post following a rapid counterattack.
After being set up by Enzo Le Fee’s through ball nine minutes into the second half, Lorient’s leading scorer Moffi made apologies by blasting his effort over PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma for his ninth league goal of the year.
Moffi was inches away from putting Lorient ahead, but his shot struck the crossbar, and the hosts weathered an intense period of pressure from PSG before Danilo powered his header from Neymar’s corner past Mannone in the 81st minute.
PSG, with 38 points from 14 games, restored their five-point cushion over second-placed Lens while Lorient remained fourth, level on 27 points with Rennes before their Brittany rivals travel to Lille later on Sunday.
