Second-place with five games remaining, Marseille defeated Auxerre 2-1 to trim PSG's advantage to five points. PSG fans booed the players off at halftime and once again after the final whistle due to what they felt was a lack of effort on their part. After Achraf Hakimi received a second yellow card in the 20th minute for stamping on Darlin Yongwa, the home team was reduced to 10 men.
Enzo Le Fee's dipping attempt into the roof of the goal gave Lorient the lead in the 15th minute as they promptly seized the opportunity. In the 29th minute, Kylian Mbappe scored a poacher's goal to tie the score when Yvon Mvogo lost focus. Mbappe cheerfully took a touch before putting the ball into an open goal to solidify his position as the league's leading scorer with 23 goals.