Ligue 1 Round-up: Neymar's horrific injury mars PSG's win, Metz stun Nice

Topics: Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain, Nice, Rennes, Metz, Neymar Jr, Lyon, Marseille

Another round of Ligue 1 matches concluded with a few surprising results changing the outlook of the table once more.

Another gameweek in the French Ligue 1 one concluded with Paris Saint-Germain mantaining their status as the leaders on the chart. Mauricio Pochettino's men secured a 3-1 victory over Saint-Etienne on Sunday afternooon although the result was marred by a gruesome injury picked up by star attacker Neymar Jr. The Brazilian attacker was carried off the field at Stade Geoffery Guichard on a stretcher after twisting his ankle following an awkward landing and is now expected to be on the treatment table for a number of weeks.

Elsewhere, Nice hit a snag in their pursuit to rival Paris Saint-Germain in the race for the league title by falling to a defeat against lowly-ranked Metz. Christophe Galtier's men suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss at home, falling 14 points behind Les Parisians in the process. The pair are set to met at Parc des Princes in a crunchy matchday 16 affair. In the meantime, Rennes ascended to second on the league log with their 2-0 win over Lorient while Marseille also climbed into the top four by defeating Troyes 1-0 at home.

Lyon managed to record their first back-to-back win in the league since September by seeing off Montpellier while defending champions Lille were held to another disappointing 1-1 draw with Nantes. Without further ado, here are the main talking points after Matchday 15 in the French Ligue 1.

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Ballon d'Or: Messi deserved the crown – Pochettino: On Monday, Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or, defeating Robert Lewndowski and Jorginho, and Paris Sint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino believes there was no other player more deserving. The PSG forward has had a poor start to the Ligue 1 season, scoring just once in seven games, but his previous achievements with Barcelona and Argentina earned him another award.

Reims manager Óscar García tests positive for Covid-19: Manager Oscar Garca and his aide Ruben Martnez have both tested positive for Covid-19, according to Reims. The club has stated that the pair's health is "unconcerned," and that they have both gone into self-isolation. During testing, no more positive instances were discovered inside the squad.

PSG chief Al-Khelaifi keen to keep Mbappe and rejects Zidane link: Paris Saint-Germain remain hopeful of reopening contract talks with Kylian Mbappe and want him to win the Ballon d'Or with the club, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi declared. Al-Khelaifi also dismissed speculation that PSG want to replace head coach Mauricio Pochettino with Zinedine Zidane.

Troyes release statement on racist comments on Hyun-Jun Suk heard during Marseille game: Troyes issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon in support of striker Hyun-Jun Suk, who was the target of racial remarks during Sunday night's encounter against Marseille. According to RMC Sport, the statements were caught up by Amazon Prime's microphones near the OM bench, despite the game being played behind closed doors. "The samurai's cut him down twice," one voice says after a late tackle by the forward on Pape Gueye, before adding, "he's going to prepare some sushi." The incident will be investigated by the LFP's disciplinary body, according to RMC Sport.

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