PSG beats Brest to almost seal a 14th Ligue 1 title, race for Champions League spot heats up

PARIS (AP) — Désiré Doué's late goal earned Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 home win over Brest on Sunday and all but sealed a record-extending 14th Ligue 1 title.

PSG leads second-place Lens by six points and only needs a draw when they meet in their rescheduled game on Wednesday, after which comes the final round next Sunday.

If PSG loses twice and Lens wins both its matches, Lens could mathematically win the title on goal difference but PSG has a far superior goal difference of +44 compared to +29.

Doué picked up a pass on the left side of the penalty area and skipped past three players before bending a fine shot into the bottom right corner in the 83rd minute of a mostly dull contest.

With heavy rain falling at Parc des Princes, the game was briefly held up in the first half when a technical glitch prevented communication between referee Jérôme Brisard and his assistants.

Lens beat Nantes 1-0 on Friday, guaranteeing a spot in next season's Champions League and relegating eight-time French champion Nantes to Ligue 2.

The top three earn an automatic place in next season's Champions League and the last spot will be contested by Lille, Lyon and Rennes next Sunday.

Lille is in third after grinding out a 1-0 win at Monaco courtesy of an own-goal from Monaco captain Denis Zakaria with 20 minutes left.

That moved Lille one point ahead of Lyon, which lost 2-1 at Toulouse, and two points clear of fifth-place Rennes, which rallied to a 2-1 win against Paris FC.

Esteban Lepaul netted his league-leading 20th goal of the season for Rennes, which goes to Marseille next weekend.

Auxerre moved out of 16th place and the relegation-playoff spot after a 2-1 home win over Nice, which in turn dropped to 16th with a worse goal difference.

Lassine Sinayoko got Auxerre's winning goal midway through the second half.

Nice has the easier-looking game next weekend because it hosts last-place Metz — which lost 4-0 at home to midtable Lorient — while Auxerre has a daunting trip to Lille.

Le Havre survived on the final day last season and faces a repeat scenario because it is only one point ahead of Nice and Auxerre. Le Havre has a difficult game coming up at Lorient, which is strong at home.

Marseille moved into sixth place after a gritty 1-0 win at Le Havre thanks to forward Mason Greenwood's second-half penalty.

Veteran Marseille striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was absent from the squad following an alleged prank at the club's training facility. Media reports said he doused Bob Tahri — the club's sports coordinator — with a fire extinguisher.

Marseille's chaotic season began with key midfielder Adrien Rabiot and forward Jonathan Rowe being sold after fighting in the locker room following an opening-day defeat at Rennes.

Still, Marseille can finish fifth on goal difference if it next beats Rennes in a match pitting Marseille's coach Habib Beye against his former club.

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PSG's Senny Mayulu, left, and Marquinhos celebrate after the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest in Paris, France, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG's Desire Doue, left, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest in Paris, France, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG's Desire Doue celebrates scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest in Paris, France, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG's players greet fans after the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest in Paris, France, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG's Desire Doue, left, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Brest in Paris, France, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said Sunday its first quarter profit jumped 25% as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices.

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based Aramco said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by the war.

On Sunday, the price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.58% to to $103.91 per barrel. That’s below its heights above $119 during the war, but it’s still much more expensive than its roughly $70 level from late February before the fighting began.

Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser said the company's East-West Pipeline, which runs across Saudi Arabia from its Eastern oil fields to the Red Sea, is now operating at its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels of oil per day. Nasser said the pipeline is “helping to mitigate the impact of a global energy shock and providing relief to customers.”

Still, that’s only a fraction of Aramco’s typical production. Aramco produced 11.1 million barrels of oil per day in the fourth quarter of 2025, for example.

Aramco reported a profit of $32.5 billion for the quarter ending March 31, up 25% from the same period a year ago. The state-owned company reported a 12% decline in annual profits in 2025.

Before the war, 20% of the world’s traded oil typically flowed through the strait every day, as well as large supplies of natural gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products. Iran effectively seized control of the critical waterway after the U.S. and Israel attacked it on Feb. 28. A U.S. naval blockade imposed last month also complicates its use.

“Recent events have clearly demonstrated the vital contribution of oil and gas to energy security and the global economy, and are a stark reminder that reliable energy supply is critical,” Nasser said in a statement. “Despite these headwinds, Aramco remains focused on its strategic priorities and is leveraging both its domestic infrastructure and its global network to navigate disruption.”

Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)