Paris Saint-Germain jumped to the top of the French league on Friday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win over hosts Auxerre.Saint-Germain waited 79 minutes for Bradley Barkula to score the only goal of the match.Barcola received a pass from Ousmane Dembélé in a quick counterattack, so the former was alone in front of the goal and shot with the Auxerre goalkeeper out, and the ball went into the net.With this victory, Paris Saint-Germain reaches first place with 45 points, two points ahead of Lens, who await a difficult match against Marseille on Saturday at the latter's stadium.As for Auxerre, it remains in a difficult position after its score froze at 12 points in seventh place, with only goal difference from Metz, which is at the bottom of the standings.Paris Saint-Germain awaits a strong confrontation against Newcastle, next Wednesday, in a final attempt to secure its qualification in the top eight of the Champions League, after it had stumbled by losing to Sporting Lisbon of Portugal 1 - 2 in the last round.
