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PARIS - Zlatan Ibrahimovic chested home the winning goal to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win at Saint-Etienne on Tuesday to reach the League Cup semifinals in a feisty contest that was interrupted for 15 minutes after home fans threw objects onto the field.The pressure was firmly on Blanc following Saturdays 4-2 defeat at Bastia — PSGs third straight league game without a win — and the relief was evident at the final whistle as several players congratulated understudy goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez.Despite all the talk after the defeat to Bastia, we played some good football, Blanc said. We analyzed our abysmal second half performance in Bastia and the players took stock. I saw a lot of positive things tonight.Earlier, Bastia rallied from a goal down to beat nine-man Rennes 3-1.PSG keeper Douchez — playing in the absence of regular No. 1 Salvatore Sirigu — made an outstanding reflex save in the 86th minute, flinging himself to his right to beat away striker Ricky van Wolfswinkels header with the palm of his hand.Douchezs decisive save even earned him a rare high-five from Ibrahimovic, who is far more accustomed to taking the glory.Its always hard to win against Saint-Etienne. They are one of the best teams in the league and they proved that again tonight, Douchez said. Our team spirit was very good. We gave everything we had.PSGs sloppy performance against Bastia last weekend saw the two-defending French champion lead 2-0 inside 20 minutes before falling apart to slip down to fourth place in the league.Blanc publicly criticized his players lack of mental strength and challenged them to bounce back.Although Tuesdays win was far from convincing, PSG at least showed more team spirit.In an even first half, Ibrahimovic had two efforts saved by Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier, while Saint-Etienne midfielder Moustapha Salls firm downward header was cleared off the line by PSG midfielder Marco Verratti.Ruffier saved winger Lucas effort midway through the second half, Ibrahimovic put PSG ahead in the 72nd minute when he chested in Lucas cross from the right, although Ruffier was adamant he had scooped the ball away before it crossed the line.After the goal was awarded, some fans threw objects at the match officials, prompting referee Said Ennjimi to take the players off the field as a precautionary measure.Shortly after the match resumed, PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi went through in the 80th but his shot was saved by Ruffier.Saint-Etienne had PSG firmly on the back foot for the last 10 minutes.PSG centre half Thiago Silvas botched clearance in the 85th was picked up by forward Kevin Monnet-Paquet, but he shot straight at Douchez.In Corsica, defender Sylvain Armand put Rennes ahead in the 12th minute and centre-half Sebastien Squillaci equalized in the 46th.After Norwegian midfielder Anders Konradsen was sent off in the 65th, Rennes defence capitulated in the 71st when goalkeeper Benoit Costil failed to claim a corner and defender Romain Danze headed an own goal.Five minutes later, Swiss midfielder Ermir Lenjani was red-carded, and substitute Djibril Cisse added the third in the 90th.In Wednesdays quarterfinals, Monaco hosts Guingamp and Lille faces Nantes. 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The Thunder reclaimed the home-court advantage LA took with a Game 1 win on Friday night with a 118-112 road win in Game 3.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals, and Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. It was the first game back in Columbus for Rangers star Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets franchise leader in goals, assists and games. He was given a standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period, but was booed loud and long after a second-period, two-handed shove up high on Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Carl Hagelin added an empty-net goal, and defenceman Anton Stralman had two assists for the Rangers, who moved two points ahead of the Blue Jackets in the tight Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference playoff races. Nick Foligno scored for Columbus, 7-2-2 in its last 11 games. Bobrovsky made 29 saves. Both teams came in with 78 points, the third most in the Metropolitan. The Blue Jackets have played one fewer game. After two scoreless periods, Columbus took a 1-0 lead when Foligno intercepted Benoit Pouilots pass and scored his 18th goal of the season with a wrist shot from the high slot at 1:12. Just 44 seconds later, the Rangers countered when Ryan McDonagh carried the puck along the back wall and then fed Stepan for his 14th goal. With 8:29 left, Brassard -- who played his first five NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets -- took a pass along the back wall from Stralman and flipped the puck between his legs to the doorstep. Brassard then pivoted and jammed a shot in off Bobrovskys pad. Nash, then the Blue Jackets captain, requested a trade in early 2012 and was finally dealt on July 23, 2012. Nash was sent along with a minor-league defenceman and a 2013 third-round draft pick to the Rangers for centres Artem Anisimov and Brandon ;Dubinsky, defenceman Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round pick (Kerby Rychel).dddddddddddd Nash is Columbus franchise leader in games with 674 (next on the list is 131 games behind), goals with 289 (by 169), assists with 258 (by 54) and points with 547 (by 230). Most of the capacity crowd of 18,513 gave him a standing ovation during the video tribute, although there were still some boos. All of that good will evaporated in the second period after Nash rushed the net and had a goal disallowed for interfering with Bobrovsky. As Nash went to get his stick, Bobrovsky picked it up with his stick and then dropped it as Nash reached for it. Nash then hit Bobrovsky high with both hands. That touched off five two-man scuffles and sent Nash to the box for roughing. When the cameras showed him in the penalty box, the majority of the crowd booed loudly. The crowd roared early when Nash was hit and dumped to the ice by rising young star, Ryan Johansen. Another time, Bobrovsky appeared to slip his stick between Nashs skates to knock him down. There was also a fight, some chippiness on both sides, and one two-man penalty-kill by the Blue Jackets. The Rangers had 30 seconds of a 5 on 3 advantage and got off two shots, but Bobrovsky turned both aside. In the opening seconds of the third, Nash held onto the stick of Matt Calvert for several seconds. That led to a fight as the crowd roared. NOTES: The Blue Jackets have 12 regular-season games left. ... Former Columbus RW Derek Dorsett was a late addition to the Rangers lineup in place of Daniel Carcillo, who was a healthy scratch. ... The Rangers are 6-5-1 since the Olympic break, 18-10-2 in 2014. ... The Rangers had been in Columbus since Tuesday night while the Blue Jackets played at Montreal on Thursday night, winning 3-2. ' ' '