Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi demonstrated their distinctive scoring skills, as Paris Saint-Germain took benefit of a purple card to safe a 3-1 victory over Lens, their nearest challengers to increase their result in 9 factors.
It was an additional particular purpose for Mbappe. Earlier this season he grew to become PSG’s all-time main scorer when he beat Edinson Cavani’s 200-goal mark. Mbappe’s strike on Saturday towards Lens made the 24-year-old France striker the outright all-time prime scorer for PSG within the league with 139 objectives. Cavani netted 138.
Overall, Mbappe now counts 203 for PSG.
Marseille can go above Lens with a house win towards struggling Troyes on Sunday, with seven video games left after this weekend’s spherical.
Lens was in full management till midfielder Salis Abdul Samed was despatched off for a reckless problem on proper again Achraf Hakimi within the nineteenth minute.
Mbappe scored his league-leading twentieth purpose when he took a go from midfielder Vitinha and turned rapidly earlier than hitting a first-time shot into the underside proper nook within the thirty first. Vitinha doubled the lead six minutes later with a 25-meter strike into the identical nook.
Messi then mixed within the fortieth with Mbappe, who backheeled the ball to the Argentine for a low strike. It was Messi’s fifteenth league purpose.
Lens performed higher than PSG within the second half, regardless of being a participant down. A handball from PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz following a nook gave Lens a penalty and Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski despatched goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma the improper manner within the sixtieth.
Lens’ 15-goal prime scorer Lois Openda had a shot saved within the sixty fourth after which pressured a nook because the guests stored up the strain.
PSG coach Christophe Galtier has been underneath strain after eight defeats this yr throughout all competitions, and this week vehemently denied allegations he had made racist and anti-Muslim feedback when he was accountable for Nice final season.
The Parc des Princes crowd fell silent as Lens dominated early on, with Samed’s header neatly saved by Donnarumma after simply two minutes.
PSG defender Danilo virtually scored an embarrassing own-goal when his looping again go from close to midway shocked Donnarumma within the tenth and bounced simply huge.
The match turned in PSG’s favor when midfielder Samed lunged at Hakimi and caught his left ankle in a harmful sort out.
Also Saturday, Rennes beat Reims 3-0 to maneuver one level above Lille and into fifth place. Belgium winger Jeremy Doku scored twice for Rennes inside the primary 20 minutes. Defender Arthur Theate made it 3-0 within the 69th.
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