Ligue 1: Mbappe, Messi and Neymar score in 5-1 rout of Lorient
The Hindu
Kylian Mbappe scored 2 goals and set up Neymar, Messi as Paris St-Germain kept their 12-point lead at the top of Ligue 1
Kylian Mbappe struck twice and created two goals for Neymar and another for Lionel Messi as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Lorient 5-1 at home on Sunday to edge closer to the Ligue 1 title.
After three defeats in four games before the international break and a traumatic Champions League exit, PSG began the end-of-season run-in with a crushing win at the Parc des Princes.
They lead Marseille by 12 points and need just 13 more from their final eight games to be assured of a record-equalling 10th French title.
“We’ve got to keep winning and show that we want to get this 10th title,” Neymar told Prime Video.
“Losing is very difficult, that’s what happened in Madrid. We have to keep moving forward. It really hurt us to lose (in Europe), we wanted to go all the way in the competition.”
Messi and Mbappe combined to set up Neymar for the opening goal on 12 minutes as the Brazilian struck for just the sixth time in another injury-plagued campaign.
Mbappe then doubled the advantage with a neat finish inside the near post, but Terem Moffi gave Lorient hope early in the second half after punishing a defensive mix-up.