Kylian Mbappe scored a brace of goals to help Paris Saint-Germain consolidate their place atop the Ligue 1 table with a 3-0 win over Ajaccio on Friday. Mbappe opened the scoring against a side sitting 18th in the table in the 24th minute thanks to a clinical counter-attack on the back of an inch-perfect, long pass from Lionel Messi. The Argentinian scored one of his own in the 79th minute, before Mbappe nabbed his second just minutes later to go top of this season’s top scorers with 10 goals.
Yesterday, Alexandre Lacazette’s late goal handed Laurent Blanc his first victory as Lyon coach yesterday as his new club beat Montpellier 2-1 to end a six-match winless run in Ligue 1. The former France and Paris Saint-Germain boss took charge earlier this month after Dutchman Peter Bosz was sacked following a dismal start to the season.
Houssem Aouar, who was little used under Bosz this term, put Lyon ahead on 33 minutes with his first goal of the season in Montpellier. Elye Wahi’s superb overhead kick brought the hosts level on 70 minutes before both teams were reduced to 10 men when a clash between Stephy Mavididi and Sinaly Diomande resulted in a pair of red cards.
Lacazette had the final say as he struck the winner in the 90th minute to halt Lyon’s wretched series of results. Lyon had lost 3-2 at Rennes in Blanc’s first game at the helm last weekend.
Results
Montpellier 1 (Wahi 70) Lyon 2 (Aouar 33, Lacazette 90)
Playing today (all times GMT): Angers v Rennes (1100), Clermont v Brest, Reims v Auxerre, Toulouse v Strasbourg, Troyes v Lorient (all 1300), Nice v Nantes (1505), Lille v Monaco (1845)
Played Friday: Ajaccio 0 Paris Saint-Germain 3 (Mbappe 24, 82, Messi 79)
Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe shoots to score against Ajaccio during the French Ligue 1 match at the Francois Coty Stadium in Ajaccio, Corsica. (AFP)
