The unstoppable Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Montpellier 6-2 on Sunday to move them 12 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Vitinha helps Paris Saint-Germain lead the table. Midway through the first half, Stade de la Mozon and Kylian Mbappe doubled their advantage, but Arnold Nordin’s header and Tegui Savanier’s penalty equalized at halftime. Score. However, Kylian Mbappe’s superb goal restored PSG’s lead shortly after the break, with Lee Kang-in making it 4-2 before the France captain completed his hat-trick.

Nuno Mendes sealed victory in the dying seconds as Luis Enrique’s side ended a run of three straight draws in Ligue 1 and extended their domestic unbeaten run into September.

Earlier on Sunday, closest challengers Brest drew 1-1 with Lille, meaning the Parisians now lead the Ligue 1 table by 12 points with just eight games remaining, 12 A 10th championship in a season was inevitable.

It was the first time Mbappe played the full 90 minutes in Ligue 1 since informing the club in mid-February of his intention to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.

His hat-trick was his third of the season, taking his tally to 24 goals in Ligue 1 this season and 38 in all competitions.

In the 14th minute, Portuguese midfielder Vitinha opened the scoring. After receiving Mbappe’s pass 25 meters away from the goal, he shot a low shot into the lower right corner of the net.

Mbappe then counterattacked and passed the ball to Randall Kolo Muani, then sprinted to bring the ball back and fired it into the far corner from a tight angle to make it 2-0.

Montpellier pulled a goal back when Danilo Pereira could only cross from the left, and Nordin – a friend of Mbappe’s from his youth at France’s national academy in Clairefontaine – scored in Headed into the back post.

The home side won a penalty on the stroke of half-time when Tanguy Koulibaly pounced on Pereira’s short backpass before being saved by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Tegui Savanier converted the penalty but PSG regained the lead five minutes after the restart when Kylian Mbappe fired home a superb long-range shot from under the crossbar.

In the 53rd minute, South Korean star Lee played a one-two with Kolo Muani and shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area, rewriting the score to 4-2.

Mbappe completed his hat-trick with his right foot after receiving the ball over the top, before Montpellier’s second penalty was overturned after a VAR review.

Warren Zaire-Emery hit the post for the visiting team, and Mendes rushed into the penalty area to receive a pass from Vitinha and shot, making the score 6-2.

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