Mbappe’s hat-trick returns to winning ways and Paris Saint-Germain thrash Montpellier

It “gasped” in the second half and passed with an imposing victory from its home Montpellier the Paris Saint Germain!

Three games without a win was too much for the French champions, who may have seen their tonight’s opponents level at 2-2 after the first 45 minutes, but they then showed their superiority and celebrated the victory with the imposing 6-2having as their main protagonist Kylian Mbappewho succeeded hat trickreaching the 38 goals this year and 250 in total in the Paris jersey!

The visitors opened the scoring in the 13th minute, with a great spot by Vitinia just outside the area, while 8 minutes later (22′), Mbappe he scored from a lateral position, for 0-2. Montpellier found a reaction even after reducing in the 30′ with a goal Nordinequalized in first-half stoppage time, with Savanier to convert a penalty taken by Donnarumma into a goal.

Nevertheless, Paris Saint-Germain came back from the dressing room determined to impose their own pace and dominated. In the 50′ o Mbappe scored with a beautiful long-range shot, giving his team the lead again, while three minutes later (53′), the Lee Kang-in played a one-two with Kolo Muani, forming 2-4. Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 63rd minute, sending the ball into the net after a quick and clever free-kick by Vitinia, while Nuno Mendes completed Paris’ triumph in the 89th minute!

The 26th matchday in detail:



Friday 15/3

Toulouse-Lyon 2-3

(53′ Dalinga, 58′ pen. Siero – 33′ Lacazette, 77′ Cerky, 81′ O’Brien)

Saturday 16/3

Nantes-Strasbourg 1-3

(39′ Kemert – 3′ Gameiro, 62, 78′ Emega)

Lance-Nice 1-3

(76′ Vahi – 11′, 67′ Mofi, 53′ Tiram)

Sunday 17/3

Brest-Lille 1-1

(80′ Satriano – 67′ David)

Clermont-Havri 2-1

(12′, 45+5′ Cham-45+1′ A. Agiou)

Monaco-Lorraine 2-2

(27′ Mendy, 60′ Fofana-1′ auto. Shingo, 90+5′ Bakayoko)

Reims-Marseille 2-1

(3 Diakite, 79′ Ito-14′ Ata)

Rennes-Marseille 2-0

(21’Terrier, 78′ pen. Bourisot)

Montpellier-Paris Saint-Germain 2-6

(30′ Nordin, 45’+1′ pen. Savanier – 14′ Vitinia, 22′, 50′, 63′ Mbappe, 53′ Lee, 89′ Nuno Mendes)

The next (27th) matchday:



Friday 29/3

Lille-Lance (22:00)

Saturday 30/3

Metz-Monaco (18:00)

Lyon-Reims (22:00)

Sunday 31/3

Lorient-Brest (14:00)

Clermont-Toulouse (16:00)

Le Havre-Montpellier

Nice-Nades

Strasbourg-Ren (18:05)

Marseille-Paris Saint-Germain (21:45)