Kylian Mbappé scores 2 goals as PSG routs Lyon 4-1 in French league

Kylian Mbappeacutes two goals put him top of the French leagues scoring charts as Paris SaintGermain won 41 at struggling Lyon for its biggest success of the season under new coach Luis EnriqueThe glossylooking result should not disguise the poor quality of defending champion PSGs opponent PSGs first goal was a carelessly conceded penalty two were counterattacks and the other was a goalmouth scrambleAll of PSGs goals came in the first half against a dismal Lyon side Captain Corentin Tolisso had complained about his teams performance last weekend but failed to control a pass from his own goalkeeper and then clumsily hacked down PSGs Manuel Ugarte for a clear penalty Mbappeacute struck it cleanly down the middle past Portugal goalkeeper Anthony Lopes in the fourth minute even though Lopes got a leg to itAlso ReadMbappe scores brace but PSG canrsquot win Ligue 1 titleAfter right back Achraf Hakimi bundled in a cross that Lyons defense failed to deal with in the 20th attacking midfielder Marco Asensio and Mbappeacute finished clinically from fast breaksMbappeacute has looked sharp since returning to the side following a transfer standoff The France stars five goals puts him one ahead of Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder a consistent rival for the top scorer award in recent seasons and Nantes forward Mostafa MohamedPSG remained unbeaten after four games and moved above bitter rival Marseille on goal difference into second place behind leader Monaco which has 10 points and a healthy 13 goalsDespite PSGs threat going forward its goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had already made four good saves by the time Tolissos penalty reduced the arrears to 41 in the 74th and new signing Ousmane Dembeacuteleacute squandered numerous chances for PSG with erratic shootingWinger Bradley Barcola got a hostile reception from home fans when he came on later in the second half after joining PSG from Lyon near the end of the transfer windowSeventime champion Lyon was once a serious rival for PSG but is in crisis and in last place with only one pointLyon has scored the fewest goals three and also conceded the most 10 along with nexttolast Lens The upcoming international break potentially comes at a good time for Lyon coach Laurent Blanc who pledged to wake up his squadIf youre not aware that you have a problem then you cant solve the problem Blanc said As I said to my players there will be talks but above all we all have to be truthfulFans displayed a derogatory banner telling Blanc formerly in charge of France and PSG to fight harder or resignThe fans have a right to be disappointed with the team the coach with the technical staff given what weve offered them Blanc said iquestBut in our situation theres not just one person responsibleElsewhere an early free kick from midfielder Yusuf Yazici was enough to give sixthplace Lille a 10 home win against MontpellierThe Turkey midfielder struck a hard leftfoot shot into the bottom corner after only two minutes for his first goal of the seasonSouthern club Nice got its first win when it beat Strasbourg 20 at home Right back Youcef Atal controlled a high pass before hitting a fine curling shot in firsthalf stoppage time and striker Terem Moffi dinked the ball over goalkeeper Matz Sels in the 75thIn other matches Toulouse conceded a goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time in a 22 home draw with Clermont which equalized through central defender Florent OgierPromoted Le Havre secured its first win of the campaign after beating Lorient 30 and Metz which also went up last season was held 22 by visiting ReimsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever