Mbappé and Messi combine as leader PSG wins 3-0 at Marseille

Kylian Mbappeacute scored twice and Lionel Messi got the other goal as the World Cup final stars combined to give French league leader Paris SaintGermain a 30 win at title challenger MarseilleMbappeacute tops the leagues scoring charts outright with 17 goals and he matched Edinson Cavanis PSG clubrecord tally of 200 in the process on SundayWhat better place to do it than at bitter rival Marseille where PSG lost in the French Cup earlier this month without the injured Mbappeacute in the team This time PSG was without the injured Neymar but didnt miss the Brazil starA win would have moved secondplace Marseille within two points of defending champion PSG Instead Marseille trails by eight points with only 13 rounds remainingEveryone put in the right effort PSG coach Christophe Galtier saidGaltier is from Marseille and played for the club as a gritty defender which means some Marseille fans are simply unable to understand why he is coaching PSGGaltier had to be restrained after the final whistle as he went over to confront an irate Marseille fan leaning over and heckling him near the dugoutMbappeacute became only the second player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final when France lost on penalty kicks to Argentina last December with an inspirational Messi netting twice in a thrilling finalAlso readKarim Benzema Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi vie for Best PlayerThis time they combined on each others goals to quieten a Stade Velodrome crowd full of belief after the recent cup win against a PSG side reeling from five defeats in its 12 previous gamesBut after Nuno Tavares missed a great chance for Marseille an exquisite pass from Messi near the halfway line sent Mbappeacute sprinting through for a typically clinical finish in the 25th minuteHes a player from another planet Marseille coach Igor Tudor said about MbappeacuteFour minutes later Mbappeacute found space down the left and picked out Messi who saved PSG with an injurytime free kick in a 43 win against Lille last weekend for a closerange finishHaving scored his 12th league goal Messi set up Mbappeacute again with a looping pass in the 55th moments after veteran striker Alexis Sanchez missed a great chance to pull a goal back for MarseilleThe only negative for PSG on an emphatic night was losing central defender Presnel Kimpembe to injury in the 18th He was stretchered off after falling unchallenged to the ground and lying on his face for several moments although the nature of his injury was not immediately clearDefeat means Marseille is now only two points ahead of thirdplace Monaco and fourthplace Lens which both have 50 pointsIt could have been worse for Marseille had Monaco not lost 30 at home to Nice earlier Sunday in the Riviera derbyNigeria striker Terem Moffi scored twice in the first 25 minutes and midfielder Kheacutephren Thuram son of France great Lilian Thuram added the third just before halftime as Nice climbed to seventh spotOTHER MATCHESFifthplace Rennes won 10 at Nantes with a goal from Belgium winger Jeacutereacutemy Doku and Reims easily beat Toulouse 30 in a midtable scrapRelegationthreatened Auxerre won 10 at Lorient while fellow struggler Ajaccio enjoyed a 21 home win against 19thplace TroyesAlso Clermont drew 11 at home to StrasbourgThis 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