Messi, Mbappe score as PSG hammer Lille 5-1

Mauricio Pochettino’s men were given a helping hand by a nightmarish display from Lille goalkeeper Ivo Grbic. Portuguese midfielder Danilo Pereira netted twice, while Presnel Kimpembe also got on the scoresheet

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored as PSG stretched their mammoth lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 13 points with a 5-1 thrashing of defending champions Lille on Sunday. 

Mauricio Pochettino’s men were given a helping hand by a nightmarish display from Lille goalkeeper Ivo Grbic. Portuguese midfielder Danilo Pereira netted twice, while Presnel Kimpembe also got on the scoresheet. 

Lille are languishing down in 11th place after a seventh defeat of their title defence. The hosts needed to get something from the game to move into the top half of the table, but they made a calamitous start. Grbic somehow failed to gather in Nuno Mendes’ low cross despite being under no pressure, and Danilo duly stabbed into an empty net to give PSG a 10th-minute lead. 

Hatem Ben Arfa set up Sven Botman to equalise before the half-hour mark. But PSG were back in front in the 32nd minute as Kimpembe bundled home from close range. Messi grabbed his first goal of 2022, as a clearance ricocheted of his shins and played him in on goal. Grbic rushed out, but the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner dinked the ball into the net. PSG quickly put paid to any thoughts of a comeback from Lille as Danilo scored his second goal.  

There was nothing the goalkeeper could do to keep about PSG’s fifth goal, as Mbappe unleashed a curling strike from outside the area into the top corner. 

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