Mbappe hat-trick takes PSG top of Ligue 1

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PARIS (AFP) – A clinical Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won 3-0 away at high-flying Reims yesterday to move to the top of the Ligue 1 table, although coach Luis Enrique was still not satisfied with his performance.

Mbappe opened the scoring in the third minute in Champagne country and then netted twice more in the second half to give PSG a win which moved them to the summit a point above Nice, who drew at Montpellier on Friday.

PSG were also grateful to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma who denied Reims a route back into the game with a string of superb saves, as Luis Enrique’s team recovered from their midweek Champions League loss away to AC Milan.

PSG striker Kylian Mbappe. PHOTO: AFP