Paris Saint-Germain opened up a six-point lead in the Ligue 1 title race with a comprehensive thumping of Ajaccio, who have been relegated to France’s second tier.
Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring before Achraf Hakimi’s shot saved on the rebound.
In the second half, Mbappe won his first two minutes, then a superb strike from the edge of the box put Christophe Gaultier’s side 4–0 up inside an hour.
An own goal from Mohammad Yousuf ended the scoring, although there was still time for Achraf Hakimi and Thomas Mangini to send off before the full-time whistle.
Lionel Messi is back in the starting lineup after his suspension was lifted by PSG, although all signs suggest a return to Barcelona likes and looks like Argentina for the World Cup winner.
PSG continued to dominate before taking the lead in the 22nd minute. Danilo Pereira’s pass towards Hugo Ekitike was picked up by Ruiz, who flicked the ball into the top corner with the outside of his boot.
Ajaccio’s writ continued to take last-ditch measures in defense to prevent the hosts from adding to their lead. It mattered little, however, as PSG soon went 2–0 up.
Juan Bernat delivered a cross to Mbappe, who fumbled free to put away a show. Francois-Joseph Sollacaro saved but could only pass the ball to Hakimi, who finished well from a slightly lovely angle.
The home side’s advantage was extended to three goals through a bit of calamitous circumstance for keeper Solcarro.
A cross eventually made its way to Mbappe after some pinball action in the box. The France captain fired a shot at Solcarlo and it broke through the goalkeeper with enough back-spin.
However, there was nothing objectionable in the way Embappé caught his second shot.
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Sergio Ramos’ punt forward was cleared into the air by an Ajaccio defender and Mbappe took his volley first, sending a powerful strike into the top corner for his 26th Ligue 1 goal of the season.
Some last ditch defense from the visitors could not stop the fifth goal from going in. Marquinhos’ attempted shot instead deflected off Youssef’s leg and past Solcarro.
win means psg has a hand league 1 The title, although a huge boon for Messi’s return, reminded everyone watching of the major issues at play in Paris.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 6/10 – Roughly an audience for doing very little.
CB: Marquinhos – 7/10 – PSG not afraid to push forward with dominating possession. The cross across the box was deflected in for PSG’s fifth.
CB: Sergio Ramos – 7/10 – Showcased his full passing range, with an ambitious through ball resulting in a devastating volley from Mbappe. Didn’t stretch much in defence.
CB: Danilo Pereira – 7/10 – Maintained possession around defense and midfield and recovered the ball eight times in total.
RWB: Achraf Hakimi – 6/10 – Was alive for the loose ball to grab PSG’s second. His dangerous crosses lead to goals and other scoring opportunities for his side’s attackers. Wildly sent off for his part in the unnecessary scuffle.
CN: Marco Verratti – 6/10 – Made some trademark defensive challenges, although on occasion dribbled past.
CM: Fabian Ruiz – 7/10 – An inventive finish opened the way for PSG. A dashing defensive presence in midfield on occasion.
LWB: Juan Bernat – 6/10 – Had a lot of freedom on the left and linked up well with Ruiz.
RW: Lionel Messi – 8/10 – Boo would dominate but Messi largely did his job, creating chances with some incisive passing and dribbling.
ST: Hugo Ekitike – 7/10 – Embappé had the presence of mind to kill him during the round-the-mouth scuffle.
LW: Kylian Mbappe – 9/10 – His first shot had enough power to beat Solcarlo, but his second shot was pure genius, coming past the goalkeeper with such venom and force.
substitute player
Renato Sanchez (64′ for Ruiz) – 6/10
Vitinha (64′ for Verratti) – 7/10
El Chadel Bishiabu (70′ for Perera) – 6/10
Carlos Soler (83′ for Akitike) – N/A
Warren Zaire-Emery (83′ for Burnett) – N/A
Manager
Christophe Gaultier – 7/10 – PSG would have been slaughtered if they had done anything but beat Ajaccio. The difference in quality was so obvious that individual moments were enough to win.
gk: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (4); rb: Mohammad Yusuf (4), cb: Cedric Avinell (5), cb: Clement Vidal (5), LB: Ismail Diallo (4); cm: Vincent Marchetti (6), cm: Thomas Mangani (5), cm: Mathieu Coutadeur (6); rw: Michael Barreto (6), scheduled tribe: Mounam El Idrisi (6), lw: Kevin Spadanuda (6)
substitute player: Moussa Soumano (6), Ivane Chegra (6), Riyad Nouri (6), Mikel Alphonse (6), Florian Chabrol (N/A)
Player of the match – Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
