Mbappe scores hat-trick as PSG thrash Montpellier

Montpellier 2-6 Paris St-Germain: Kylian Mbappe scores hat-trick as PSG win at MontpellierBy Marissa ThomasBBC Sport

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Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in his 200th Ligue 1 game for Paris St-GermainKylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain thrashed Montpellier to move 12 points in Ligue 1.

Vitinha opened the scoring before Mbappe swept home his first from a tight angle.

Arnaud Nordin scored for the hosts and Teji Savanier drew them level.

The France striker’s 50th-minute strike flew in off the crossbar and he finished his third from close range while Lee Kang-in and Nuno Mendes were also on the scoresheet for PSG.

Mbappe now has 24 league goals for the season after scoring his third hat-trick of the campaign.

It has been an unusual period for the 25-year-old who has been on the bench for two of PSG’s past three league games and came off at half time against Monaco where he watched the second half with his mother in the stands.

His benchings followed the announcement that he has agreed to join Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Before that Mbappe has one final chance to secure European glory with PSG who will face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.

He also looks set to win a fourth league title in the past five seasons, as PSG moved even further ahead of second-placed Brest, who drew 1-1 at home to Lille earlier in the day.

Line-upsMontpellierFormation 4-2-3-1

16Bertaud29Tchato27Omeragic4Kouyaté35MincarelliSubstituted forSackoat 70’minutes12Ferri18Leroy7NordinSubstituted forFayadat 60’minutes11SavanierSubstituted forJullienat 90’minutes70CoulibalySubstituted forAdamsat 59’minutes10KhazriSubstituted forSulaiman Al Tamariat 59’minutesSubstitutes1Dizdarevic5Sagnan6Jullien8Adams9Sulaiman Al Tamari19Delaye22Fayad77SackoPSGFormation 4-3-3

99G DonnarummaBooked at 45mins2Hakimi15Danilo35Lopes BeraldoBooked at 38minsSubstituted forMukieleat 69’minutes21HernándezSubstituted forNuno Mendesat 45’minutesBooked at 72mins19Lee Kang-inSubstituted forMayuluat 70’minutes4Ugarte17Vitinha29BarcolaSubstituted forZaïre-Emeryat 62’minutes23Kolo MuaniSubstituted forGonçalo Ramosat 62’minutes7MbappéSubstitutes8Ruiz9Gonçalo Ramos25Nuno Mendes26Mukiele28Soler30Letellier33Zaïre-Emery41Mayulu80TenasMatch StatsLive TextMatch ends, Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6.

Second Half ends, Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6.

Substitution, Montpellier. Christopher Jullien replaces Téji Savanier.

Goal! Montpellier 2, Paris Saint Germain 6. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vitinha.

Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a fast break.

Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.

Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.

Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mousa Tamari following a fast break.

VAR Decision: No Penalty Montpellier.

Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.

Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).

Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).

Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).

Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.