Kathmandu: Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a routine Ligue 1 win against Lorient on Sunday night, with Kylian Mbappe the undisputed star of the show at Parc des Princes.
Mbappe and Neymar each scored twice, while Lionel Messi also found the net as PSG bounced back from a 3-0 defeat in Monaco before the international break.
However, Lorient did briefly threaten to make it uncomfortable when Terem Moffi made it 2-1 early in the second half.
Mbappe had set the tone early on with a driving run in from the left and a low shot across the goal that was pushed wide by Lorient goalkeeper Matthieu Dreyer.
Messi, Mbappe and Neymar then combined excellently for the early breakthrough. Messi flicked on Danilo’s ball from deep into Mbappe, who in turn found Neymar, and a clinical finish followed.
Mbappe’s disguised shot at the half-hour mark, deceiving Dreyer by looking at the far post and then driving the ball in at the near post instead, doubled the lead.
There was still danger from Lorient, though. Nuno Mendes showed his pace on the cover to hook the ball away from Dango Outtara as he looked set to go through on goal.
