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Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 3-0 win away at AC Ajaccio on Friday to open a provisional six-point lead at the Ligue 1 summit. Neymar and Sergio Ramos were both suspended for the potentially tricky trip to Corsica, yet Christophe Galtier’s men made light work of their hosts thanks to some brilliant goals.
Kylian Mbappe netted twice and teed up Lionel Messi for the other as the legendary Argentine returned the favor for the French superstar as the pair made it look easy at Stade Francois Coty. The win keeps PSG unbeaten thus far this season and they are seeking to produce the first invincible run since they passed to Qatari ownership more than 10 years ago.
It took just 24 minutes for the French champions to open the scoring with Messi feeding Mbappe for a clinical finish past Benjamin Leroy in the Ajaccio goal. There were no further goals until the final 11 minutes but the France international did pass up a golden opportunity to double PSG’s lead when he blazed over from close range.
Instead, it was a moment of sheer brilliance from both Mbappe and Messi which saw Les Parisiens double their advantage through the South American. A flowing move featuring several deft touches and clever passes ended with Messi finishing for his sixth Ligue 1 goal of the season and arguably the pick of the lot from a collective point of view.
The 35-year-old turned provide once more as Mbappe finished powerfully from the edge of the box, but it was the pair’s chemistry on that special second goal which really stood out. With the absent Neymar also in improved form since the start of the campaign, the Brazilian and Messi have often found it easier to combine given their Barcelona past.
Mbappe has had to remain patient for some of that genius to work in his favor, but it finally did here to devastating effect. The former AS Monaco man has 10 Ligue 1 goals with two more assists after this latest…
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