Paris Saint-Germain star striker Kylian Mbappe scored his 100th goal for his team PSG, helping the French league leader outplay Monaco 2-0 on Sunday.
Mbappe the PSG star, who netted goal twice in the Champions League in a 4-1 win against Club Brugge, gave PSG the headstart from the penalty spot and doubled his tally just before halftime from Lionel Messi’s pass.
In the game Messi fired a number of shots in the second half towards the Monaco goal, rarely upsetting the goalkeeper, and Mbappe was denied his hat-trick when Pochettino took him off after 88 minutes.
The 22 years old Mbappé is the youngest player to score 100 goals for a single team in the French top flight, according to Opta’s analysis of statistics since 1950.
The comfortable win increased PSG’s lead over second-place Marseille to 13 points.
Kylian Mbappe misses hattrick, strikes twice to help his team PSG win over Monaco
PSG grabbed successfully the few chances in the first half and converted both as Mbappé showed no mercy for the club he helped to the French league title in 2017.
The hosts were awarded a penalty after Djibril Sidibe fouled Angel Di Maria. Mbappé took the penalty and beat Monaco goalkeeper Alexander Nübel to break the deadlock in the 11th minute.
Messi initiated the counterattack that led to PSG’s second goal. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner intercepted a pass, ran past defenders before setting up Mbappé, who curled a shot into the back of the net.
