Paris St Germain took provisional top spot in Ligue 1 with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Montpellier thanks to goals from Lee Kang-in, Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha on Friday.
The hosts took the lead after 10 minutes through Lee who fired into the top corner following a low cross from Achraf Hakimi that Kylian Mbappe dummied for the South Korean.
The pass came across goal and forward Mbappe left the ball on the edge of the box before Lee scored.
The visitors tried to find an equaliser but instead PSG‘s exciting 17-year-old prospect Zaire-Emery thundered the ball home after Ousmane Dembele‘s back-heel in the 58th minute.
Hakimi was on hand once more eight minutes later to cross for substitute Vitinha to slam the ball into the corner.
Kylian Mbappe (left) produced a fine dummy for Lee Kang-in (right) to score in PSG’s 3-0 win
Mbappe dummied a pass from Achraf Hakimi for his side’s opening goal against Montpellier
Luis Enrique’s PSG side had the ball in the net again in added time but the effort was disallowed for offside.
PSG lead the table on 24 points, two ahead of Nice who host Stade Rennes on Sunday. Montpellier are 11th with 11 points.
Montpellier, meanwhile, were playing their first game without former Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, who departed the club after a clash with his manager.
Sakho reportedly grabbed Michel Der Zakarian by the collar and knocked him to the ground after being called a ‘cry 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’ in training, but refused to accept any blame in his departure message shared on social media.
Montpellier were playing their first game since Mamadou Sakho left the club after a clash with his manager
