Star striker Kylian Mbappe scored his 14th league goal of the season as French leader Paris Saint-Germain beat third-place Monaco 5-2 to move four points clear at the top. (Football News)
Second-place Nice can keep the gap at one point if it beats Toulouse at home on Sunday.
After forward Gonçalo Ramos gave PSG the lead in the 18th minute, Monaco equalized 4 minutes later after a mistake by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Under pressure from Monaco striker Folarin Balogun, he hesitated and fired the ball straight to Japanese striker Takumi Minamino, who finished off his fourth league goal of the season with a bit of luck.
PSG regained the lead through Mbappe in the 39th when defender Soungoutou Magassa tried to clear the ball and clipped the leg of winger Ousmane Dembele for a penalty. Mbappe, who joined PSG from Monaco for 180 million euros ($197 million) in 2017, sent his spot kick into the top left corner.
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Dembélé made it 3-1 in the 70th, skillfully controlling a long pass from midfielder Fabián Ruiz and scoring with a hard shot. It is his first goal for PSG since he arrived from Barcelona in August.
Two minutes later, Mbappe picked out Portugal midfielder Vitinha and he curled a fine shot into the top right corner.
Moments after that goal, however, PSG’s defense fell asleep and allowed Balogun to score with a low shot after being put through by Minamino. It was the United States forward’s fourth league goal of the season.
There was still enough time for France forward Randal Kolo Muani to grab PSG’s fifth goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time, as Monaco fell six points behind PSG with its third defeat of the campaign.