Striker Kylian Mbappe assisted and scored to help PSG win 2-0 at Lens in round 18 to firmly secure the top spot in Ligue 1.
Mbappe exploded in the first Ligue 1 match of 2024. The French striker played the full 90 minutes, passed 78% accurately, successfully dribbled twice, finished seven times with five shots on target and contributed one assist and one goal. goal.
In the 30th minute, the 2018 World Cup champion dropped the ball so Bradley Barcola could escape and place his right foot to defeat goalkeeper Brice Samba in a face-to-face position. Barcola was born in 2002, joined PSG from Lyon in the summer of 2023 for 48 million USD and wore shirt number 29. He scored the second goal for the team, after opening the score in the 2-1 win over Nantes in round 15 of Ligue 1.
In the 89th minute, Ousmane Dembele poked Mbappe into the penalty area and scored with his right foot at an angle to set the score 2-0. He increased his record this season to 25 goals in all competitions, including 19 goals in Ligue 1 and three in the Champions League.
Mbappe opened fire in all three matches of 2024. Before playing Lens, the French striker contributed a goal in the French Super Cup match, winning 2-0 against Toulouse on January 20
Winning 2-0, PSG firmly established themselves at the top of the table with 43 points and widened the gap with Nice – the team that lost 0-2 at Rennes in the early match – to eight points. In the next round on January 28, the Paris capital club will return home to meet Brest. Before that, Mbappe and his teammates will be guests of US Orleans in the 1/16 round of the French Cup on January 20.