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Publish: 10 Apr 2022, 12:32 pm
Kylian Mbappe and Neymar
Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain
romped to a 6-1 thrashing of struggling Clermont on Saturday to move closer to
winning Ligue 1.
Mbappe, who has still not decided whether he will stay at
PSG beyond this season, scored twice and had three assists in last weekend's
5-1 rout of Lorient.
He added another assist and won a penalty in this game as he
moved to the top of the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts with 20 goals this season.
Mauricio Pochettino's men are now 15 points clear of
second-placed Rennes and appear certain to regain the title with only seven
games remaining.
Clermont remain in 17th spot, just one point ahead of
Saint-Etienne who occupy the relegation play-off place.
PSG only have Ligue 1 left to play for this season after
being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid, but put in a second
straight impressive performance.
They took the lead in the sixth minute as Mbappe caused
havoc in the home defence with a driving run off the left wing.
The ball eventually found its way to Lionel Messi, whose
clever pass found Neymar and the Brazilian drilled the ball into the far
corner.
The Clermont players were left incensed that PSG had
continued to attack despite a defender being down injured.
The champions-elect doubled their advantage inside 20
minutes as Messi collected his 12th league assist of the season.
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner volleyed the ball through
for Mbappe, who prodded it past onrushing goalkeeper Arthur Desmas.
But Clermont gave themselves hope of an unlikely comeback
shortly before half-time as Jodel Dossou bundled in at the back post to finish
off a fine team move.
Neymar almost restored PSG's two-goal lead before the break,
but Desmas produced a fine diving save to tip the Brazilian's shot around the
post.
The capital giants dominated possession after the restart
but struggled to create many chances, and needed goalkeeper Gianluigi
Donnarumma to save Jason Berthomier's shot.
But
the game was ended as a contest with 20 minutes to play, as Mbappe was brought
down in the box by Akim Zedadka following a quick counter-attack and Neymar
sent Desmas the wrong way from the spot. Mbappe grabbed his second goal just a
few minutes later, racing onto Neymar's brilliant pass to round Desmas and tap
in.
PSG's fearsome front three combined for the fifth goal, as
Neymar's back-flick found Messi, who played in Mbappe to curl a magnificent
strike into the far corner.
The away side made it four goals in the space of 12 minutes
with seven minutes remaining, as Neymar completed his first hat-trick since
December 2020.
He was indebted again to Mbappe, who ran clean through but
unselfishly squared to give his teammate the easiest of finishes.
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