Reims 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain: Kylian Mbappe nets hat-trick to send Luis Enrique's side top of Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 at Reims on Saturday afternoon in Ligue 1 as Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick, taking the champions top.

The victory moves Luis Enrique's side a point clear at the top of the table, after Nice were held to a goalless draw at Montpellier on Friday evening.

While Mbappe scored three times in an impressive performance, the showing at the back from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was just as important to the win.

Three days after he was taunted by AC Milan fans, the Italian had to make seven saves to keep out their opponents as Will Still’s outfit pressed hard and often controlled the match, despite failing to convert any of their chances.

Mbappe scored after just three minutes when he volleyed into the bottom corner following some excellent work from winger Ousmane Dembele in the build-up, but Reims gave the visitors a scare when they went up the other end and appeared to reply almost instantly with a goal from Junya.

However, his effort was disallowed for an earlier offside, though they kept pressing and forced Donnarumma into action three times early on in the match.

In the second half, promising Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler advanced down the left wing before teeing up Mbappe with a chance he converted inside the six-yard box.

Mbappe almost had his hat-trick earlier but was foiled by Yehvann Diouf, though with eight minutes of normal time remaining he curled a shot into the far corner with a strike from inside the area.

Reims now sit fourth in Ligue 1 ahead of the rest of the weekend’s games in France.

In the evening kick-off, Monaco travelled north to Le Havre for their match as they looked to get closer to Nice and PSG.

A goalless draw kept them in third, three points behind PSG, while Le Havre sit sixth.

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