Neymar, Messi all score in same game for first time in 5-1 PSG rout

PSG had faltered since crashing out of the Champions League weeks ago, but the hosts roared back behind Mbappe's seemingly weekly heroics. The World Cup winner scored twice and assisted PSG's other three in a stunning performance at Parc des Princes.

It wasn't without the typical PSG glitches, as a spell of errors after halftime saw Lorient pull within a goal, but Mbappe mopped up the mess and carried his team back to victory. An early injury to Leandro Paredes is also worrying for PSG, but otherwise the 90 minutes provided a perfect respite from recent struggles.

With the win, PSG pulled 12 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table, with confirmation of the French top flight crown now just around the corne