Paris Saint-Germain avoided a shock result against lowly Auxerre as the champions cruised to a 5-0 win at the Parc des Princes.
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| Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Auxerre: French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammate Mendes after scoring the opener for the Les Parisiens at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France. Photo: @PSG_English |
Messi chipped the ball over the defence for Nuno Mendes, who squared the ball for Kylian Mbappe to finish via a considerable deflection.
PSG were able to extend their lead when Carlos Soler headed home following excellent work down the left flank from Mendes.
Minutes later it was 3-0, Soler initiating the counter-attack from an Auxerre corner and playing in Achraf Hakimi for the Moroccan full-back to slide the ball home.
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| Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players celebrate 5-0 triumph over Auxerre in the French Ligue 1 match at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France. Photo: @PSG_English |
Auxerre made too many mistakes at the back and were punished again 10 minutes from time via a perfectly placed strike from Renato Sanches.
Hugo Ekitike calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net to make it 5-0.
The result takes PSG five points clear at the top of Ligue 1 as we enter the World Cup break.story:90min
