Neymar laughs with Mbappe as PSG stars train ahead of Lille clash

Paris Saint-Germain talisman Neymar appeared in good spirits as he trained alongside his team-mates ahead of their clash with Lille.

The Brazil international was seen laughing and joking with the rest of PSG's star-studded squad as they were put through their paces on Thursday.

Neymar and Co have every reason to smile having secured 11 consecutive victories to take an eight-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 table.

Thomas Tuchel's side face second-place Lille on Friday night in a battle of the division's top two sides at the Parc des Princes.

Among the other stars to train on Thursday were Edinson Cavani, Gianluigi Buffon and Kylian Mbappe, who was left out of the starting XI for their victory in Le Classique over Marseille.

It has been revealed that Mbappe was benched  after watching Real Madrid play Barcelona in El Clasico instead of heading to a team meeting.

The 19-year-old and team-mate Adrien Rabiot were both disciplined by boss Tuchel after the pair turned up 25 minutes late for a team meeting after catching the first half of Barcelona's 5-1 win over their rivals.

Neither Mbappe nor Rabiot started the game, as pictures showed the World Cup winner cutting a glum figure on the bench.

Mbappe made up for his misdemeanour by coming off the bench and putting his side in front, before linking up with the Brazilian to help lay on the second goal for Germany international Julian Draxler.