Paris St Germain took provisional top spot in Ligue 1 with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Montpellier thanks to goals from Lee Kang-in, Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha on Friday.
2023/2024 Ligue 1
3-0
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
10' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Montpellier (Kang-in Lee)
15' Dembele's shot stopped
26' Dembele's shot stopped again
58' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Montpellier (Warren Zaïre-Emery)
66' GOAL! PSG 3-0 Montpellier (Vitinha)
75' Mbappe's long shot over the bar
92' OFFSIDE! Romas’ goal disallowed
Match Report
The hosts took the lead after 10 minutes through Lee who fired into the top corner following a low cross from Achraf Hakimi that Kylian Mbappe dummied for the South Korean.
The pass came across goal and forward Mbappe left the ball on the edge of the box before Lee scored.
The visitors tried to find an equaliser but instead PSG's exciting 17-year-old prospect Zaire-Emery thundered the ball home after Ousmane Dembele's back-heel in the 58th minute.
Hakimi was on hand once more eight minutes later to cross for substitute Vitinha to slam the ball into the corner.
Luis Enrique's PSG side had the ball in the net again in added time but the effort was disallowed for offside.
PSG lead the table on 24 points, two ahead of Nice who host Stade Rennes on Sunday. Montpellier are 11th with 11 points.
Montpellier, meanwhile, were playing their first game without former Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, who departed the club after a clash with his manager.
Sakho reportedly grabbed Michel Der Zakarian by the collar and knocked him to the ground after being called a 'cry baby' in training, but refused to accept any blame in his departure message shared on social media.
Line-ups
PSG XI: Marquinhos, Skriniar, Dembele, Mukiele, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Manuel Ugarte, Muani, Kang-in Lee, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Subs: Kurzawa, Lucas, Fabian Ruiz, Soler, Arnau Tenas, Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos, Bradley Barcola, Cher Ndour
Montpellier XI: Benjamin Lecomte, J.Ferri, Téji Savanier, Sylla, Sacko, Kiki Kouyaté, Mousa Al-Tamari, Akor Adams, Joris Chotard, Maxime Estève, Khalil Fayad
Subs: Khazri, Jullien, Dimitry Bertaud, Théo Sainte-Luce, Kelvin Yeboah, Léo Leroy, Sacha Delaye, Enzo Tchato, Axel Gueguin