Paris: Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) romped to their biggest-ever home win with a 9-0 Ligue 1 thrashing of Guingamp.
The runaway league leaders exacted sweet revenge on bottom club Guingamp, who had ended their bid for a sixth straight League Cup title earlier this month here.
It was PSG’s largest margin of victory at the Parc des Princes, beating an 8-0 win over Dijon 12 months ago, but fell narrowly short of equalling their biggest win in total – a 10-0 French Cup thumping of Cote Chaude in 1994.
Neymar also scored twice as PSG’s front three took their combined tally for the season to 58 goals, while Mbappe extended his advantage in the Ligue 1 scoring charts having netted 17 times in only 14 appearances. Left-back Thomas Meunier also got his name on the scoresheet as PSG completed the rout.
Coach Thomas Tuchel did see Marco Verratti forced from the field with what he later described as a ‘serious injury’, with the Italian now a doubt for PSG’s Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United next month.
“It’s possible he’ll miss a few weeks,” said the German. “Marco’s injury changes everything. Playing without Marco is completely different, I think it’s serious. It’s hard.”
PSG were 3-0 up by the interval and did more damage after the break adding six more as Guingamp looked completely jaded.
AFP