Kylian Mbappe beats PSG all-time scoring record as French champions extend lead
With a 4-2 victory over Nantes at home on Saturday in Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappe cemented his place as Paris St. Germain's all-time leading scorer by contributing to his team's expansion of their Ligue 1 lead to a provisional 11 points. The 24-year-old Mbappe increased the record he shared with Edinson Cavani by scoring his 201st goal in all competitions with PSG two minutes into extra time. After the final buzzer, the club held a brief ceremony during which a large photograph of Mbappe was on display at Parc des Princes. "Being here is incredibly special. It's an honour to remain here as the club's leading scorer, Mbappe stated when he last visited to declare that he was staying (to extend his contract). "It's an honour to represent the best club in France as a PSG player and to take part in this historic match. Lionel Messi and Jaouen Hadjam's own goal gave PSG a 2-0 lead after 17 minutes in the Champions League round of 16. But, the Canaries tied the score before halftime due to Ludovic Blas and IgnatiuGanago. PSG will go to Bayern Munich next week seeking to overcome a 1-0 first-leg deficit. Nevertheless, Christophe Galtier's team secured all three points thanks to goals from Mbappe and Danilo with seconds remaining, giving them 63 points after 26 games. On Sunday, second-placed Olympique de Marseil will visit Stade Rennais.Messi's left-footed volfrom from Fabian Ruiz's cross gave PSG the lead in the 12th minute, giving them the perfect start. Five minutes later, Alban Lafont deflected Nuno Me'es' shot into Hadjam,path. jam's Under pressure from Nordi Mukiele, Hadjam,jam then threw the ball into his own net to give PSG a 2-0 advantage.
Nevertheless, Blas cut the deficit in half with a beautiful strike past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 31st minute. Seven minutes later, Ganago equalised the score by deflecting a corner past the Italian goalkeeper. Mbappe's cross was headed in by Danilo 15 minutes into the second half, and then the French striker scored his record goal with a left-footed shot from within the area. But, the night was not as pleasant for PSG as Mukiele was taken out with a heel issue, and in the 75th minute, centre defender Marquinhos returned to the locker room with what seemed to be a lower back issue. Meanwhile, RC Lens' chances of qualifying for the Champions League took another hit as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home Northern Derby, a race. Although moving Lens up to third place in the rankings with 51 points, Franck Haise's squad has now lost six of their past seven league games, and Monaco and Stade Rennais, who have a game remaining, are only five points behind Lens. A Jose Fonte own goal gave the home team the lead in the first half, but Jonathan David equalised after the interval, and Brice Samba made a number of outstanding saves to preserve a draw at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium.
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