Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored as Paris Saint-Germain stretched their mammoth lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 13 points with a 5-1 thrashing of defending champions Lille on Sunday.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men were given a helping hand by a nightmarish display from Lille goalkeeper Ivo Grbic at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Portuguese midfielder Danilo Pereira netted twice, while Presnel Kimpembe also got on the score sheet.
It was the perfect response for PSG after their French Cup exit on penalties at the hands of Nice in midweek.
Lille are languishing down in 11th place after the seventh defeat of their title defence.
The hosts needed to get something from the game to move into the top half of the table, but they made a calamitous start.
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