Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) trounced Lille 7-1 in a French Ligue 1 encounter on Sunday, with star striker Kylian Mbappe scoring the league’s first goal.
PSG scored their first goal in only eight seconds.
Following a long and exquisite through ball from Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, Mbappe chipped the ball over Lille goalkeeper Leo Jardim to put the visitors up 1-0 at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Messi doubled the lead with a right-footed goal in the 27th minute.
In the 39th minute, Moroccan PSG star Achraf Hakimi made it 3-0.
Before the halftime, PSG’s Brazilian sensation Neymar scored a first-time shot in the box.
In the 52nd minute, he finished unmarked in the box.
Lille scored a consolation goal two minutes later. After saving his first shot, Jonathan Bamba defeated PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Mbappe completed his hat-trick against Lille with two goals in the final five minutes.
Leaders In the 2022-23 French Ligue 1, PSG has nine points.
Lille is in the middle of the table with four points.