PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain seems to be doing well without Kylian Mbappe.
PSG beat Montpellier 6-0 on Friday for their second win in two games in the French league, with the team initially playing without Mbappe, who moved to Real Madrid in the off-season.
PSG are aiming for their fourth consecutive league title, but many had expected the pressure on the trophy to ease following the departure of their star striker. So far, however, that has not been the case, with the team scoring 10 goals in their first two games.
Bradley Barcola opened the scoring after three minutes with a shot from a tight angle from nine metres, and Marco Asensio increased the lead with a low shot from the centre of the box after a fine pass from João Neves.
For 19-year-old Neves, who came from Benfica in the off-season, this was the third assist in two games.
Eight minutes into the second half, Ousmane Dembélé provided Barcola with the easiest of goals with a perfect pass, Achraf Hakimi increased the lead to 4-0 with an inside-foot volley in the 57th minute, and Warren Zaïre-Emery scored another goal on the hour mark.
Substitute Lee Kang-in scored his second goal in two games when he scored the winning goal eight minutes from time.
Marco Asensio of PSG celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the French League 1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier at Parc des Princes in Paris, Friday, August 23, 2024. Photo credit: AP/Thibault Camus
Montpellier has one point from the first two games.
