Kylian Mbappe fires Paris St Germain to win over Strasbourg

Kylian Mbappe scored one and created another as Paris St Germain brushed aside Strasbourg 3-0 at the Parc des Princes.

The forward got his side up and running with an early penalty before his trickery set up the second goal for Carlos Soler just after the half-hour mark.

Another Spaniard, Fabian Ruiz, added a third late on for Luis Enrique’s side, who made it back-to-back wins in the league for only the second time this season.

FULL-TIME: Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Strasbourg

3⃣ goals3⃣ points

A fine afternoon at the Parc des Princes! #PSGRCSA pic.twitter.com/kjGvNFzHKC

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 21, 2023

Mbappe went into the game on the back of three goals in two games for in victories over the Netherlands and Scotland during the recent international break, but without a Ligue 1 goal since mid-September, a brace in a home defeat to Nice.

That mini drought was ended after only 10 minutes.

Gerzino Nyamsi made a mess of attempting to clear a low cross, allowing Goncalo Ramos a sniff, and in attempting to make amends the Strasbourg defender only succeeded in bringing down his opponent.

Mbappe made no mistake with the resulting penalty, firing right-footed into the bottom left corner.

Despite that run of three league games without a goal, it was his eighth in eight this season.

KYLIAN MBAPPÉ HAS SCORED 8 GOALS IN 8 LIGUE 1 MATCHES THIS SEASON pic.twitter.com/Whxu2HkzLJ

— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) October 21, 2023

The visitors thought they were level just two minutes later when Lebo Mothiba headed home at the back post, but the effort was ruled out for offside following a VAR review.

Instead PSG went into half-time with a two-goal lead.

Mbappe received the ball, fooled Lucas Perrin with a dummy and sent in a low cross which Soler turned into the roof of the net at the near post.

Mbappe went close again himself early in the second half, bringing a save out of goalkeeper Matz Sels with a shot from inside the area before sparking a some concern when he went down holding his left ankle following a foul by Nyamsi.

GOAL! @FabianRP52 makes it 3-0! #Ligue1 I #PSGRCSA pic.twitter.com/YUYzbPFMiR

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 21, 2023

However, he was able to carry on after treatment.

Strasbourg nearly gave themselves a lifeline in the 75th minute when Nyamsi met Dilane Bakwa’s cross, but his header was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

And their faint hopes were extinguished for good as PSG added a third in the 77th minute.

Ruiz won possession in the Strasbourg half and sent the ball out to Ousmane Dembele, who found Soler. He ed to Ruiz, who beat an opponent before firing home to wrap up the points.