Kylian Mbappe reached 200 goals for Paris Saint-Germain to become the club\u2019s joint all-time top scorer as the France superstar netted twice in his side\u2019s 3-0 win over Ligue 1 title rivals Marseille on Sunday.
\nMbappe scored both his goals at the Velodrome from Lionel Messi assists and in between he set up the Argentine for PSG\u2019s other goal as they moved eight points clear at the top of the table.
\nIt was a result and a performance that will erase many of the doubts about a team that had been in stuttering form in recent weeks as they outclassed their most credible domestic challengers.
\nMbappe\u2019s brace took him to a double century of goals for PSG in just short of 250 appearances since signing from Monaco in 2017.
\nThe 24-year-old therefore equals his former teammate Edinson Cavani as the club\u2019s record marksman.
\nMbappe is now out on his own as Ligue 1\u2019s leading scorer this season with 17 goals and has 29 in 29 games in all competitions since the campaign began.
\nMessi, meanwhile, now has 12 league goals this season and has set up 12 more, and PSG did not miss the absent Neymar. The Brazilian was sidelined after being stretchered off with an ankle injury in last week\u2019s 4-3 defeat of Lille.
\nIn Spain, La Liga leaders Barcelona tumbled to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at Almeria, failing to capitalize on Real Madrid\u2019s derby draw with Atletico to extend their advantage.
\nEl Bilal Toure\u2019s fine first half strike split the teams and earned Almeria their first ever victory over Barca, inflicting only the second defeat of the league campaign on the Catalans.
\nXavi Hernandez\u2019s side still have a seven-point lead over champions Madrid, but their morale took a further blow following their midweek Europa League exit against Manchester United.
\nBarca face Madrid in a Clasico Copa del Rey semifinal first leg on Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu, with their vulnerabilities starting to show.
\nVictory would have stretched their advantage in the title race to double figures, as they bid to win La Liga for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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