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\nParis St Germain put on a scintillating performance to earn a 5-2 win over AS Monaco with five different scorers on Friday as the hosts strengthened their grip on Ligue 1\u2019s top spot.
\nGoals from Goncalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Randal Kolo Muani secured the points for PSG with Takumi Minamino and Folarin Balogun replying for Monaco.
\nLuis Enrique\u2019s capital side moved to 30 points, four clear of second-placed Nice, who host Toulouse on Sunday. Monaco are third with 24 points.
\n\u201cWhen two teams of this level play a match like today\u2019s every fan enjoys a game with seven goals,\u201d the Spaniard told a news conference. \u201cThe most important thing for me is the team\u2019s attitude after an international break. It is difficult for coaches to prepare for a game like this but it was worth it and I am happy with the result.\u201d
\nPSG took the lead in the 18th minute when Ramos capitalised on a rebound from Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Kohn before the visitors\u2019 Minamino seized on a mistake by home keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to equalise four minutes later.
\nDonnarumma redeemed himself by denying the Japan midfielder another goal as Minamino spurned more chances before the break and early in the second half.
\n\u201cFootball is a sport of mistakes, if they are made by a defender or goalkeeper, they are most visible,\u201d Luis Enrique said. \u201cGigi has been great, his season has been exceptional and I am delighted with his performance.\u201d
\nMbappe restored PSG\u2019s lead with a 39th minute penalty to extend his tally as Ligue 1 top scorer this season to 14 goals.
\nDembele scored his first goal of the season to extend PSG\u2019s lead 20 minutes from time before Vitinha scored with a superb shot from the edge of the box two minutes later. Balogun pulled one back for the visitors after a fine through ball from Minamino in the 75th but Kolo Muani completed the rout in stoppage time.
\nPSG next host Champions League Group \u2018F\u2019 opponents Newcastle United on Tuesday. \u201cMonaco are a team at our level who compete for the title,\u201d Luis Enrique added. \u201cWinning is the best way to stay at the top and to arrive at a vital Champions League match.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PARIS Paris St Germain put on a scintillating performance to earn a 5-2 win over AS Monaco with five different scorers on Friday as the hosts strengthened their grip on Ligue 1\u2019s top spot. Goals from Goncalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Randal Kolo Muani secured the points for PSG with Takumi Minamino […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-370505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n