The star forward got a goal and an assist as Luis Enrique's side picked up another win ahead of their Champions League meeting with AC Milan
Kylian Mbappe ran the show for Paris Saint-Germain as they picked up a comfortable 3-0 win against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The France star was constantly involved and gave PSG an early lead with a perfectly executed penalty to end a goal drought that lasted four games.
The attacker could not be tamed by the visitors' defence and went on to create his side's second goal with some nice trickery before smashing it into a dangerous area where Carlos Soler was able to divert it in.
Strasbourg appeared to have had enough of the 24-year-old early in the second half as the challenges grew a bit more severe, resulting in fears of an injury ahead of PSG's midweek Champions League match against AC Milan. Their rough tackles did little to slow Mbappe down, however, as he continued to pop up everywhere and look to create something for the dominant hosts.
It was Fabian Ruiz who rounded off the scoring, though, as Soler snatched the ball and squared to the Spain midfielder to make space and knock it past Matz Sels.
GOAL rates PSG's players from Parc des Princes…
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Gianluigi Donnarumma (6/10):
Didn't have a save to make until the 76th minute and it was a simple header straight at him.
Danilo Pereira (7/10):
A bit clumsy, but his passing was safe and sound.
Marquinhos (6/10):
Had a lame clearance in the second half and was slow to close down, but his passing was good.
Lucas Hernandez (5/10):
Left a lot of space behind him and didn't look good defensively.
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Carlos Soler (8/10):
Dodgy marking in the box at set-pieces but useful on the ball and was perfectly placed to nudge in the second goal. Unselfish and smart to pass to Ruiz to round off the scoring.
Fabian Ruiz (7/10):
Made some nice, comfortable passes but not involved as much as his fellow midfielders until he freed himself up well to score the third.
Vitinha (6/10):
Helped PSG keep pressure on the Strasbourg midfield and defence well, good in possession.
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Lee Kang-in (5/10):
Did not have an easy time getting on the ball as most of PSG's attacks came down the other side. Gifted a great chance to cause a threat after a bad clearance but wasted it.
Kylian Mbappe (8/10):
Perfect penalty gave PSG the lead and had some lovely quick combinations with Barcola. A nice trick got him free for the second and he smashed it to right in to the centre for Soler to net.
Bradley Barcola (6/10):
Weaved his way through the Strasbourg defenders to get inside a few times but lacked the end product.
Goncalo Ramos (5/10):
Tried to find the space and dropped back a lot and even made some tackles, but was never a threat.
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Ousmane Dembele (6/10):
A lovely piece of skill left two Strasbourg players dazzled but was unable to create something.
Randal Kolo Muani (5/10):
Replaced a timid Ramos and did nothing useful.
Nordi Mukiele (6/10):
Replaced Hernandez with just under 20 minutes to go and sent in an inviting cross that was cleared.
Layvin Kurzawa (N/A):
Came on late for his first appearance of the season.
Cher Ndour (N/A):
On for the last eight minutes.
Luis Enrique (7/10):
Was able to rest some key players ahead of the Milan match but set his team up well. They dominated, kept their opponents quiet despite some promising counter-attacks and looked comfortable the whole time.