PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 3-0 Montpellier – Zaïre-Emery on target as Les Parisiens take top spot with dominant win

Paris Saint-Germain earn a fifth successive win in all competitions and temporarily move to the top of the table following a dominent 3-0 win over Montpellier at the Parc des Princes to open the weekend’s Ligue 1 action.

It only took ten minutes for the hosts to take the lead, thanks to some good combination play down the right which gave the chance to Achraf Hakimi to play a low cross into the box. Following a fake dummy from Kylian Mbappé, the ball was met by Kang-In Lee with a lovely curled finish past Lecomte.

The rest of the first half saw Montpellier try and grow into the game, with Fayed causing some trouble in the box for Marquinhos and Skriniar, mostly as the product of a swift counter attack. Yet it was PSG who held the dominance, for the rest of the half, as Montpellier struggled to get their main goalscorer Akor Adams into the game. Ousmane Dembélé’s pace was useful for PSG, but the former Barcelona man couldn’t find the final ball or finish to match.

Following the break, PSG continued to dominate the ball (more so than the first half). It was last weekend’s goalscorer Warren Zaïre-Emery who was close again, his scuffed shot on goal not living up to the mazy run leading up to it. The youngster made no mistake when got a second chance to double the lead for the French champions. Kolo Muani flicked the ball into the path of the 17-year-old, who unleashed a powerful finish from close range. PSG would then increase their lead over the Hérault side ten minutes later, with Vitinha getting on the scoresheet with a low-driven finish past Lecomte to put the game to bed.

Donnarumma, 5

Hakimi, 6

Mukiele, 6

Ugarte, 6

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