Ousmane Dembele was the star of the present as PSG went two factors clear on the prime.
Paris Saint-Germain moved at the least briefly prime of Ligue 1 as they noticed off Lille 3-0 on the Parc des Princes due to a masterclass from Ousmane Dembele.
PSG put the frustration of crashing out of the Coupe de France by the hands of neighbours Paris FC firmly behind them, with Ballon d’Or winner Dembele shining as soon as once more within the Metropolis of Lights.
Dembele opened the scoring within the thirteenth minute, firing in off the put up from the sting of the realm to settle Luis Enrique’s males after a nervy begin.
He then despatched the Parc des Princes crowd into raptures slightly below 20 minutes into the second half, demonstrating artistry and precision to supply a excessive lobbed end over Berke Ozer, who might solely watch in awe as Lille got a mountain to climb.
The guests by no means regarded combating again, and PSG added a late third by way of Bradley Barcola as they claimed a victory that sends them two points clear of surprise package Lens, who face Auxerre on Saturday.
Dembele sends PSG to summit
PSG got a fright when Olivier Giroud despatched an impudent lob in opposition to the crossbar on the identical finish the place Dembele would produce his purpose of the season contender.
Ethan Mbappe was denied by Lucas Chevalier on the follow-up, and Kylian Mbappe’s youthful brother then introduced one other near-post save from his former team-mate as Lille sought to stun the house crowd.
These hopes diminished when Lille misplaced possession deep in their very own half and Vitinha performed the ball to Dembele, who rattled house the opener with a fierce effort in off the put up.
PSG struggled to benefit from their apparent superiority after going forward, although Nuno Mendes had the ball within the web 12 minutes into the second half, solely to see his effort dominated out for offside.
Seven minutes later, although, Dembele doubled PSG’s lead in unbelievable trend, skilfully preserving the ball from three Lille defenders earlier than continuing to loft the ball of every of them and Ozer, who might solely look on helplessly as he did not get again on his line in time to maintain out a wondrous end.
Want Doue, credited for the help for that show of particular person brilliance, then went shut to creating the scoreline extra emphatic, however the third purpose that ensured a extra correct reflection of the gulf between the 2 groups didn’t come till damage time, when Barcola pressed Aissa Mandi into an error and rifled into an empty web.
