Kylian Mbappe scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), netting a brace as the French league leaders beat Monaco 2-0 on Sunday.
At the age of 22 years and 357 days, Mbappe is the youngest player to score 100 goals for a single team in the French top flight, according to Opta’s analysis of statistics since 1950.
Mbappe found the back of the net with a penalty and a precise strike in the opening half to put PSG on 45 points from 18 games, 13 ahead of second-placed Olympique de Marseille who have a game in hand.
Monaco, who had scored three goals in each of their wins in the previous two games, are eighth on 26 points.
“Maybe it was not brilliant but we killed it in the first half,” said Mbappe, who scored his ninth and 10th goals in 10 appearances against his former club. “I can’t get sentimental. I love playing football and I love scoring goals.”
At the Parc des Princes, Monaco started well with Sofiane Diop coming close when his attempt crashed into goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the second minute.
But it took PSG only 12 minutes to take the advantage as Mbappe converted a penalty after Angel Di Maria had been brought down by Djibril Sidibe.
PSG relied on Mbappe again to double the tally at the end of a sharp counter-attack, with the France forward firing the ball into the far corner after being set up by Di Maria for his ninth league goal of the season.
Lionel Messi had an opportunity to wrap it up in the 71st minute but the Argentine’s crossed shot went just wide.