Kylian Mbappe at the double as PSG battle back to beat Saint Etienne

Kylian Mbappe scored a brace and set up a superb third for Paris St-Germain as they recovered from a goal down to beat Saint Etienne. It was a typical sluggish start from the Parisians and Les Verts were worthy of their lead when Denis Bouanga took advantage of Danilo Pereira's slip-up and drove home leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma with no chance.

Ad/> Two perfect Lionel Messi through-balls set up Kylian Mbappe to score a few minutes either side of half-time, the second involving the Argentine genius drawing five defenders before slipping in the French ace to slam home in trademark fashion. FootballReal Madrid eager to battle Man Utd for Pochettino – Paper Round22/02/2022 AT 00:01 Mbappe then helped put the game beyond doubt when he crossed with the outside of his boot from the left flank for Danilo climbing at the back post to head home.

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