Lille 1-5 Paris St-Germain: Lionel Messi scores his second Ligue 1 goal in win

Lionel Messi scored only his second Ligue 1 goal as Paris St-Germain thrashed defending champions Lille 5-1 to go 13 points clear at the top.

PSG led when Ivo Grbic dropped a cross and Danilo Pereira pounced but Lille levelled through Sven Botman's half-volley from Hatem Ben Arfa's cross.

Presnel Kimpembe scored from close range and Messi latched onto a loose ball before clipping a shot over Grbic.

Danilo drove in his second and Kylian Mbappe curled in a beautiful fifth.

It was an ideal response for Mauricio Pochettino's PSG after their French Cup defeat on penalties against Nice during the week.

Barcelona legend Messi, 34, has now scored two league goals in 13 appearances for PSG — having netted against Nantes in November — and bagged five in five in the Champions League.

The Argentine has scored a competitive goal every year since 2005.

Formation 4-4-2

Formation 4-3-3

Match ends, Lille 1, Paris Saint Germain 5.

Second Half ends, Lille 1, Paris Saint Germain 5.

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).

Foul by Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain).

Amadou Onana (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Xavi Simons (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Sven Botman (Lille).

Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.

Substitution, Lille. Edon Zhegrova replaces Jonathan Bamba.

Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Xavi Simons replaces Leandro Paredes.

Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Angel Gomes.

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left