Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both on the scoresheet as Paris Saint-Germain demolish Lille

Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 13 points after a convincing 5-1 win against reigning champions Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday night. PSG were presented with a gift to break the deadlock when Lille 'keeper Ivo Grbic spilled Nuno Mendes' cross and Danilo tapped home from close-range in the tenth minute.

Ad/> Lille equalised just before half-hour when Hatem Ben Arfa beat Angel Di Maria before turning provider for Sven Botman to beat Gianluigi Donnarumma from 10 yards before another Grbic howler enabled Presnel Kimpembe to score from five yards to restore the Parisians' advantage. Ligue 1Pochettino to Man Utd gathers steam, but PSG stint is damaging his reputation – Inside Europe03/02/2022 AT 11:21 PSG gave themselves a two-goal cushion seven minutes before the break when Messi delightfully chipped Grbic from 12 yards to score just his second league goal of the season.

Danilo added his second of the night early in the second half before PSG saved the best for last when Mbappé curled in a sumptuous effort from 20 yards. The result means Mauricio Pochettino's men put more daylight between themselves and second-placed Marseille, whilst Lille dropped one place to 11th.