Mbappe Wins for Psg with a Birthday Brace.

Paris (AFP) In Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappe celebrated turning 25 by scoring two braces as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Metz 3-1.

on Wednesday to take a five-point lead at the top of the table and reach the season's halfway mark.

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At the Parc des Princes, Vitinha gave PSG the lead early in the second half. Mbappe then made it 2-0 with a fantastic drive that went in off the underside of the crossbar.

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The struggling visitors' Matthieu Udol managed to pull one back, but Mbappe pounced on a short backpass to round the goalkeeper and make it 3-1 as the game came to a close.

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His birthday was made even more memorable when his 16-year-old brother Ethan came on for his senior debut in stoppage time.

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PSG therefore ended the year with a comfortable five-point cushion over nearest challengers Nice, who defeated Lens 2-0 on Wednesday thanks to two late goals from Nigerian striker Terem Moffi.

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Monaco are seven points behind the leaders in third place after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Toulouse, with Wissam Ben Yedder scoring both of their goals.

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Meanwhile, Lyon climbed out of the bottom three as they beat Nantes 1-0 thanks to an Alexandre Lacazette goal to claim their third consecutive victory.

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