Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Metz: Mbappe celebrates new deal with hat-trick as champions run riot

The
France
international,
who
had
been
heavily
linked
with
a
blockbuster
move
to
Real
Madrid,
ended
months
of
speculation
over
his
future
earlier
by
penning
a
new
deal
with
the
Ligue
1
champions
until
2025
on
Saturday
(May
21).

Mbappe
marked
the
occasion
in
style
with
a
treble
against
Metz,
who
had
Boubacar
Traore
sent
off
in
the
second
half
as
they
were
consigned
to
the
drop
at
Parc
des
Princes.

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Neymar
was
also
on
target
along
with
Angel
di
Maria,
who
was
given
a
great
reception
when
he
was
substituted
in
his
final
appearance
for
Mauricio
Pochettino’s
side
before
a
proposed
move
to
Juventus.

There
was
already
a
party
mood
for
the
PSG’s
final
game
of
the
Ligue
1
season
following
the
news
that
Mbappe
would
remain
in
the
French
capital,
with
the
deal
confirmed
before
the
game
kicked
off.

And
PSG’s
talisman
opened
the
scoring
in
the
25th
minute;
racing
onto
Di
Maria’s
delightful
throughball
and
rounding
Marc-Aurele
Caillard
before
slotting
into
the
empty
net.

Ligue
1’s
top
scorer
doubled
his
tally
just
three
minutes
later.
This
time,
Lionel
Messi
provided
the
precise
pass,
before
Mbappe
his
finish
under
the
dive
of
Caillard.

Neymar
then
got
in
on
the
act
just
past
the
half-hour
mark.
The
Brazil
international
applied
a
neat
finish
as
the
ball
broke
kindly
for
him
after
Kiki
Kouyate’s
brilliant
sliding
challenge
initially
denied
Di
Maria.

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Mbappe
completed
his
hat-trick
within
five
minutes
of
the
restart;
dispossessing
Kouyate
and
rounding
Caillard
before
applying
the
finish
for
his
28th
league
goal
of
the
campaign.

Sorry
Metz
were
reduced
to
10
men
when
Traore
was
shown
a
second
yellow
card
for
a
rash
challenge
on
Neymar,
before
Di
Maria
made
it
five
in
the
67th
minute
after
Messi’s
initial
strike
hit
the
post.

Di
Maria
was
then
in
tears
after
he
was
withdrawn,
bringing
his
successful
career
with
the
club
to
an
end
on
a
high
note.

What
does
it
mean?
Dream
day
for
PSG,
Metz
get
that
sinking
feeling

PSG
continued
their
dominant
record
against
Metz,
having
now
beaten
them
in
12
consecutive
Ligue
1
games.
It
was
a
nightmare
end
to
the
season
for
the
visitors,
who
dropped
into
19th
place
following
St
Etienne’s
1-1
draw
with
Nantes.

They
are
subsequently
relegated
to
Ligue
2
after
three
years
in
the
French
top
flight.
PSG,
on
the
other
hand,
finished
a
mammoth
15
points
clear
of
second-placed
Marseille.

Script
was
written
for
magnificent
Mbappe

It
was
fitting
that
Mbappe
made
the
most
significant
impact
on
the
day
he
committed
his
future
to
PSG.
His
hat-trick
came
from
eight
shots
on
goal,
while
he
also
led
the
way
with
five
key
passes.

Boasting
the
most
direct
goal
involvements
across
Europe’s
top
five
leagues
after
taking
his
tally
in
Ligue
1
to
45
for
the
season,
he
becomes
the
first
player
to
finish
as
top
scorer
(28
goals)
and
top
assist
provider
(17
assists)
since
these
two
awards
were
first
given
by
the
LFP
in
2007-08.

Ton
up
for
Neymar

Mbappe
may
have
grabbed
the
headlines,
Neymar
reached
a
significant
landmark.
The
former
Barcelona
man
scored
his
100th
goal
for
the
club
since
his
move
to
the
French
capital
in
2017.

He
is
only
the
sixth
player
to
hit
triple
figures
after
Edinson
Cavani
(200),
Mbappe
(170),
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
(156),
Pauleta
(109)
and
Dominique
Rocheteau
(also
100).

Key
Opta
facts

–
This
is
the
10th
time
the
Metz
have
been
relegated
to
the
second
tier,
equalling
Strasbourg
as
the
most
frequently
relegated
club
in
the
history
of
Ligue
1.

–
Mbappe
has
been
involved
in
45
goals
in
Ligue
1
this
season
(28
goals,
17
assists).
That
is
the
second-best
total
in
a
single
season
since
Opta
started
analysing
the
competition
(2006/07)
behind
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
in
2015-16
(51).

–
The
prolific
Mbappe
becomes
the
third
player
to
finish
top
scorer
in
Ligue
1
in
four
consecutive
seasons
after
Carlos
Bianchi
(four
with
Reims
and
Paris)
and
Jean-Pierre
Papin
(five
with
Marseille).

–
PSG
finished
this
season
unbeaten
at
home
in
all
competitions
(24
matches
–
20
wins,
4
draws),
a
feat
they
had
only
achieved
twice
before
in
their
history
(23
matches
in
1985-86
and
27
in
2016-17).

What’s
next?

With
Mbappe
signed
on,
a
successful
title
defence
will
be
the
bare
minimum
ambition
for
PSG
next
season,
while
it
remains
to
be
seen
whether
head
coach
Pochettino
will
still
be
in
charge.
As
for
Metz,
they
must
prepare
for
life
back
in
Ligue
2.