PSG Thrash Monaco 5-2 Ahead Of Newcastle Clash

Ousmane Dembele bagged his first Paris Saint-Germain goal as the reigning French champions thrashed Monaco 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Friday to secure their lead at the top of the table.

Goncalo opened the scoring early for PSG but a howler by home goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted Takumi Minamino the equalizer soon after.

However, Kylian Mbappe’s penalty against his former club restored PSG’s lead, and two superb goals in the space of three second-half minutes by Dembele and Vitinha put the game out of sight.

Folarin Balogun pulled another back for Monaco but substitute Randal Kolo Muani put the seal on PSG’s win in stoppage time.

Paris have now won seven and drawn one of their last eight Ligue 1 games and this result moved them four points clear of second-placed Nice, who are in action on Sunday. Monaco remain third but are now six points adrift of the leaders.

The result, which was achieved despite captain Marquinhos and teenage midfield prodigy Warren Zaire-Emery both missing out through injury, was a boost for Luis Enrique’s team ahead of a crucial home Champions League clash with Newcastle United.