Mbappe and Messi dazzle in PSG victory
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi put Montpellier to the sword in a 4-0 Paris Saint-Germain win, its first since being confirmed as Ligue 1 champion.
UEFA Champions League failure this season had dampened PSG's title celebrations even before three consecutive draws, the first of which secured top spot against Lens.
Mauricio Pochettino's men lost the lead in all three matches, but there was never any danger of a repeat on Sunday (AEST).
Mbappe, whose future is perhaps of more interest than PSG's results right now, was typically influential, scoring the fourth after having a hand in two goals for Messi and one for Angel Di Maria.
That front three quickly had Montpellier on the back foot, with just six minutes played when Mbappe's square pass was dummied by Di Maria for Messi to aim a left-footed finish into the bottom-right corner.
Dimitry Bertaud had saved well from Messi moments before that goal and soon would again from Mbappe, but he was helpless in the face of an onslaught.
Mbappe's sublime outside-of-the-boot pass set Messi away to round the goalkeeper and score the second, before the pair attempted to link up a third time and Di Maria netted instead, his volley deflected beyond Bertaud after Mbappe's cross was headed only half-clear.
Mbappe hit the post from a Messi pass before the half-time whistle, which scarcely disrupted PSG's rhythm.
A rare loose Mbappe touch only invited a clumsy challenge from Arnaud Souquet, allowing the forward to coolly convert from the penalty spot.
Mbappe was just offside before he laid on another goal for Di Maria, which was ruled out, and PSG finally slowed to Montpellier's relief, settling for four.
