Paris St-Germain defeated Monaco 5-2 to take a four-point lead atop Ligue 1 and prepare for a crucial Champions League match against Newcastle.
The hosts took the lead thanks to Goncalo Ramos, but Takumi Minamino leveled the score after Gianluigi Donnarumma’s clearance.
PSG took the lead again thanks to a penalty kick converted by Kylian Mbappe. Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha added two more goals in the second half for PSG.
Randal Kolo Muani added PSG’s fifth goal, while Folarin Balogun scored for Monaco.
After Soungoutou Magassa fouled Dembele in the 18-yard area, Mbappe scored his 14th league goal of the season against his old team.
The 22-year-old had joined PSG on loan from Benfica in the summer, but earlier this week PSG announced they had activated the clause to buy him for £70 million, with the Portugal international striker now contracted to the club until 2027.
Two goals in the space of three second-half minutes—Dembele finishing from Fabian Ruiz’s pass and Vitinha’s excellent curled strike that went in off the post—took the game away from Monaco.
Ramos had earlier profited from a mistake made by away goalkeeper Philipp Kohn to score only a few days after his long-term future was secured.
In October, PSG was defeated 4-1 by Newcastle at St James’ Park in the Champions League. With two matchdays left, all four teams in Group F are separated by just three points, with PSG, in second place, hosting Newcastle, in last position, on Tuesday.
The defending champions PSG, who are vying for the league title for the third time in a row, lead Nice by four points going into Sunday’s matchup against Toulouse at home. Monaco is in third place.