Cologne (SID) – No mercy for Messi, Mbappe and Neymar: With his three superstars in the starting eleven, the French soccer champions Paris St. Germain said goodbye to the long World Cup break with a win. On matchday 15 of Ligue 1, Christophe Galtier’s team beat relegation-threatened former champions AJ Auxerre 5-0 (1-0) and still lead the table by five points over RC Lens.
Kylian Mbappe, star striker from world champions France, scored the lead in the eleventh minute with his twelfth goal of the season. The Spaniard Carlos Soler (51st), the former Dortmund Achraf Hakimi (57th), the former Bayern professional Renato Sanches (81st) and the French storm talent Hugo Ekitike (84th) increased. Lionel Messi and Neymar were substituted after 75 minutes.
In France, league operations resume shortly after Christmas.