Mbappe, Neymar Score as PSG Stays Perfect in Ligue 1, Beats Lille
Kylian Mbappe scored a spectacular goal and then set up Neymar as runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain won at home to second-place Lille 2-1 on Friday. PSG's 12th straight win from the start of the season is a record for the top five European leagues, beating Tottenham's 11 opening wins in 1960 in England. PSG coach Thomas Tuchel picked midfielder Marco Verratti, who was stopped by police this week for driving over the alcohol limit. Verratti helped to create Mbappe's goal in the 70th minute, threading a quick pass to Neymar who then picked out Mbappe's run. The France World Cup star was slightly fortunate as Neymar's pass clipped the leg of a defender and rolled to him, but he finished exquisitely by curling the ball into the bottom right corner from about 20 meters. Even though the 19-year-old Mbappe has played in only seven of PSG's league games, he is already on a league-leading 11 goals. He flicked the ball to Neymar in the 84th, ...