Monaco crush Metz

AFP, PARIS: Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe scored a superb hat-trick as Monaco hammered Metz 5-0 on Saturday to remain three points clear of reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1.
The highly-rated 18-year-old struck with just eight minutes gone at the Stade Louis II before Radamel Falcao netted his 15th league goal of the season three minutes later.
Mbappe's blistering pace and steely composure saw him add a third as Monaco threatened a repeat of their 7-0 rout from the reverse fixture in October.
Mbappe completed his treble five minutes into the second half and Falcao rounded out a thumping win as Monaco issued a powerful response to Paris Saint-Germain in the wake of their 3-0 success at Bordeaux on Friday.
Monaco head to Bastia next weekend before travelling to Manchester City for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on February 21.
“The best preparation for Manchester City is to win matches,” said Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim.
“I think we did well in the first half and created lots of chances. In the second half, we looked after the players a bit more.”
But Monaco suffered a potential blow with Jardim suggesting Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Boschilia could miss the rest of the season with suspected knee ligament damage.
Lyon slumped to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Guingamp despite France striker Alexander Lacazette netting his 20th league goal of the campaign.
Lacazette curled in a superb 10th-minute opener at the Stade du Roudourou as Lyon sought to build momentum on the back of Wednesday's 4-0 rout of Nancy.
But the visitors were blindsided by two goals in the space of four minutes as Moustapha Diallo levelled on the half-hour mark before Nicolas Benezet's glancing header snapped Guingamp's six-game winless run.

Monaco crush Metz

AFP, PARIS: Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe scored a superb hat-trick as Monaco hammered Metz 5-0 on Saturday to remain three points clear of reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1. The highly-rated 18-year-old struck with just eight minutes gone at the Stade Louis II before Radamel Falcao netted his 15th league goal of the season three minutes later. Mbappes blistering pace and steely composure saw him add a third as Monaco threatened a repeat of their 7-0 rout from the reverse fixture in October. Mbappe completed his treble five minutes into the second half and Falcao rounded out a thumping win as Monaco issued a powerful response to Paris Saint-Germain in the wake of their 3-0 success at Bordeaux on Friday. Monaco head to Bastia next weekend before travelling to Manchester City for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on February 21. The best preparation for Manchester City is to win matches, said Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim. I think we did well in the first half and created lots of chances. In the second half, we looked after the players a bit more. But Monaco suffered a potential blow with Jardim suggesting Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Boschilia could miss the rest of the season with suspected knee ligament damage. Lyon slumped to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Guingamp despite France striker Alexander Lacazette netting his 20th league goal of the campaign. Lacazette curled in a superb 10th-minute opener at the Stade du Roudourou as Lyon sought to build momentum on the back of Wednesdays 4-0 rout of Nancy. But the visitors were blindsided by two goals in the space of four minutes as Moustapha Diallo levelled on the half-hour mark before Nicolas Benezets glancing header snapped Guingamps six-game winless run.