Paris (AFP)

New Years Eve in Paris and Marseille: the leader PSG feasted on Saturday in the French Championship against Amiens (4-1) with Kylian Mbappé and OM crunched Nîmes 3-1 to consolidate their second place before Rennes, third surprise at the truce. Lyon, slowed down in Reims (1-1), does not digest champagne ...

- Mbappé and PSG received 7 of 7 -

Unstoppable! Another double goalscorer on Saturday at the Parc des Princes, Kylian Mbappé had a seventh consecutive game with at least one goal scored, the best series of his young career.

Peroxidized hair the day after his 21st birthday, the world champion beat the goalkeeper with a subtle dive ball (12th), doubling the shot with a close angle shot (65th). He then allowed himself the luxury of signing a book to a child who had slipped on the lawn ...

And not to spoil anything, his friends Neymar (47th) and Mauro Icardi (84th) also participated in the party, with meanwhile a reduction in the score of Steven Mendoza (70th).

This allows Paris (1st, 45 pts, one game less) to finish the first leg with 7 points ahead of OM, its runner-up (2nd, 38 pts), and the spirit already turned towards 2020, the year of the club's fiftieth anniversary.

Only downside in this evening? Two new injuries in the Paris locker room, this time Abdou Diallo and captain Thiago Silva. That is to say if the truce will do good ...

- Marseille detached dolphin -

Winner of Nîmes (3-1), OM will spend the holidays in second place and with a nice mattress on their pursuers: five points on Rennes!

It is cruel for Nîmes to whom nothing is smiling this season, like Sofiane Alakouch, goalscorer against his camp on a center of Dario Benedetto (47th).

The Argentine center-forward then hit the nail, taking a ball rejected by the goalkeeper (66th), before a third goal from Dimitri Payet, celebrated with a cap of Santa Claus pressed on the head (82nd).

- Lyon stagnates in the soft belly -

OL side, the year ends in a gloomy way: the Lyonnais did not manage to win in Reims (1-1) and finish the year in a disappointing 12th place, 12 points from OM!

Deprived of their best player Memphis Depay and their great hope Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, victims of serious injuries, the Gones however opened the scoring by Lucas Tousart (9th).

But Kenny Tete symbolized the current feverishness of this OL by conceding a penalty on a tackle poorly controlled, allowing Mathieu Cafaro to equalize (44th). And Moussa Dembélé missed the match ball by finding the Rémois goalkeeper, again from the penalty spot (83rd) ... Strongly the transfer window to change things!

- Monaco bounces, Jardim breathes -

Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim knew his weakened position before receiving Lille on Saturday: his team rebounded perfectly (5-1), erasing the rout suffered against the same opponent Tuesday in the League Cup (3-0).

Despite the opening score of Victor Osimhen (14th), Monaco revolted in the wake of the untenable Wissam Ben Yedder, passer for Gelson Martins (23rd) then double scorer (53rd, 65th) to finish the year as best scorer in the championship. Keita Baldé (30th) and Kamil Glik in additional time increased the score, and Monaco, 7th in L1, breathes better ... Jardim the first.

- Rennes surprises, Toulouse sinks -

And the surprise guest of the podium is called ... Rennes: winner of Bordeaux 1-0 thanks to a subtle deviation from Mbaye Niang (83rd), the Breton club finishes the year in a beautiful third place.

The Rennais took advantage of the poor performance of Nantes at home against Angers (2-1) and dominate a peloton of nine teams which stand in six points, with in particular Montpellier, which torpedoed Brest 4-0, and Strasbourg, which beat Saint-Etienne 2-1.

At the bottom of the table, nothing goes well in Toulouse, which has chained a ninth defeat in a row in Ligue 1 by sinking 3-0 in Nice.

It heats up for trainer Antoine Kombouaré, whose team stagnates far from the first non-barrage team, Metz, who snatched a 2-2 draw in Dijon.

Complete results of the 19th day:

Saturday

Paris SG - Amiens 4 - 1

Dijon - Metz 2 - 2

Rennes - Bordeaux 1 - 0

Strasbourg - Saint-Etienne 2 - 1

Monaco - Lille 5 - 1

Reims - Lyon 1 - 1

Nantes - Angers 1 - 2

Nice - Toulouse 3 - 0

Montpellier - Brest 4 - 0

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