Paris (AFP)

Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé, author of a double, reacted to the quack against Monaco by easily beating the last, Dijon (4-0), Saturday for the 27th day of Ligue 1 where Metz, winner in Bordeaux (2 -1) climbs to 5th place.

After all these false notes against the Monegasques (2-0) six days earlier, the Parisians, Mbappé in the lead, resumed their score, with a fifth 4-0 in twelve confrontations against one of their favorite victims.

The world champion has signed his 17th and 18th goals of the season (32nd, 51st) to bring PSG back to second place, one point behind Lille, which receives Strasbourg on Sunday (17:00).

Paris double Lyon, expected at the Vélodrome for the shock of the day, an "Olimpico" against a Marseille who has just changed both president and coach.

The Italian Moise Kean (6th) launched the prelude to the new fall of Dijon, and the Portuguese Danilo Pereira countersigned it with his first goal in L1 (82nd).

With this eighth defeat in a row in all competitions, the DFCO is heading for relegation.

The Burgundians are eight lengths behind Nantes (18th) and Lorient (19th).

They have not won since December 23 in Nîmes (3-1).

David Linarès' team was so weak on Saturday afternoon that one should not draw too strong conclusions about a resurgence of PSG, really not in tune against Monaco.

The match played at a very slow tempo remained very far from the intensity that awaits the Parisians in the Champions League for the round of 16 second leg against Barcelona on March 10.

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But Mauricio Pochettino's players have three goals in advance (4-1) and one more match to fine-tune the settings, Wednesday in Bordeaux, where they will not be able to align either Angel Di Maria or Neymar, convalescents, or Mbappé, suspended.

But on their way to Barça, the Gironde stage could allow the Parisians to make further adjustments if Bordeaux plays as little as in the second half against Metz.

After a good start, and a goal from Samuel Kalu (14th), the Marines totally disagreed and conceded a fifth defeat in six matches, plus a draw, and an elimination in the Coupe de France against a L2 club, Toulouse ( 2-0).

Hatem Ben Arfa's entry at the end of the match, completely transparent, did not change anything.

Metz took the opportunity to take 5th place, in a position to qualify for the Europa League, thanks to a second period played crescendo.

A ride by Vagner Dias to conclude a final attack allowed the Cape Verdean to sign the winning goal at the last minute (90 + 1) and provisionally overtake Lens in the standings (6th), which plays Sunday in Angers.

The Garnets had logically equalized on a shot wrapped in Thierry Henry of Thomas Delaine (72nd).

To watch Sunday the match of the last member of the leading square, Monaco (4th), against Brest, and the duel for the maintenance between the last two clubs to have changed coach, Nîmes (17th) of Pascal Planque against the Nantes (18th) by Antoine Kombouaré, who follows him to one point.

Friday, Nice had won at the start of the day in Rennes (2-1), which sinks with a series of four defeats and two draws.

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