PSG won 3-1 against Monaco thanks to Kylian Mbappe's superb performance. The young French striker has scored a hat-trick and become the first Ligue 1 player to reach 30 goals since the 1989-1990 season.
However, this victory is not very meaningful for PSG because they were crowned champions right before the match took place when Lille let Toulouse hold them to a draw. This is PSG's second consecutive championship and the 8th in the history of the team at the Prince's Park.
With Ligue 1 still 5 more rounds to go, Mbappe will have the opportunity to break Jean-Pierre Papin's record of 1990. The 20-year-old striker is almost certain to win the French Top Scorer title this year, having scored 11 goals behind Nicolas Pepe, who is currently second on the "bomb-attacking" list.
In addition, Mbappe still has a chance to overcome Messi in the European Golden Boot race. The Barca striker currently has 33 goals in La Liga. The 3-goal gap is not a big problem as Ligue 1 is the tournament with the ability to score more easily. Both La Liga and Ligue 1 have five more games left. According to AS (Spain), this "sprint" is big enough for Mbappe to take advantage of his youth and pass Messi.
Since La Liga and Ligue 1 both have a coefficient of two points per goal, Messi and Mbappe have 66 and 60 points respectively. The third-placed player in the European Golden Boot race, Fabio Quagliarella, is far behind them with only 22 goals and 44 points in Serie A. Therefore, the European Golden Boot race will only be a competition between Messi and Mbappe. Let's wait and see if Mbappe can overcome the "life of the living" of world football?
