Kylian Mbappe dominated his first home start of the season, scoring twice as Ligue 1 champions Paris-Saint Germain beat last season’s runners-up Lens 3-1 on Saturday.
In a meeting of two teams that were winless in their first two league matches, PSG got their season back on track in emphatic fashion.
The win lifted them to fourth place, two points behind Monaco, who had drawn on Friday, and Marseille, who had won earlier on Saturday.
PSG coach Luis Enrique said, “I would always like things to happen the way they happened tonight, but there are always surprises in football.”
“It was the rhythm of the Champions League,” said the Spaniard. “My players were very brave against a team that defended well. We created a lot of chances.”