Paris: Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain maintained their seven-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 4-1 victory over Amiens on Saturday. World Cup winner Mbappe, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Friday, netted either side of Neymar's effort before Mauro Icardi added a late fourth at the Parc de Princes. Steven Mendoza claimed a consolation effort for the visitors who dropped into the relegation zone.

"Kylian and Neymar are really good together, they've gained confidence. Neymar pushes Kylian and Kylian pushes Ney," PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said. "We played like a team. Now the challenge is to keep this attitude," he added. Second-placed Marseille remain behind their bitter rivals going into the two-week winter break with a 3-1 win over Nimes. Tuchel recalled Neymar, the world's most expensive player, to the squad after resting him for the midweek League Cup victory over second-tier Le Mans. Amiens boss Luka Elsner chose against giving striker Alexis Blin a start despite his injury time match-winner in Wednesday's cup success over Angers.