Kylian Mbappe celebrated signing a new three-year contract extension with Paris St-Germain in style by scoring a hat-trick in the champions’ final Ligue 1 game of the season. After announcing pre-match he had turned down a move to Real Madrid to stay in Paris, the striker was at his best as PSG relegated Metz with a 5-0 win. Brazilian Neymar was also on target, scoring his 100th goal for the club with Angel di Maria scoring the fifth goal as the game ended 5-0.
The Argentine has been with the club for seven years and has been linked with a move to Juventus. Mbappe’s treble means he finishes Ligue 1’s top scorer with 28 goals, three ahead of Monaco’s Wissam ben Yedder. The result sent Metz into Ligue 2 along with Bordeaux, who were relegated after 30 consecutive years in the top flight despite a 4-2 win at Stade Brestois as they finished bottom of the Ligue 1 table.
St Etienne salvaged a 1-1 draw at Nantes to finish 18th and set up a relegation/promotion play-off with Auxerre. 23-year-old Kylian Mbappe who won the 2018 World Cup with France, had been heavily linked with a move to Spain before committing his future to Paris St-Germain.