PSG win their first home match of the season 5-2. Mbappe made up for his missed penalty after his low-driven cross was turned into his net by Sacko.
The defender then handled the ball in the box, allowing Neymar to slot it home to make it 2-0 before half-time.
The Brazilian made it 3-0 quickly in the second period as he headed home a deflected cross from Hakimi.
Khazri pulled one back for the visitors, but goals from Mbappe and Sanches were enough to secure all three points for PSG, despite a late goal from Tchato.
Starting lineup:
PSG (3-5-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe; Achraf Hakimi, Marco Verratti, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes; Lionel Messi; Kylian Mbappe, Neymar
SUBS: Juan Bernat, Danilo, Abdou Diallo, Hugo Ekitike, Nordi Mukiele, Keylor Navas, Leandro Paredes, Renato Sanches, Pablo Sarabia
Montpellier (4-3-3): Jonas Omlin; Enzo Tchato, Falaye Sacko, Nicolas Cozza, Theo Sainte-Luce; Joris Chotard, Jordan Ferri, Teji Savanier; Faitout Maouassa, Elye Wahi, Wahbi Khazri
SUBS: Dimitry Bertaud, Maxime Esteve, Khalil Fayad, Valere Germain, Leo Leroy, Beni Makouana, Arnaud Nordin, Mamadou Sakho, Arnaud Souquet
Goals:
GOALLLLLLL! PSG are 1-0 up as Sacko turns the ball into his net from Mbappe’s low-driven cross.
GOALLLL!!!!! NEYMAR 2-0! The Brazilian does his trademark run-up for the penalty and sends Omlin the wrong way.
GOALLLL!!!!! 3-0 NEYMAR!!!!!! Mbappe blocks Omlin’s clearance, and the Frenchman gets the ball and plays in Hakimi, whose deflected cross is met with a diving header by Neymar.
GOALLL!!!!!! KHAZRI MAKES IT 3-1!!!! Montpellier pulled one back, and Khazri is quickest to the rebound after Donnarumma couldn’t parry the ball to safety.
GOAL!!!!!! 4-1!!!!!!! Mbappe gets his name on the scoresheet after he pokes the ball into the net from the corner.
GOALLLL!!!!!! 5-1!!!!!!! Sanches scores almost immediately after coming on as he dispatches Mendes’ cross.
GOALLLL!!!!!! 5-2!!!!! Moreover, Tchato pulls one back for the visitors as he beats Donnarumma at his near post.
So, what’s next?
PSG will now face Lille in their next fixture while Montpellier plays against Auxerre at home.
In conclusion, PSG sits on top of Ligue 1, and Montpellier is 8th.
