Mbappe injured But Lionel Messi scores: Read Mbappe Injury Report

The Argentina star Messi tucked home PSG's second goal with a typically neat finish in the 72nd after being set up by Fabián Ruiz, who put PSG ahead in the 55th.

Mbappé went down clutching his leg just under the right knee and limped off in the 21st minute — having earlier missed a twice-taken penalty and blazed the rebound over an open goal on his second effort.

PARIS (AP) — World Cup winner Lionel Messi scored and Kylian Mbappé missed a twice-taken penalty before getting injured as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 at Montpellier to move five points clear at the top of the French league on Wednesday.

“It’s my first goal in the first division, so I’m very happy,” Zaïre-Emery said after becoming PSG’s youngest scorer. The midfielder turns 17 in March.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi scored and Kylian Mbappé missed a twice-taken penalty before getting injured as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 at Montpellier to move five points clear at the top of the French league

Mbappe went down clutching his leg just under the right knee and limped off in the 21st minute - having earlier missed a twice-taken penalty and blazed the rebound over an open goal on his second effort.

PSG coach Christophe Galtier told broadcaster Canal Plus that Mbappe "took a blow behind the knee", adding at his news conference the injury did not appear serious.