Kylian Mbappe marked his 25th birthday with a brace as Paris Saint-Germain beat Metz 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Wednesday to reach the halfway stage of the season five points clear at the top of the table.PSG, who had been held 1-1 at Lille at the weekend, laboured in the first half before Vitinha opened the scoring early in the second half by turning in a cross from Lee Kang-in.##NAJAVA_MECA_7752966##Mbappe then took centre stage by making it 2-0 with a superb strike in off the underside of the crossbar from the edge of the area.MBAPPÉ UNDERSTOOD THE BIRTHDAY ASSIGNMENT 🥳🚀 pic.twitter.com/S2ykaFcuEo— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) December 20, 2023 Matthieu Udol pulled one back for the struggling visitors but Mbappe pounced on a short backpass to round the goalkeeper and make it 3-1 towards the end for his 18th league goal of the campaign.16-year-old Ethan Mbappé makes his PSG debut, sharing the pitch with his brother Kylian 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/gkhYkt5D1q— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 20, 2023 His birthday was made even more memorable when his 16-year-old brother Ethan came on for his senior debut in stoppage time.PSG end the year with a comfortable five-point cushion over nearest challengers Nice, who defeated Lens 2-0 on Wednesday thanks to two late goals from Nigerian striker Terem Moffi.© Agence France-Presse
