Mbappe scores landmark goal as PSG edges Brest. Marseille-Lyon game postponed after team bus attack

Kylian Mbappe scored twice to reach 251 goals in his club career as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain edged Brest 3-2 on Sunday to stay a point behind leader Nice in the French league, with the day later overshadowed by the Lyon team bus being attacked which resulted in the game at Marseille being postponed.

Nice had beaten Clermont 1-0 to move into first place on Friday and retained the top spot after Monaco lost 2-0 at Lille two days later.

Mbappe scored the winner in the 89th minute with his league-leading 10th goal this season. The France striker converted the rebound after host goalkeeper Marco Bizot had saved his penalty, which was awarded after a video review showed that Lilian Brassier had tripped Randal Kolo Muani.

Mbappe was shown a yellow card for taunting Brest supporters while celebrating his goal. There was no love lost between them as the supporters replied with insulting chants.

“It’s a bit ridiculous,” Brest coach Eric Roy told Amazon Prime Video. “There are a lot of stadiums where it could have gone really bad … There are things that you must not do when you are a top-level player.”

PSG midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery opened the scoring in the 16th by evading a challenge from Hugo Magnetti on the edge of the box to unleash a powerful strike into the top corner.

Mbappe doubled the lead after a counterattack in the 28th. South Korea winger Lee Kang-in fed Mbappe, who cut inside to score with his signature move, shooting through the legs of centerback Brendan Chardonnet to beat Bizot. It was Mbappe’s 250th club goal in all competitions, spanning his career at Monaco and PSG.

But Brest rallied by exposing PSG’s weakness in the air. The hosts capitalized on lackluster PSG defending to pull one back in the 43rd as Kenny Lala had plenty of time to make a cross for Benin striker Steve Mounie, who beat Danilo to the ball for a downward header.

.

.

.