The Parc des Princes is the venue for the resumption of Ligue 1 football on Friday evening, as Paris Saint-Germain welcome Monaco to the capital for an intriguing contest.
Luis Enrique's side rose to their rightful place at the summit of the rankings by defeating Reims 3-0 last time out, while Adi Hutter's troops were held to a 0-0 draw by Le Havre a fortnight ago.
Amid talk of Real Madrid apparently ending their interest in Kylian Mbappe once and for all, the 24-year-old broke the deadlock with just three minutes gone courtesy of a sensational side-footed volley, before meeting a pair of Carlos Soler and Bradley Barcola cut-backs in the second half to complete a record-breaking hat-trick.
No other player can match Mbappe's eight Ligue 1 trebles in the current century - the World Cup winner was previously tied on seven with Zlatan Ibrahimovic - and by showing his former club what they are missing on Friday, Mbappe could help steer PSG further clear in first place.
After playing catch-up in the earliest weeks of Enrique's tenure, PSG now hold a one-point advantage over Nice and a three-point cushion over upcoming opponents Monaco at the top of the table, having reverted to type with five consecutive wins in the top flight, scoring three times in all of those encounters.
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