PSG vs Amiens: French champions make it 10 from 10 with storming home victory

Re-live the action from the Ligue 1 clash

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A trio of headed goals from Marquinhos, Adrien Rabiot and Julian Draxler and strikes from Kylian Mbappe and Moussa Diaby made it a perfect 10 wins in 10 Ligue 1 games this season for Paris Saint-Germain as they hammered Amiens 5-0 on Saturday.

Defender Marquinhos opened the scoring at the Parc Des Princes by heading home from an Angel Di Maria corner in the 12th minute, and Adrien Rabiot made it two from another corner by Di Maria three minutes before half-time.

Amiens, who are four points above the drop zone, defended bravely but they fell apart towards the end, with Draxler heading home in the 80th minute and Mbappe rifling a shot low to the right of the goalkeeper to make it four two minutes later.

Midfielder Diaby jinked into the box and placed the ball in the same spot to make it 5-0 two minutes from time in front of a raucous home crowd.

With many of the weekend's fixtures still to be played, the win put PSG top of the table on 30 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Lille, who are away to Dijon later on Saturday.

Olympic Lyonnais, who beat Nimes 2-0 on Friday, are third on 17 points.

Re-live the action below:

[20 October 2018 16:31 · Kishan Vaghela]

28 min: PSG 1-0 Amiens

Things have slightly mellowed from PSG after their dominant start, and that has offered a couple of chances to Amiens.

The second of those opportunities falls to Oualid El Hajjam, but he fires well wide of Alphonse Areola's goal.

[20 October 2018 16:36 · Kishan Vaghela]

31 min: PSG 1-0 Amiens

Thilo Kehrer has seen his centre-back partner open the scoring, and the German attempts to get in on the act.

However, his long-range effort goes well over Gurtner's bar. 

[20 October 2018 16:38 · Kishan Vaghela]

34 min: PSG 1-0 Amiens

Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria are the only players in PSG's XI today over the age of 25, and the South American duo nearly combine to double the hosts' lead, but Gurtner parries the Uruguayan's header from a corner away from danger. 

[20 October 2018 16:45 · Kishan Vaghela]

41 min: PSG 1-0 Amiens

PSG continue to look in control but Amiens have been given a bit of sniff by the home defence.

The visitors manage to carve out an opportunity, but the resulting effort from Saman Ghoddos is deflected behind by his own player, Juan Ferney Otero. 

[20 October 2018 16:46 · Kishan Vaghela]

GOAL! PSG 2-0 Amiens (Rabiot 42')

A carbon copy of the first goal, a Di Maria corner once again proving to be Amiens' downfall. However, this time it is midfielder Adrien Rabiot who gets a flick on the Argentine's corner to divert home off the post.

[20 October 2018 16:50 · Kishan Vaghela]

45 min: PSG 2-0 Amiens

It should be three! PSG break down the left and Juan Bernat's cross finds Cavani with the goal gaping. 

However, he fails to direct the volley on target and that just about keeps Amiens in it. 

[20 October 2018 16:50 · Kishan Vaghela]

Half Time: PSG 2-0 Amiens

A professional performance so far from PSG, and while they boast the attacking potential of Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, it has been Marquinhos and Adrien Rabiot who have popped up with the goals.

Is another PSG hammering incoming for Amiens? 

[20 October 2018 16:55 · Kishan Vaghela]

Kick-off in Turin between Juventus and Genoa is just five minutes away. A reminder of those teams for you....

[20 October 2018 17:02 · Kishan Vaghela]

1 min: Juventus 0-0 Genoa

We're underway at the Allianz Stadium. Can Max Allegri's men make it nine out of nine?

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3 min: Juventus 0-0 Genoa

Genoa have not backed down from the challenge presented to them in the opening exchanges, but Ronaldo is still proving to be a threat.

The Portuguese receives the ball 30 yards from goal but drags his shot well wide.