Bradley Barcola's first brace of his career helped Paris Saint-Germain maintain their winning start to the season as they thrashed Montpellier 6-0 on Friday. (More Football News)
PSG 6-0 Montpellier: Who Needs Mbappe? Barcola Stars For Paris Saint-Germain In Ligue 1 - Data Debrief
Barcola opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the contest, with Marco Asensio doubling their advantage before the break
Bradley Barcola scored twice for PSG in their win over Montpellier
Bradley Barcola scored twice for PSG in their win over Montpellier
Barcola opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the contest, with Marco Asensio doubling their advantage before the break.
The 21-year-old continued the scoring eight minutes after the break, as Achraf Hakimi, Warren Zaire-Emery and Lee Kang-in completed a dominant display.
It took four minutes for the first goal of the encounter as Barcola produced a fine finish, with Asensio adding their second after being picked out by Joao Neves.
Despite momentarily halting the onslaught, Barcola increased PSG's advantage shortly after the break with a simple finish from Ousmane Dembele's pass.
Hakimi netted the hosts' fourth with another fine finish, as Zaire-Emery got himself in on the act to strike beyond Benjamin Lecomte after a brilliant piece of skill.
Substitute Kang-in sealed the scoring eight minutes from time, sneaking a left-footed effort from the edge of the area in at Lecomte's near post.
Data Debrief: Barcola starts for Parisians
PSG have now scored 10 goals in their last two league games, as life without Kylian Mbappe has got off to a flying start under Luis Enrique.?
Barcola showcased his undeniable talent during the contest, contributing 1.17 expected goals (xG) to PSG's 3.93 total - the highest of any player for the hosts.?
The winger has?eight goal involvements?(five?goals, three?assists) in his last seven top-flight appearances for PSG, two more than in his first 20 for the club.?
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