Footage of Lionel Messi Scoring Stunning Goal From Cheeky Mbappe Assist Goes Viral

• Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe were on the same page as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man RC Lens 3-1
• The pair linked up for PSG's third goal, which was scored by the empyrean Argentine playmaker
• Messi's goal against Lens was his 15th strike in the French top flight this season

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined to a devastating effect as Paris Saint-Germain claimed their first win over RC Lens in five games on Saturday evening.

The superstar duo scored a goal each on either side of an audacious Vitinha strike as Les Parisiens tightened their grip at the top of the Ligue 1 standings with seven games to spare.

Mbappe broke the game's deadlock after he was set up by Vitinha as the Frenchman wasted no time to deliver a rasping shot to become PSG's record scorer in the French top flight with 139 goals, surpassing Edinson Cavani's feat.

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Six minutes later, Vitinha was rewarded for his industriousness when he scored his first-ever goal for PSG as the perennial French champions threatened to disappear out of sight.

On the 40th-minute mark, Kylian Mbappe and his partner-in-crime will link up for PSG's third before the break.

Messi-Mbappe link up

Lionel Messi played a sublime one-two with the Frenchman before applying a sensational finish to seal the lovely build-up, underlining the telepathic understanding between the pair.

Both Messi and Mbappe reached a milestone with their goalscoring feat against 10-man Lens - Mbappe became PSG's all-time top scorer in Ligue 1 while Messi became the record scorer in Europe's top five leagues, a feat he shares with archrival Cristiano Ronaldo.

Here is the video:

PSG waltz past RC Lens

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Sports Brief also reported on a brilliant Lionel Messi goal that helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win over Lens on Saturday to surely end any doubt about the outcome of this season's Ligue 1 title race after an early sending-off left the visitors with a mountain to climb.

Lens, who began the day six points behind league leaders PSG in second place, looked like the better team until Ghana midfielder Salis Abdul Samed was dismissed for a dangerous challenge on Achraf Hakimi in the 19th minute.

That changed everything, and by half-time, the hosts were out of sight thanks to three goals in the space of 10 minutes from Kylian Mbappe, Vitinha and then Messi, with Przemyslaw Frankowski pulling one back for Lens from a penalty.