Mbappe shows dressing room leadership as he and Messi hit landmarks in PSG win

The French champions secured a 3-0 win over their arch-rivals at the Stade Velodrome in Le Classique on Sunday night.

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Mbappe could be seen hugging his fellow teammates, most notably Lionel Messi, and manager Christopher Galtier, whilst shouting in the dressing room.

The 23-year-old starred for his side as he opened the scoring on 25 minutes after firing beyond Pau Lopez.

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He later combined with Messi, whose audacious assist found Mbappe, who then spectacularly fired an unstoppable volley into the Marseille net.

It took the France international's goal tally to 200 for PSG, matching the record set by Edison Cavani.

In between both of Mbappe's goals, though, Messi was also on target netting his 700th career goal.

The 35-year-old became just the second player to achieve such milestone in Europe's top five league, after Cristiano Ronaldo previously scored his 700th for Manchester United.

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Ronaldo only scored once more for the Red Devils before his move to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, meaning two more goals, and Messi will become Europe's all-time record scorer.

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The victory for PSG was a vital one, though, and meant they are now eight points clear of second-placed Marseille in the Ligue 1 standings.

"We were aggressive, we put intensity into the game, that's what we'd been missing," said Sergio Ramos post match after PSG's recent slump.

PSG face Nantes on Saturday in their next match as they look to extend their lead further at the top of the standings.