France, March 18 -- France skipper Kylian Mbappe prepared for international duties against Germany and Chile with a dazzling hat trick on Sunday night for Paris Saint-Germain in their 6-2 romp at Montpellier.

On a collective level, the annihilation took the champions 12 points clear of Brest with 12 games remaining.

On a personal note, the 25-year-old's triple advanced him to 250 goals for PSG since joining from Monaco in 2017. The strikes also moved him up to eighth in the all-time scorer's charts for the French top flight.

Mbappe's 188 goals in Ligue 1 have come in 241 games over nine years. Fleury Di Niallo - the man he supplanted - required 15 seasons and 425 matches to reach 187.

Barring a horrific injury, Mbappe will eclipse sev...