Hakimi scores three times as Paris Saint-Germain beats Le Havre 5-1

Achraf Hakimi scored three goals and assisted two others to lead Paris Saint-Germain to a 5-1 victory over Le Havre on Friday. The win gives the Paris club a sixth consecutive league triumph.

Josh Maja gave Le Havre the lead in the 18th minute. PSG responded quickly with goals from Mika Godts and Hakimi to take a 2-1 lead at halftime. Hakimi extended the margin by curling a free kick into the net in the 55th minute. He then set up Senny Mayulu for the fourth goal before scoring his third of the match in the 69th minute. Hakimi raised three fingers toward the camera during his celebration.

The result moves PSG to 20 points in the league table. They sit two points ahead of Lille and four points clear of Rennes. The team has now won nine straight games in all competitions.

In another French match, Elye Wahi scored a hat trick for Nice in a 5-2 win over Rennes. Wahi converted penalties in the 12th and 34th minutes. Sebastian Szymanski scored an equalizer for Rennes between those two goals. Jonathan Clauss added a third goal for Nice in first-half stoppage time. Mohamed Amoura made it 4-1 early in the second half. Boulaye Dia scored a penalty for Rennes in the 58th minute. Wahi finished off the scoring for Nice to seal the victory.

Wahi is a 23-year-old forward on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. He now has five goals and two assists in his last three matches for the club. Nice moved up to seventh place in the standings.

Olivier Giroud scored the winning goal for Lille in a 1-0 win over Lens. Giroud entered the game as a substitute in the 73rd minute. He scored in the 86th minute after goalkeeper Robin Risser failed to hold Nabil Bentaleb’s long-range shot. Lille remains in second place in the league.

In Germany, Elversberg defeated Mainz 4-1 to move into fifth place. The team scored three goals in the first half. Felix Keidel opened the scoring with a free kick in the seventh minute. Francis Onyeka added a second goal in the 26th minute. Maurice Krattenmacher made it 3-0 just before halftime. Cole Campbell added a fourth goal in stoppage time. Benedict Hollerbach scored a consolation goal for Mainz. Stefan Posch was sent off for Mainz at the end of the match. Elversberg now has 13 points, the same total as Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen.

In Spain, Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0. Leandro Cabrera scored the only goal in the 60th minute. It was the third win of the season for Espanyol, moving the team up to 12th place. Villarreal remains in 10th.