The referee decides not to add on any time at the end, and Lyon are put out of their misery. Mbappe's brilliance - he scored four goals in 13 second half minutes - proved too much for the away side.
For PSG, it's yet another win and a Ligue 1 record: nine victories from nine. They're already eight points clear at the top.
This game, understandably, has lost most of its tempo. PSG are content to hold possession, and seem to acknowledge that any more punishment of Lyon would be cruel. The visitors have tired badly in the second half.
That's full time at the Mestalla. Valencia hold Barcelona to a draw, so Ernesto Valverde's side miss out on the chance to return to the top of the table. Sevilla currently sit in first in what is emerging as an unusually open title race.
It's another disappointing night for Barcelona, while Valencia, despite recording their sixth draw of the season, will be pleased with their performance.
Ousmane Dembele has replaced Coutinho, who had a frustrating evening. Barcelona have a few minutes to find a winner and avoid a fourth successive game without a win.
Barcelona are starting to dominate now. Valencia, who have worked hard throughout, are clearly beginning to tire. Can the visitors make this pressure count?
A rapid counter attack ends with Mbappe striking the outside of the post, but PSG might have conceded a freak own goal at the other end. This has been a strange evening.
Messi lines up a free kick on the edge of the box, and the crowd wait anxiously. But he hits the wall and Barcelona continue to look for a way through.
A huge chance for Lyon to level. Max Cornet, who replaced Fekir early on, find himself in space yards out, but can't connect with his shot and Buffon saves.
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It’s a big game for…
Nelson Semedo: The Portuguese right-back has struggled with life with the Catalan giants so far and his display against Spurs at Wembley was an example of that. He was overly cautious when attempting to support the visitors’ attack and looked defensively out of sorts, committing to ground too early for Kane’s goal and was very lucky to not gift a chance to Lucas Moura late on due to a lack of awareness.
Nelson Samedo dribbles out from the back (Getty)
Remember when…
Lionel Messi has struck up fruitful partnerships with many Barcelona forwards over the years, but his on-the-field connection with left-back Jordi Alba is something that has created its fair share of goals too. That was precisely the case in November last year, when the former Valencia left-back scored a stunning equaliser from Messi’s lofted pass after Rodrigo had opened the scoring for the hosts.
Geoffrey Kondogbia: The Frenchman ran the show in the Champions League this week against a lacklustre Manchester United midfield, alongside the more diminutive Parejo. Nevertheless he will face a much sterner test when he battles it out with Sergio Busquets on Sunday night. He may also have the best chance in the Valencia side of stopping Lionel Messi due to his ability to come from nowhere and win the ball, and therefore a lot of Valencia’s success in both boxes will come down to the former Monaco man.
Geoffrey Kondogbia battles with Man United's players (Getty)
Past three-meetings…
Barcelona 2 (Suarez, Umtiti) Valencia 1 (Parejo pen), La Liga, April 2018
Valencia 0 Barcelona 2 (Coutinho, Rakitic), Copa del Rey, February 2018
Barcelona 1 (Suarez) Valencia 0, Copa del Rey, February 2018
Odds…
Valencia to win: 19/5
Barcelona to win: 8/13
Draw: 3/1
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
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