PARIS: Monaco produced yet another brilliant attacking performance to move top of Ligue 1 on goal difference with a 4-1 victory at Olympique de Marseille on Sunday, tearing the home side apart with lightning counterattacks that took their goal haul to 60 from just 20 league games.

No other side in Europe’s top five leagues has scored as many times as Monaco, who play in a league often known for its tight defences. This was the eighth time this season Monaco have scored at least four goals, with four of those matches away.

“We wanted to put in a big performance tonight,” Monaco forward Valere Germain said. “We have quality players and we know we can do something special this season.”

Bernardo Silva’s double and goals from Thomas Lemar and Radamel Falcao put the principality side on 45 points from 20 games.

“We deserved the three points and the four goals, because Marseille were good today,” said Portugal star Silva.

“We have to go on in this way and go for the title — we’re also going to go as far as we can in the Champions League,” said Silva, whose rampaging runs will have caught the attention of Manchester City whom they play in the last-16.

Nice are in second place. Defending champion PSG are third, three points behind both Nice and Monaco.

Olympique Lyonnais slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Caen on Sunday despite Alexandre Lacazette’s double. They are now fourth on 34 points.

Published in Dawn January 17th, 2017