in Ligue 1, while Marseille, Monaco and Bordeaux were
also victorious on Sunday.
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain extended their
advantage at the top of Ligue 1 to seven points, continuing their
unbeaten run this season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Saint-
Etienne.
Sunday's visitors to the Parc des Princes could have moved into
joint second place with a victory but they found themselves on
the back foot throughout the opening 45 minutes, where PSG
were unlucky to only have Layvin Kurzawa's goal to show for
their efforts.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic laid on Edinson Cavani to double the lead
and the roles were reversed when the Sweden star made sure of
a fifth consecutive league win midway through the second
period.
Marco Verratti deflected Marquinhos' attempted clearance into
his own net to get Saint-Etienne on the score sheet in fortuitous
circumstances, but Christophe Galtier's team remain level on
points with Lyon in fifth.
Marseille won for the first time in eight matches across all
competitions with a 2-1 triumph at Lille.
Michy Batshuayi opened the scoring with his eighth Ligue 1 goal
this term in the 37th minute after Romain Alessandrini's effort
came back off the post.
Alessandrini got in on the act himself after the break - Batshuayi
teeing him up to curl a fine first-time shot beyond Vincent
Enyeama.
Lille pulled one back through Sebastien Corchia in the 71st
minute but Marseille held on to ease the pressure on head
coach Michel.
Monaco are into the top half of the table, leapfrogging
opponents Reims thanks to a 1-0 win at the Stade Auguste
Delaune.
Bernardo Silva's 11th-minute header was enough to seal the
points, with Reims' quest for an equaliser decisively hindered by
Antoine Devaux collecting two red cards in the space of 10
minutes midway through the second half.
Elsewhere, Bordeaux moved six points clear of the relegation
zone after 18-year-old Adam Ounas came off the bench to
condemn bottom club Troyes to a 1-0 loss.
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