Paris St-Germain 3-1 Nice

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick as leaders Paris St-Germain beat Nice 3-1 to strengthen their grip at the top of the Ligue 1 table.

The 32-year-old Sweden forward opened the scoring when he turned in a cross by Gregory Van der Wiel before doubling the lead from the penalty spot.

Nemanja Pejcinovic's close-range finish gave mid-table Nice hope.

But Ibrahimovic's eighth league goal of the season - a header from Lucas's cross - secured victory.

The former Juventus and Barcelona forward is in fine form as he prepares to face Cristiano Ronaldo, who also scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid, when Sweden meet Portugal in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying play off on 15 November.

The result lifted PSG five points clear of both Lille, who are in action against Guingamp later on Saturday, and Monaco at the top of the table.

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Line-ups

PSG

• 30Sirigu
• 23Van der Wiel
• 17Cabelino Andrade
• 8Motta
• 13da Dias Costa
• 2Thiago Silva
• 25Rabiot
• 14Matuidi
• 10Ibrahimovic
• 9CavaniSubstituted forMenezat 79'minutes
• 27PastoreSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 75'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Douchez
• 5Marquinhos
• 7Menez
• 21Digne
• 22Lavezzi
• 26Jallet
• 29Lucas Moura

Nice

• 16VeroneseBooked at 57mins
• 15Puel
• 3Kolodziejczak
• 22MendySubstituted forAmaviat 59'minutes
• 24BodmerSubstituted forGomisat 28'minutes
• 4Pejcinovic
• 10BrülsSubstituted forHonoratat 76'minutes
• 6Digard
• 12Cvitanich
• 8Traoré
• 13Eysseric

Substitutes

• 5Gomis
• 7Abriel
• 20Bruins
• 23Bosetti
• 33Amavi
• 34Honorat
• 50Mandrea

Referee:

Amaury Delerue

Attendance:

45,599

Match Stats

Home TeamPSGAway TeamNice

Possession

Home59%

Away41%

Shots

Home16

Away14

Shots on Target

Home6

Away2

Corners

Home6

Away10

Fouls

Home11

Away14

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Didier Digard (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mahamane Traoré.

Posted at 90'+2'

Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.

Posted at 90'

Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.

Posted at 90'

Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).

Posted at 88'

Corner, Nice. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.

Posted at 88'

Attempt blocked. Didier Digard (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Honorat.

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain).

Posted at 83'

Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).

Posted at 83'

Didier Digard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).

Posted at 83'

Jordan Amavi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 82'

Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Alex tries a through ball, but Jérémy Menez is caught offside.

Posted at 82'

Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Grégoire Puel (Nice).

Posted at 81'

Attempt saved. Franck Honorat (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Didier Digard.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (Nice) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 79'

Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxwell.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jérémy Menez replaces Edinson Cavani.

Posted at 77'

Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Jordan Amavi (Nice).

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Nice. Franck Honorat replaces Christian Brüls.

Goal!

Posted at 75'

Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nice 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Moura replaces Javier Pastore.

Posted at 74'

Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).

Goal!

Posted at 70'

Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Nice 1. Nemanja Pejcinovic (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

Posted at 70'

Corner, Nice. Conceded by Javier Pastore.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alex.

Posted at 69'

Attempt blocked. Dario Cvitanich (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahamane Traoré.

Posted at 69'

Attempt blocked. Mahamane Traoré (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nemanja Pejcinovic.

Posted at 67'

Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.

Posted at 66'

Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).

Posted at 64'

Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Maxwell is caught offside.

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