Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, St Etienne 0.
PSGParis Saint Germain5Saint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne0
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick on his return from injury as French champions Paris St-Germain thrashed Ligue 1 rivals St Etienne.
A farcical own goal by away keeper Stephane Ruffier, who failed to control a routine backpass and allowed the ball to roll in, set PSG on their way.
Ibrahimovic doubled the lead just before half-time with a firm header.
He intercepted a backpass for the third, then completed his treble after Edinson Cavani curled in a fourth.
Laurent Blanc's men have taken eight points from their opening four matches, two adrift of early leaders Bordeaux.
Line-ups
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Sirigu
- 23Van der Wiel
- 5Marquinhos
- 32David LuizSubstituted forBahebeckat 73'minutes
- 17Cabelino Andrade
- 24Verratti
- 8Motta
- 27Pastore
- 7Lucas Moura
- 10IbrahimovicSubstituted forMatuidiat 73'minutes
- 9Cavani
Substitutes
- 1Douchez
- 6Camara
- 14Matuidi
- 15Bahebeck
- 19Aurier
- 20Chantôme
- 21Digne
Saint-Étienne
Formation 5-3-2
- 16Ruffier
- 22Monnet-Paquet
- 2Théophile-Catherine
- 26Sall
- 19Pogba
- 27Tabanou
- 18LemoineSubstituted forCorgnetat 55'minutes
- 6Clément
- 10Cohade
- 9ErdingSubstituted forGradelat 55'minutes
- 13van WolfswinkelSubstituted forDiomandeat 74'minutesBooked at 88mins
Substitutes
- 7Gradel
- 8Corgnet
- 20Brison
- 21Hamouma
- 28Diomande
- 30Moulin
- 31Bamba
- Referee:
- Clément Turpin
- Attendance:
- 46,088
Match Stats
Home TeamPSGAway TeamSaint-Étienne
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away14
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, St Etienne 0.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
Booking
Ismael Diomande (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ismael Diomande (St Etienne).
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Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
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Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
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Attempt saved. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
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Attempt blocked. Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
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Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marquinhos.
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Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet.
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Foul by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain).
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Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
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Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet.
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Attempt blocked. Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet with a cross.
