Paris St-Germain 4-2 Evian

Paris St-Germain have won the Ligue 1 title in both of the last two seasons

Reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris St-Germain defeated Evian to move within four points of leaders Lyon.

Cedric Barbosa gave the visitors the lead after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's error, but David Luiz headed in an equaliser.

Marco Verratti prodded home for his first league goal for PSG, before team-mate Gregory van der Wiel scored an own goal with a misguided header.

But Javier Pastore swept in Lucas Moura's cross and Edinson Cavani tapped in a fourth to seal PSG's victory.

It was the Uruguayan striker's eighth goal of the season and came after he had been dropped for three matches after he and Ezequiel Lavezzi returned late from their Christmas holidays.

The result took PSG, title winners in both the last two seasons, back up to third, although they remain three points behind Marseille, who beat Guingamp 2-1 later on Sunday.

PSG back to winning ways
Paris St-Germain's victory was their first in four Ligue 1 matches.

Before the game, a minute's silence was held to honour the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks on 7-9 January, where 17 people died.

Once the match started, Barbosa took advantage of Ibrahimovic's poor header to give the visitors, 18th in the table, a shock lead, before Luiz headed in Thiago Motta's corner.

Verratti gave Laurent Blanc's side a half-time lead, but van der Wiel's own goal made it 2-2.

But PSG gained a deserved victory as Pastore scored a third and Cavani netted from Ibrahimovic's pass late on.

In Sunday's late match, Marseille kept up the pressure on Lyon with a 2-1 win over Guingamp.

Mario Lemina and Andre-Pierre Gignac scored late goals from close range. Claudio Beauvue pulled one back from the spot with almost the last kick after he was fouled by Rod Fanni, who was sent off.

The players observed a minute's silence in memory of the people who died in the Charlie Hebdo attack

PSG fans at the end of the minute's silence, where the scoreboard says 'here is Charlie', as a show of solidarity

Brazilian central defender David Luiz joined PSG for £40m from Chelsea in May 2014

An own goal from PSG right-back Gregory van der Wiel (far right) made it 2-2

PSG's Javier Pastore celebrates the goal that put his side back ahead

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

PSG

Formation 4-3-3

30Sirigu

23Van der Wiel2Thiago Silva32David Luiz17Cabelino Andrade

24Verratti8Motta14Matuidi

7Lucas Moura10Ibrahimovic27Pastore

• 30Sirigu
• 23Van der Wiel
• 2Thiago Silva
• 32David LuizBooked at 81mins
• 17Cabelino Andrade
• 24VerrattiBooked at 60mins
• 8Motta
• 14MatuidiSubstituted forCavaniat 69'minutes
• 7Lucas MouraSubstituted forLavezziat 80'minutes
• 10Ibrahimovic
• 27PastoreBooked at 63minsSubstituted forRabiotat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Douchez
• 4Cabaye
• 5Marquinhos
• 9Cavani
• 21Digne
• 22Lavezzi
• 25Rabiot

Evian Thonon Gaillard

Formation 4-4-2

40Leroy

2Abdallah22Cambon24Sorlin19Sabaly

18Wass8Tejeda Valverde7Thomasson14Barbosa

10Benezet27N'Sikulu

• 40Leroy
• 2AbdallahSubstituted forRamírezat 80'minutes
• 22Cambon
• 24Sorlin
• 19Sabaly
• 18Wass
• 8Tejeda Valverde
• 7ThomassonBooked at 77mins
• 14BarbosaSubstituted forCamusat 78'minutes
• 10BenezetSubstituted forSougouat 57'minutes
• 27N'Sikulu

Substitutes

• 11Camus
• 12Ramírez
• 20Sougou
• 23Nielsen
• 26Juelsgaard
• 30Hansen
• 33Boy

Referee:

Bartolomeu Varela

Attendance:

45,561

Match Stats

Home TeamPSGAway TeamEvian Thonon Gaillard

Possession

Home68%

Away32%

Shots

Home10

Away6

Shots on Target

Home8

Away2

Corners

Home7

Away4

Fouls

Home11

Away14

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Evian Thonon Gaillard 2.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Evian Thonon Gaillard 2.

3. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cédric Cambon.

4. 90'+1'

   Post update

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

5. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Foul by David Ramírez (Evian Thonon Gaillard).

6. 89'

   Goal!

   Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Evian Thonon Gaillard 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic following a fast break.

7. 89'

   Post update

   Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.

8. 87'

   Post update

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

9. 87'

   Post update

   Foul by David Ramírez (Evian Thonon Gaillard).

10. 85'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot replaces Javier Pastore.

11. 82'

    Post update

    Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).

12. 82'

    Post update

    Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13. 82'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Fabien Camus (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.

14. 81'

    Booking

    David Luiz (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.

15. 80'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. David Ramírez replaces Kassim Abdallah.

16. 80'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Lucas Moura.

17. 79'

    Post update

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

18. 79'

    Post update

    Foul by Modou Sougou (Evian Thonon Gaillard).

19. 78'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Fabien Camus replaces Cédric Barbosa.

20. 78'

    Post update

    Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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