Match ends, Troyes 0, Paris Saint Germain 9.
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Paris St-Germain were crowned French champions with two months to spare as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four in a 9-0 demolition of bottom side Troyes.
Edinson Cavani, Javier Pastore and Adrien Rabiot put them 3-0 up inside 19 minutes before Ibrahimovic struck three within 10 minutes in the second half.
Matthieu Saunier scored an own goal and Cavani made it 8-0 before Ibrahimovic added his fourth.
PSG have now won six Ligue 1 titles.
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How PSG won it
Laurent Blanc's men clinched their fourth-successive title in style with the biggest away win in the history of the competition.
They did it with just one defeat in 30 games after they were beaten 2-1 by Lyon in February, and the latest win took their goal difference to +62, with just 15 league goals conceded.
They have won 24 of their 30 games and Ibrahimovic has scored 31 goals in 25 appearances to add to Cavani's 16 in 27.
Defeat left Troyes, who had Lossemy Karaboue sent off in the 64th minute, eight points adrift of second-from-bottom Toulouse with a goal difference of -47.
What next for Zlatan and Co?
Having confirmed their dominance of the domestic scene, PSG will now attempt to transfer their success onto the Champions League stage.
Blanc's side beat Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate in the last 16 of this season's competition and will find out their quarter-final opponents when the draw takes place in Nyon on Friday.
Pressure is mounting on Blanc and his players to deliver in Europe after the huge investment from the club's wealthy Qatari owners.
But their hopes of becoming a Champions League force in future seasons could depend on their ability to keep Ibrahimovic, 34, and Cavani, who have both been linked with moves to the Premier League.
Sweden legend Ibrahimovic has been touted as a possible Manchester United target, and is out of contract this summer.
The stats you need to know
- Paris St-Germain won the league with 62 days and eight games to spare, a record for any of Europe's 'big five' domestic leagues.
- In 115 appearances in Ligue 1, Zlatan Ibrahimovic now has 102 goals and 35 assists.
- This win was the sixth time this season that PSG have scored four goals or more in a Ligue 1 game.
- This title is PSG's sixth overall and their fourth in a row.
Line-ups
Troyes
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Dreyer
- 31NgcongcaSubstituted forKaraboueat 64'minutesBooked at 74mins
- 11De Castro LourençoSubstituted forMartialat 86'minutes
- 5Saunier
- 35DaboSubstituted forConfaisat 45'minutes
- 14Rodrigues CorrêaBooked at 73mins
- 23Camus
- 10Nivet
- 25Pi
- 27Jean
- 9Gueye
Substitutes
- 2Martial
- 8Darbion
- 16Grandel
- 18Ben Saada
- 24Karaboue
- 29Othon
- 33Confais
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 16Trapp
- 23Van der WielSubstituted forMarquinhosat 45'minutes
- 2Thiago Silva
- 32David Luiz
- 20Kurzawa
- 27Pastore
- 4Stambouli
- 25RabiotSubstituted forCabelino Andradeat 61'minutes
- 11Di MaríaSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 61'minutes
- 10Ibrahimovic
- 9Cavani
Substitutes
- 3Kimpembe
- 5Marquinhos
- 7Lucas Moura
- 17Cabelino Andrade
- 29Augustin
- 30Sirigu
- 33Nkunku
- Referee:
- Francois Letexier
- Attendance:
- 19,184
Match Stats
Home TeamTroyesAway TeamPSG
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away22
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away15
- Corners
- Home5
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Troyes 0, Paris Saint Germain 9.
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Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball.
Goal!
Goal! Troyes 0, Paris Saint Germain 9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a through ball following a fast break.
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Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
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Attempt missed. Babacar Gueye (Troyes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jessy Pi.
Substitution
Substitution, Troyes. Johan Martial replaces Rincon.
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Attempt missed. Fabien Camus (Troyes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jessy Pi.
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Hand ball by Babacar Gueye (Troyes).
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Attempt blocked. Babacar Gueye (Troyes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corentin Jean.
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Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Nivet.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Alois Confais.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Matthieu Dreyer.
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Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
Goal!
Goal! Troyes 0, Paris Saint Germain 8. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
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Penalty saved! Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
Dismissal
Lossemy Karaboue (Troyes) is shown the red card.
