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Paris Saint-Germain set a new Ligue 1 benchmark by beating Lorient on a night that saw Nice move up to third in the table.

Lacina Traore scored four times and was sent off for Monaco in the Coupe de France as Pascal Baills and Bruno Genesio made winning starts.

Monaco's win over Lorient saw them climb above Angers into second, while St Etienne are up to fourth and Marseille beat top-ten rivals Caen

Angel Di Maria netted a brace and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gregory Van der Wiel and Lucas Moura also scored in PSG's latest convincing victory

Hatem Ben Arfa Edinson Cavani scored four goals in PSG's 6-0 thrashing of Caen, leaving head coach Unai Emery delighted with his team's mentality.

Edinson Cavani Gómez PSG broke a run of three games without a win with a 5-0 hammering of Caen on Friday, Edinson Cavani hitting four goals in the first half.

Paris Saint-Germain put five goals past Toulouse while Caen moved into second and Montpellier snatched a vital win in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

The Ligue 1 transfer window is closed, and it was Marseille and Lille who were the busiest on a day dominated by players leaving France.

Monaco Monaco make their return to Ligue 1 action this weekend with the club on a high following their qualification for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

PSG Paris Saint-Germain boosted their Ligue 1 title hopes with a 1-0 victory over fourth-placed Saint-Etienne on Sunday.