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Gazelec Ajaccio 0 Paris Saint-Germain 4: Cavani hat-trick wraps up record

Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain broke the Ligue 1 points record with a 4-0 win at Gazelec Ajaccio.

PSG had already equalled the previous record of 89, set by themselves in 2013-14, but Cavani's treble moved them onto 92 points with two games left to play.

The result, combined with Toulouse's 1-0 victory over the already-relegated Troyes, sees Gazelec drop into the relegation zone, although Reims' defeat by the same scoreline in Marseille ensures just one point separates the three sides heading into a crucial final round of fixtures.

Goalkeeper Clement Maury rushed off his line to meet a Di Maria cross from the right, getting nowhere near the ball and allowing Cavani to head home.

Di Maria was central to much of PSG's play in the first half and almost added his name to the scoresheet with an audacious, perhaps inadvertent, free-kick attempt that sailed over a backtracking Maury and bounced behind off the top of the crossbar.

Di Maria was again the provider and Cavani beat defender Alassane Toure with his first touch before slotting past Maury.

Ibrahimovic had a quiet first half but felt he should have had a penalty when stopped in his tracks by an uncompromising Issiaga Sylla challenge shortly after Cavani’s second, and almost added a third after teeing himself up for a header that went just wide.

Cavani's hat-trick was complete when he was allowed to wander unmarked into the Gazelec penalty area and head in a Layvin Kurzawa cross, before being immediately withdrawn by coach Laurent Blanc - a solid return for an hour's work.