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Ligue 1 Review: PSG march on, Marseille end slump at Lille

Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain extended their advantage at the top of Ligue 1 to seven points, continuing their unbeaten run this season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Saint-Etienne.

Sunday's visitors to the Parc des Princes could have moved into joint second place with a victory but they found themselves on the back foot throughout the opening 45 minutes, where PSG were unlucky to only have Layvin Kurzawa's goal to show for their efforts.

Marco Verratti deflected Marquinhos' attempted clearance into his own net to get Saint-Etienne on the score sheet in fortuitous circumstances, but Christophe Galtier's team remain level on points with Lyon in fifth.

Michy Batshuayi opened the scoring with his eighth Ligue 1 goal this term in the 37th minute after Romain Alessandrini's effort came back off the post.

Bernardo Silva's 11th-minute header was enough to seal the points, with Reims' quest for an equaliser decisively hindered by Antoine Devaux collecting two red cards in the space of 10 minutes midway through the second half.