Edinson Cavani continued his hot streak in front of goal as Paris Saint-Germain claimed a comfortable 2-0 win at Nantes, moving the reigning champions back to the Ligue 1 summit upon Zlatan Ibrahimovic's return.
The Swedish star's foul-mouthed rant about referee Lionel Jeffredo following a 3-2 loss to Bordeaux in March earned him a three-match ban, but the 33-year-old produced a lively display upon being reinstated, having a hand in both goals as Laurent Blanc's men cruised to victory.
Cavani scored four goals in the three matches Ibrahimovic missed, but the iconic striker's return did not see the former Napoli man's form suffer - Cavani opening the scoring after just three minutes.
The Uruguay international spurned opportunities to increase PSG's advantage, yet Blaise Matuidi's fine 31st-minute finish after Ibrahimovic's incisive pass saw Nantes fall further behind.
PSG looked lively right from the start and it came as little surprise to see Ibrahimovic at the centre of things as the champions took a third-minute lead.
Cavani deflected the Swede's left-footed effort into the path of Gregory van der Wiel, who controlled on his chest before seeing the striker pounce and sweep home from close range.
The striker raced on to Marco Verratti's throughball in the 11th minute and fired straight at Remy Riou instead of squaring to the irate Ibrahimovic, before failing to beat the goalkeeper with a second opportunity.
It appeared to be only a matter of time before PSG would double their advantage and Javier Pastore skilfully skipped past two challenges inside the area in the 20th minute, only to see Riou produce a smart save.
A second goal did come the way of PSG just after the half-hour mark and Ibrahimovic was once again integral, nonchalantly placing a pass between Papy Djilobodji's legs for Matuidi, who emphatically slammed an effort past Riou.
PSG began to sit back as the match entered its final half-hour, with Blanc seemingly confident of holding on to a two-goal lead.
