PSG vs Montpellier 2-0 Highlights and Full Match Ligue 1

STATISTICS FULL MATCH

Paris Saint-Germain moved above Monaco into top spot in Ligue 1 in the wake of beating Montpellier 2-0 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. 

A point would have been sufficient to see the champions jump Leonardo Jardim's men, yet PSG traveled to an agreeable triumph to support their title shots and heap weight on Monaco. 

Edinson Cavani gave PSG the lead halfway through the primary half, turning home Blaise Matuidi's low left-wing cross. 

The Uruguayan's 31st alliance objective of the season guaranteed he has now scored against each of the 27 groups he has confronted in Ligue 1. 

What's more, the focuses were made safe not long after the interim when Angel Di Maria bowed a flawless complete around Hilton and into the base corner to secure an eighth straight class win for PSG. 

Monaco have the opportunity to recover best spot when they go to Lyon on Sunday, however with the hosts fourth in the table it will be a dubious test for the Champions League semi-finalists. 

A cagey opening saw both sides keeping down and the main shot took 16 minutes to land, with Di Maria's long-extend exertion agreeable for Laurent Pionnier. 

The Argentine then conveyed a deft left-wing cross for Cavani to head home, however the striker was offside and the collaborator's raised banner cut his festivals off. 

Matuidi scored a prop in PSG's sensational 3-2 win at Metz last time out and the midfielder was denied by Pionnier subsequent to being played in by Marco Verratti. 

Thiago Motta hit the post with a redirected exertion from a corner as PSG kept on squeezing and the opening objective at long last landed following 29 minutes. 

Maxwell and Di Maria joined to free Matuidi in the left channel and his low reduction was concealed by Cavani effortlessly. 

Montpellier practically reacted quickly when Ellyes Skhiri's circling header returned off the crossbar with Kevin Trapp beaten, then Isaac Mbenza blasted over after pinball in the PSG box. 

That miss cost Montpellier as PSG multiplied their lead three minutes into the second half. 

Matuidi won ownership back somewhere down in the guests' half and after Cavani's backheel liberated Di Maria, his twisting shot from 25 yards left Pionnier defenseless. 

Trapp needed to spare well from Paul Lasne's low drive as the guests - who beat PSG at home before in the season - kept on making possibilities. 

Hilton cleared a Di Maria exertion off the line following 61 minutes and Ryad Boudebouz nearly scored an incredible solo exertion, just for his drive to streak barely over the edge. 

Pionnier obstructed a Cavani exertion with his legs, Di Maria let go wide and Serge Aurier headed over the crossbar as PSG tried to expand their favorable position, yet a 2-0 win sufficiently demonstrated for Unai Emery's men to claim best spot. 

Key Opta details: 

- PSG have lost just a single of their last 14 association recreations against Montpellier (W6 D7), it was in December 2016 (0-3). 

- Montpellier have won only two of their last 18 away Ligue 1 diversions (D4 L12), against Nancy (3-0) in February 2017 and Caen (2-0) in April 2017. 

- Cavani has scored 44 objectives in 44 diversions in all rivalries with PSG this season, just Lionel Messi (45) has scored more in the main five European alliances. 

- Di Maria has been included in 17 objectives in 18 recreations in all rivalries with PSG in 2017 (11 objectives, 6 helps).

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