- Marquinhos (7')
- Kylian Mbappé (40')
- Ángel Di María (50')
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (90'+2')
PSG bounce back from European exit with win over Dijon
Paris Saint-Germain returned to action for the first time since their traumatic Champions League exit to crush Dijon 4-0 and extend their huge Ligue 1 advantage to 17 points on Tuesday.
PSG made four changes to the starting lineup that lost 3-1 at home to Manchester United last Wednesday although Presnel Kimpembe, who conceded a last-gasp penalty via a disputed VAR decision, was retained.
If the French champions needed a gentle return to action they got their wish with struggling Dijon offering little once Marquinhos gave Thomas Tuchel's side a seventh-minute lead.
Kylian Mbappe doubled their advantage shortly before halftime after good work by Angel di Maria.
Di Maria's exquisite free kick made it 3-0 five minutes after the interval and Mbappe was denied by the woodwork before Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting rounded off a comfortable night's work with PSG's fourth goal in stoppage time.
Tuchel praised his side's reaction after last week's meltdown against United when they allowed a 2-0 first-leg victory to be overturned by injury-hit opposition.
"The team reacted well, it was a first step," he said.
"The challenge was to show we react like champions. It's been a tough few days, but to respond, to show we are a united team with a special spirit, was an obligation."
PSG have 74 points from 27 games with second-placed Lille on 57 from 28.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | +47 | 70 |
AS Monaco | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | +17 | 58 |
Brest | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | +16 | 56 |
Lille | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +18 | 55 |
Nice | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +11 | 51 |
Lens | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 46 |
Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | +9 | 44 |
Lyon | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 44 |
Stade Rennais | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | +7 | 42 |
Toulouse | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 40 |
Stade de Reims | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 40 |
Montpellier | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 37 |
Strasbourg | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 36 |
Nantes | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 32 |
Le Havre AC | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 29 |
Metz | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 29 |
Lorient | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -24 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -25 | 25 |