Zlatan keeps PSG red-hot

Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his tally to 14 goals in his past 11 Ligue 1 games as Paris Saint-Germain outclassed Lyon 5-1 on a gloomy Sunday night in the French capital.

Ibrahimovic and Serge Aurier both netted in the first 17 minutes for Laurent Blanc's side before a shocking error by goalkeeper Kevin Trapp allowed Jordan Ferri to pull one back for Lyon.

However, Edinson Cavani restored PSG's two-goal advantage after the restart and Ibrahimovic got his second of the night from a penalty.

Substitute Lucas added the fifth in stoppage time as PSG moved a scarcely believable points clear of its nearest challengers Angers and Monaco with the campaign just 18 games old.

PSG is now unbeaten in 27 Ligue 1 games, a run going back to March, and remains on course to break the record for the most points halfway through a French season.

The great Lyon team of the past decade had 50 points at the midway stage in 2006-07, but Paris already has 48 and so can set a new mark with a win at Caen in its last game of the year.

"There will still be a second half of the season to play and we'll need to show the same determination to keep picking up points," said Blanc.

This was a meeting of the reigning champion and the team that pushed it the furthest in the title race last season, but Lyon is a shadow of its old selves and was deprived of a host of key players at the Parc des Princes, including the injured Alexandre Lacazette.

Eliminated from Europe despite beating Valencia midweek, Lyon is sixth in the table and has now gone five Ligue 1 games without a win as the pressure on coach Hubert Fournier refuses to subside.

"I am of course very disappointed with the result and the margin of defeat but I am quite reassured by the spirit shown by the boys in our last two matches," said Fournier.

Angers came from behind to draw 1-1 with Bordeaux as Romain Thomas canceled out the opener from Diego Rolan, and it is ahead of Monaco only on goal difference.

The principality club moved into the top three for the first time since the opening weekend of the season as a late Fabinho penalty gave it a 1-0 win against Saint-Etienne, which had Kevin Malcuit sent off.

"It was a positive match. We controlled the opposition and they didn't have many chances," said Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim.

Meanwhile, Marseille has now gone seven home league games without a win after a 1-1 draw with Gazelec Ajaccio at Stade Velodrome.

Jacques Zoua put the Corsicans in front from the penalty spot but Michy Batshuayi equalized before halftime with his 11th league goal of the season before OM had Abdelaziz Barrada sent off.