GOAL! Ibrahimovic converts, despite Lossl guessing the right way and PSG have scored six goals for the second time in three home matches in the league.
89'
PENALTY! Adding insult to injury here, Ibrahimovic proves too strong for Sorbon and the defender drags him down inside the area. The referee doesn't hesitate in pointing to the spot.
88'
The visitors hardly look interested in trying to break the clean sheet. The look on their faces says it all - as all they want at this time is a hot shower and a good sleep on the ride home.
87'
J. Cardy enters the game and replaces S. Marveaux.
86'
The flow of the match has been interrupted by a wealth of stoppages, though Guingamp are enjoying a bit of possession at the moment. PSG have not only taken their foot off the gas, but they're stepping on the break as we enter the final five minutes.
84'
STAT ATTACK: PSG have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six league matches at the Parc des Princes. It is their worst defensive run at home in the league since February to April of 2012.
82'
It does look as though the hosts have slowed things down now, though I have said that a couple of times already. Their body language suggests it is different this time, however, as they sluggishly move it around at the back, with Silva and Marquinhos finally involved.
80'
SENSATIONAL STOP! PSG really could be have seven or eight right now had it not been for Lossl! Maxwell makes a lovely run down the left and crosses in an exquisite ball for Lucas, but the Brazilian's header is thwarted by a terrific reactionary stop!
78'
E. Lavezzi enters the game and replaces J. Pastore.
PSG make two changes here, with the final 10 plus minutes proving to be nothing more than a formality. Pastore and Matuidi come off to a loud applause, with Lavezzi and Rabiot given a chance to add to the hosts' tally.
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77'
A. Rabiot enters the game and replaces B. Matuidi.
76'
TERRIFIC SAVE! Ibrahimovic lines up a free kick and does brilliantly to curve it around the wall. It's destined to go it at the near post, but Lossl shows just what he's capable of, diving across and getting a hand low enough to knock it behind for a corner.
74'
PSG are entering cruise control mode now, showing a bit less intent to push forward and add to their tally. Coming into the match they trailed Lyon by two in goal differential, but have jumped ahead by three now as things stand.
72'
STAT ATTACK: That is the first Ligue 1 hat-trick for Edinson Cavani, and it comes just two weeks after Ezequiel Lavezzi managed his first in a 6-1 demolition of Lille on April 25.
71'
Y. Salibur enters the game and replaces C. Mandanne.
70'
E. Cavani has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by M. Verratti.
AND THERE IT IS FOR CAVANI! It was coming, and there's just nothing Guingamp could do to stop it. With the visitors standing and watching the ball, Verratti plays a quick free kick over the top to pick out the run of the striker, who shows wonderful technique to place a side-footed volley into the bottom corner.
69'
Lucas Moura enters the game and replaces Y. Cabaye.
68'
BLASTED OVER! Ibrahmovic does brilliantly to skip past two defenders, with his trickery on full display tonight. He arrives at the last line of defence and chips a clever ball over the top for Cavani, but the striker lashes his half-volley over the bar. He really wants to get the hat-trick.
66'
VITAL INTERVENTION! Matuidi does well to flick on a header, into the path of Ibrahimovic, who has a simple finish from six-yards out, but Sorbon recoveres brilliantly to slide in from behind and knock the ball away. Finally a bit of life from the Guingamp defence!
64'
Aurier makes another subtle run forward, which no one tracks. He receives a pass in acres of space and sees his cross blocked by the arm of Sorbon. Those have certainly been deemed penalties before, but perhaps with the score the way it is, the referee immediately waves away the claims.
62'
Ibrahimovic is looking incredibly dangerous with each touch of the ball. He probably wants a second goal to pair with his two assists, and he's coming closer and closer to getting it as the Guingamp back line don't look capable of keeping up.
60'
M. Diallo enters the game and replaces T. Giresse.
STAT ATTACK: PSG have now scored 12 second half goals in their last six Ligue 1 matches inside the friendly confines of the Parc des Princes, with 30 minutes still to play tonight.
58'
There's just no telling how many PSG will net tonight. They look like scoring with every attack, and with the title chase possibly - although somewhat unlikely - coming down to goal differential, it's unlikely we will see them take their foot off the gas.
56'
Maxwell has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Z. Ibrahimović.
ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS! PSG HAVE ANOTHER! Each one is nicer than the last, as the hosts continue to put together some highlight worthy goals! Ibrahimovic is played through in the right channel, but it runs a bit far. He chases it down and stops near the byline, before sending a brilliant chipped cross to the far post where Maxwell is waiting to head into the empty net.
55'
Y. Sankharé gets yellow.
54'
SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE HAT-TRICK! So nearly there from Cavani! It's another delightful build-up from the hosts, as the ex-Napoli man is picked out inside the area. From a difficult angle he cuts it back for Cabaye, who then gives it right back, but Cavani can only smash a shot into the side netting with Lossl well out of position.
52'
E. Cavani has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Z. Ibrahimović.
DELIGHTFUL FINISH AND PSG ARE THREE TO THE GOOD! Cabaye skips forward in midfield and picks out Ibrahimovic. The striker has a route at goal, but unselfishly opts to slip Cavani in, and the Uruguayan makes no mistake, sending a venomous left-footed finish across goal and into the top corner! That surely wraps up all three points for the hosts!
50'
STAT ATTACK: Guingamp have not broken the 50 point barrier in the top flight since the 2002-03 season when they finished in seventh place with 62 points. Only twice in their history have they reached that landmark, but can do so for a third time with four points from their last three league matches.
48'
GOOD GOALKEEPING! The visitors manage the first attack of this second frame. Giresse delivers a good cross into the area from a corner, which PSG can only partially clear. Sankhare lofts it back into the area, but Sirigu rushes off his line to punch clear with two white shirts lurking.
46'
Here we go again! No changes to tell you about at the break.
45' +1
The one minute of stoppage time comes to an end with Matuidi working his tail off near the corner flag, in the Guingamp end - perhaps a microcosm of the first half as a whole.
44'
Well there you have it! A camera did indeed pick up the incident which occurred behind the play. Sankhare had a few choice words for Verratti, who he feels went to ground too easily. As he walks over to berate the Italian, he stomps on his hand, which went unnoticed by the referee!
42'
STAT ATTACK: PSG have lost just one of their last 48 Ligue 1 matches at the Parc des Princes (W39, D9). They have kept 29 clean sheets over that span while being held scoreless just twice.
40'
OFFSIDE! Ibrahimovic draws four defenders too him as he cuts into the centre from the left, leaving no one to track the run of Pastore. The striker slips the Argentine through on goal, but the flag goes up to indicate an offside - which replays show may have been the wrong decision from the linesman.
38'
The pace has fizzled out drastically, and not too long after, play is stopped as tempers flair in midfield. Verratti seems none too impressed with something which must have occurred behind the play, but the usually feisty Italian is talked down by captain Thiago Silva and the match can resume again.
36'
Guingamp enjoy their first prolonged spell in possession, but come away with little to show for it as they can find no way through this PSG defence from open play. Beauvue does well to find space on the right and sends an inviting cross into the centre, but Aurier is on hand to clear the threat.
34'
Thiago Silva is penalized for a shove into the back of Beauvue, who has been Guingamp's most lively player by a wide margin. The striker, who has bandages wrapped around his head as a result of an earlier collision, takes the free kick, but lashes this one miles over the bar.
32'
STAT ATTACK: In the reverse fixture this season Jeremy Pied scored in the 11th minute and it proved to be enough as Guingamp held on to secure a 1-0 victory. They have never completed the league double over PSG in their history.
30'
Z. Ibrahimović gets yellow.
A heavy touch from Ibrahimovic sees him concede possession, and Guingamp show good spirit to pounce on the loose ball. The striker tries to atone for giving it away, but instead commits to a late challenge which will earn him the first yellow card of the match.
28'
NEARLY A THIRD! PSG look capable of scoring as many as they want tonight! From a virtual stand-still, a few quick passes carve open the Guingamp midfield. Matuidi and Pastore work an elegant one-two, with the Argentine taking a return pass and forcing a sharp save from Lossl, who gets a hand to it, turning it onto the post and behind for.... a goal kick! The referee missed the goalkeeper's touch, as that should have been a corner.
26'
There is very little of note happening out on the pitch. The ball is largely being contained in the midfield third, with PSG patiently passing it around at the back. Verratti is the architect in possession, seeing plenty of the ball near the halfway line.
24'
This is turning out to be a cake walk for PSG. The hosts have rarely relinquished possession, and with the exception of the two Guingamp chances from set pieces, their back line has had little to do, factoring more in attack than defence.
22'
BACK AT IT! Verratti is acting well in the role of provider thus far. His latest contribution is a teasing ball over the top for Ibrahimovic to chase, but Lossl reads it well to react very quickly, rushing off his line to collect just ahead of the striker.
20'
STAT ATTACK: Guingamp have lost just three of their last 10 league matches (W4, D3). It is their best run of form away from home in the top flight, without overlapping seasons, since 2000-01.
18'
Z. Ibrahimović has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by M. Verratti.
PSG MAY ALREADY BE OUT OF REACH! Verratti picks up a loose ball in midfield and surges into the area. He resists the urge to shoot, instead sliding it across for Ibrahimovic who displays a lovely bit of skill to step aside a defender and smash a shot into the roof of the net.
16'
HAS TO DO BETTER! Guingamp are starting to find their legs, letting PSG know they are indeed in for a fight. A corner kick is lofted wonderfully into the area, and Sorbon takes advantage of some dodgy defending to get on the end of it, but sends his header straight at Sirigu! Either side of the keeper and this game is level!
14'
TERRIFIC ATTEMPT! Shocking ambition from Claudio Bauvue, driving a spectacular free kick at goal from over 40-yards out. He gets everything behind it and it's at the perfect height to trouble Sirigu, who can only acrobatically tip it over the bar.
12'
Guingamp desperately need to settle things down and regain their composure. Of course motivation could be in short supply for the club, who have little to play for compared to their opponents, but they would surely like to spoil PSG's party.
10'
NEARLY A SECOND! Pastore, another player who has been in terrific form of late, wiggles around in the area and cuts it back smartly into the centre. Jeremy Sorbon struggles to break up the pass and it nearly falls kindly for Aurier, who was waiting atop the six-yard box like a true poacher!
8'
STAT ATTACK: PSG have won six consecutive Ligue 1 matches for the second time this season, averaging over three goals per game over that span. They haven’t won seven league matches in a row yet this season.
6'
Edinson Cavani has now scored in five consecutive Ligue 1 matches for Les Parisiens. He's in a terrific run of form and you wouldn't bet against him scoring again the way this match has started. PSG continue to dominate possession, with Guingamp posing very little threat to winning it back.
4'
SIDE NETTING! PSG are running rampant early on, with their eyes locked in on a third consecutive league title. Cavani puts in more good work inside the area, before finding Maxwell with a clever back-heel pass, but the left-back sees his shot smack into the side of the goal.
2'
E. Cavani has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by S. Aurier.
PSG HAVE THE LEAD INSIDE TWO MINUTES! It's as simple as it gets for the hosts! Serge Aurier delivers an inviting ball in from the right and Edinson Cavani is on hand to direct it into the back of the net!
1'
And we're off! PSG in blue, Guingamp in white.
Hello and welcome to Paris, as we kick-off another weekend of Ligue 1 football! The Parc des Princes is our venue tonight as PSG try to shift the pressure back on Lyon and inch closer to the title against a Guingamp side hoping to remain in the top half of the table. I am Alex Moretto and I will be your in-game host, guiding you through the match LIVE as it happens!
PSG can put a stranglehold on first place in Ligue 1 with a victory this evening, which would vault them six points up on Lyon, who have three games remaining. A defeat, however, would give Les Gones control of their own destiny as they hold the superior goal differential, albeit by a slender margin. With two of their remaining three matches to be played in the friendly confines of the Parc des Princes, it would have to be considered a disappointment should they not secure a third successive Ligue 1 title.
Guingamp can still move up or down a few places, but for the most part they are destined to finish somewhere around 10th place. They would ideally like to end up in the top half of the table, while a strong finish would be an appropriate send-off for coach Jocelyn Gourvennec who is rumoured to be on his way out at the end of the season, with a few Ligue 1 sides, as well as Newcastle, reported to have interest.
Laurent Blanc has to do without Gregory van der Wiel through suspension, while David Luiz misses out with a thigh problem. The right-back is replaced by Serge Aurier, who has only just recovered from a thigh injury himself. Salvatore Sirigu is back in between the posts for Les Parisiens, while Yohan Cabaye also returns to the starting lineup in place of Thiago Motta.
The visitors are without the suspended Jeremy Pied, replaced on the left by Thibault Giresse. It is one of three changes made by coach Jocelyn Gourvennec as Lars Jacobsen and Lionel Mathis - not to be confused with Lionel Messi - are back in the starting lineup in place of Maxime Baca and Moustapha Diallo respectively.
Alioui, Angoua, Baca, Cardy, Diallo, Salibur, Samassa (Guingamp).
HALF TIME: PSG 2-0 GUINGAMP. Les Parisiens are in cruise control as they take less than 20 minutes to jump out to a convincing two-goal lead, before coasting through to the break. Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have the goals as PSG look poised to move six points clear of Lyon atop the table.
FULL TIME: PSG 6-0 GUINGAMP. Six goals for Les Parisiens, a fitting tally to represent their lead over Lyon at the top of the table. It's a big step for Laurent Blanc's side in their quest for a third successive league title, but this one was never in doubt.
I am Alex Moretto and I would like to thank you all for joining me here today. Good bye!
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