Paris St-Germain moved to within three wins of the Ligue 1 title with a routine victory at Troyes.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for the champions in the eighth minute before Vitinha doubled the lead midway through the second half.
Xavier Chavalerin pulled a goal back for Troyes late on, only for PSG to add a third through Fabian Ruiz.
PSG, who came into this match having lost three of their past six games, now need just seven more points to win a record 11th French title.
They are six points clear of second-placed Lens with four more fixtures remaining this season.
Troyes stayed 19th, 12 points off safety, and must win all of their remaining games – and hope results go their way – to pull off an unlikely survival.
Line-ups
Troyes
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 30Gallon
- 22Zoukrou
- 23Rami
- 4Palmer-Brown
- 19BruusSubstituted forBaldéat 68′minutes
- 8AgouméSubstituted forKouaméat 67′minutes
- 24Chavalerin
- 39LarouciSubstituted forYadeat 81′minutes
- 29Odobert
- 7BaldéBooked at 45mins
- 9UgboSubstituted forRony Lopesat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Lis
- 2Porozo
- 6Kouamé
- 11Rony Lopes
- 15Palaversa
- 17Salmier
- 18Baldé
- 26Yade
- 28Mazou-Sacko
PSG
Formation 3-5-2
- 99G Donnarumma
- 5Marquinhos
- 4Ramos
- 15Danilo
- 33Zaïre-Emery
- 17VitinhaSubstituted forGharbiat 90+3′minutes
- 6VerrattiSubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 80′minutes
- 8Ruiz
- 14Bernat
- 44EkitikeSubstituted forSolerat 80′minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 16Rico
- 18Renato Sanches
- 28Soler
- 31Bitshiabu
- 34Nhaga
- 35Gharbi
- 37Housni
- 90Letellier
- Referee:
- Ruddy Buquet
- Attendance:
- 18,890
Live Text
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Match ends, Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.
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Second Half ends, Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 3.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Vitinha.
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Attempt missed. Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilson Odobert with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
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Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
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Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
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Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
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Goal! Troyes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Xavier Chavalerin (Troyes) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade with a cross.
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Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
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Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes).
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Substitution, Troyes. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Yasser Larouci.
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Substitution, Troyes. Rony Lopes replaces Iké Ugbo.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Hugo Ekitike.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Marco Verratti.
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Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Erik Palmer-Brown.
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Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
