Ibrahimovic scores twice as PSG thrashes Nantes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on either side of the intermission on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain maintained a five-point cushion atop Ligue 1 with a 5-0 drubbing of Nantes at the Parc des Princes.
The defending French champions started quickly on Sunday as Thiago Silva gave the hosts the lead after just 10 minutes of action before Ibrahimovic buried his first goal of the day with a penalty kick conversion in the 36th minute.
After the break, Les Parisiens continued their offensive barrage as Thiago Motta made it 3-0 six minutes into the second half and Edinson Cavani got into the scoring mood in the 58th minute.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ibrahimovic put an exclamation point on the dominant performance when the Swedish international completed his brace in the 64th minute to cap the rout.
The result keeps PSG in first place, five points clear of Monaco, while Nantes remains in sixth place with 32 points from 21 matches.
Also in Ligue 1 on Sunday, Alexandre Lacazette and Gueida Fofana scored on either side of the intermission to hand Lyon a 2-0 away victory over Reims at the Stade Auguste Delaune II.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Monaco also earned a road win on Sunday as Layvin Kurzawa and Lucas Ocampos scored in the 36th and 88th minutes, respectively, to give the principality club a comfortable 2-0 result over Toulouse.