Ousmane Dembele's second half Brace and a first Paris-Saint Germain goal for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia helped to blow away the Ligue 1-leaders Monaco with a 4-1 victory on Friday.
PSG, who announced contract extensions for coach Luis Enrique, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha before the game, achieved their 16th victory in 21 league games to reach 53 points, 13 for second place Marseille, who has a competition in hand.
Vitinha celebrated his new deal with the opener after just six minutes and sent a low free kick in the nearby pole, but Denis Zakaria made it right to Monaco by scoring from a tight corner after Soungoutou Magassa's Fine Through Ball in the 17th minute.
Although both parties had opportunities to take the lead before the break, it was PSG's new signing of Kvaratskhelia who restored their advantage, brilliantly cut into a defender in the box before they shot home nine minutes after the break.
The most important scorer dembele of Ligue 1 expanded the benefit only three minutes later after a one-two with Desire Doue, and the 27-year-old winger sealed the routes in the stop time with his 16th competition goal of the season.
The French champions play next play at colleague Ligue 1 Outfit Brest in the first stage of their Champions League Knock-Out-Play-Off-Et on Tuesday.
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Dembele has now scored 13 goals in seven games in all competitions since the beginning of the year, as much as he yielded in his previous 42 trips.
PSG has also scored at least three goals in five of their last eight home games against Monaco in all competitions, because they have only done this twice in their first 44 of such games.
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