PSG 5-1 Lyon: Ibrahimovic inspirational again in rout

Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred in PSG's 5-1 win over Lyon on Sunday, bagging a brace as his side tightened their grip on Ligue 1 in commanding fashion.

It only took 11 minutes for the 34-year-old to open the scoring when Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa's clearance fell at his feet, with Ibrahimovic needing no further invitation to lash his shot past Anthony Lopes.

Serge Aurier then doubled les Parisiens' advantage when he nodded in Angel Di Maria's free-kick, though Lyon managed to pull one back through Jordan Ferri minutes later.

The midfielder's effort failed to spark a comeback, however, and Edinson Cavani put the game beyond the visitors' reach with a lovely volley from Di Maria's cross on the hour mark.

Laurent Blanc's men were not done there and Ibrahimovic completed his brace from the penalty spot before Lucas Moura got his name on the scoresheet as PSG sent out an ominous title warning.

The win takes PSG 17 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table, and the champions are showing no signs of letting their incredible run of 24 wins from their last 27 domestic fixtures slip anytime soon.

The first chance of the evening fell to Ibrahimovic, who skilfully chested down Thiago Motta's chipped pass but hit his shot into the floor, Lopes gathering it easily.

The Swede made no mistake after 10 minutes, when Thiago Silva's long ball was headed by Yanga-Mbiwa directly into Ibrahimovic's path, the Swede scoring with a low shot from 10 yards out.

The lead was doubled six minutes later when Di Maria whipped a superb free-kick into the box and Aurier flashed a header past Lopes from close range.

PSG continued to pour forward, and Cavani tried to get among the goals, turning Yanga-Mbiwa inside out with a piece of skill on the edge of the penalty area before poking a shot just wide.

With the home side dominating proceedings, a calamitous error by Trapp gifted Lyon a way back into the match when Ferri's speculative 30-yard shot hit the PSG goalkeeper's hands and looped up and into the net behind him.

The goal took the wind out of PSG's sails, but Blanc sent his side out fired up for the second half and Di Maria drew an acrobatic save from Lopes when David Luiz played him in.

Luiz then missed a glorious chance to make the scoreline more comfortable for his side when Di Maria's corner found him unmarked just five yards from goal, but he misdirected his header and failed to hit the target.

But the hosts' high-tempo approach in the second half paid dividends when Di Maria, who was involved in much of PSG's best play, hit a cross that bounced in front of Cavani, and the Uruguayan hooked the ball into the back of the net.

Just as the game seemed to be slowing to its conclusion, a wonderful piece of skill by Ibrahimovic drew a foul inside the box from Henri Bedimo, and the scorer of the game's first goal stepped up to bury the spot-kick low into the corner of the net with 13 minutes to go.

There was still time for lively substitute Lucas to slam home a fifth when he galloped clear of the Lyon backline to finish off a swift counterattack, firing his shot above Lopes and into the roof of the net from the right side of the penalty area.