PARIS.
PSG are simply superior in Ligue 1.
And today Zlatan played a major role in their easy win over Toulouse.
Two goals and one assist, PSG won 5-0.
– Even if you play good you can lose a game. Todat we played very good and won the game and I think we have control over the league, Zlatan said after the game.
It was time for PSG to bounce back after Real Madrid and on the menu was a lowplaced Toulouse. And as expected this was no problem for Les Parisiens, who won 5-0.
EARLY LEAD BY PSG
PSG came out bombarding directly at the start and took the lead already in the 6th minute when Di Maria struck a freekick cross hard into the penalty area. No one reached the ball and goalkeeper Ahamada misjudged it so it went directly in goal. 1-0, PSG.
ZLATAN MADE IT 2-0
PSG kept going and the game was very onesided in the first twenty minutes. In the 18th minute they scored again. Di Maria crossed to Zlatan in the penalty area - Zlatan's header was too high and got to a Toulouse-defender who made a big mistake and headed it back to Zlatan - who headed it in the empty net. 2-0, PSG. Despite several more chances by PSG in the first half, they didn't score more goals. 2-0 to PSG at halftime.
LUCAS CAME IN AND DECIDED THE GAME
In the 64th minute Blanc subbed Di Maria/Cavani for Lucas/Lavezzi. And it only took two minutes for Lucas to show his manager why. A couple of beautiful moves by Lucas - pass to Zlatan - Z out to Van der Wiel on the wing - cross into Lucas who headed the ball in goal. Great goal by PSG, 3-0 and that was it.
ZLATAN'S SECOND AND ASSIST TO LAVEZZI
They wanted more though. In the 75th minute Zlatan scored his second. Lucas dribbled beautifully again and took a shot which Ahamada saved but Zlatan shot the rebound in goal. 4-0 to PSG. And just after, in the 78th, Zlatan surprised everybody with an unexpected pass to Lavezzi who got open with Ahamada and made it 5-0 to PSG. That became the final result in a completely onesided game where PSG once again demonstrated their superiority in Ligue 1.
Ibra looked interested and playful in the first half. In the 18th minute he scored on a header in Toulouse's empty net after his own header was horribly headed back to him by a Toulouse-defender. Zlatan's 8th Ligue 1-goal this season. 6 minutes later he fired a very hard shot from the left but keeper Ahamada saved. He had one more header over the goal and was very involved in PSG's passing. Total 3 attempts, great first half by Ibra.
In the second he was more quiet in the beginning. But his ending was excellent and he played a big part when PSG scored three goals in the last end of the game. First he was involved in Lucas 3-0 with a great pass out to assister Van der Wiel. He then scored his second goal of the game, after Lucas took a shot. Zlatan threw himself on the rebound and his right shot meant 4-0 to PSG in the 75th minute. And then only minutes later he assisted Lavezzi to 5-0 with a very smart unexpected pass.
2 goals and 1 assist from Ibra. Even though the opponent may not have been the best this was an excellent performance by Zlatan. He has now scored 9 goals and made 4 assists in 8 Ligue 1-games and now is the leading top goalscorer in Ligue 1.
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CAVANI out 64' |
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The match against Toulouse ends 5-0 after an impressive performance by Paris Saint-Germain. What do you think of the match and the easy win?
You scored two goals tonight. That's a total of nine in the league so far, even though you missed several matches at the start of the season, and this now means that you're top-scorer of Ligue 1. Have you become an even better striker these last few years of your carrer?
Besides the goals your performance was alert and you were involved in most things that happen in PSG's offense. With the important playoff matches against Denmark coming up, are you getting close to top form?
We didn't just get to see many goals in the match, but many beautiful goals. Which of your five goals was the prettiest?
Source: Zlatan Unplugged.