PSG beat Dijon 3-0 to keep pressure on Monaco

Reuters

Published Sep 20, 2016 05:19PM ET

Updated Sep 20, 2016 05:31PM ET

PSG beat Dijon 3-0 to keep pressure on Monaco

(Reuters) - Champions Paris St Germain provisionally moved back to the top of Ligue 1 as Adam Lang's own goal, Edinson Cavani's penalty and a second-half header from Lucas Moura downed promoted Dijon 3-0 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.

The victory takes PSG to 13 points and above Monaco on goal difference although the principality side could restore a three-point lead when they travel to undefeated Nice on Wednesday.

Unai Emery's PSG side took the lead in the 15th minute when Maxwell's cross looped over stranded goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet and into the net after a deflection off the unfortunate Lang.

Cavani doubled the advantage from the spot 12 minutes later with his sixth league goal of the season when Jordan Loties brought down Adrien Rabiot after PSG had opened up the visitors.

Dijon's Mehdi Abeid struck the bar with a powerful strike from outside the area after 33 minutes in a rare foray by the visitors, while PSG had a penalty appeal turned down when Lucas was tripped on the edge of the area in the 56th.

Lucas added extra gloss to the scoreline 11 minutes later when Maxwell's excellent cross evaded Loties and the Brazil international was on hand to head past Reynet.

PSG's next opponents, high-flying Toulouse, beat Lille 2-1 away, with a double from the outstanding Ola Toivonen either side of Marko Basa's first-half effort for the hosts.

Toulouse moved up to third spot on 11 points.