Neymar (left) laid on a perfect pass to set up Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain eased past 10-man Saint-Etienne to go seven points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
Leandro Paredes' volley gave the French champions an early lead, and Saint-Etienne were a man down when Jean-Eudes Aholou was sent off after 25 minutes.
Mbappe doubled the lead before half-time, and Mauro Icardi finished from close range after the break.
After Neymar missed a penalty, Mbappe added his second just before full-time.
Aholou's straight red card for a foul on Paredes gave PSG added momentum, but Saint-Etienne briefly threatened to get back into the game after half-time when Denis Bouanga forced a good save from Keylor Navas before missing a free header from the resulting corner.
Angel di Maria volleyed onto the post for PSG, and Neymar missed out when his spot-kick struck the base of the post.
PSG's fifth league win in a row puts them seven points ahead of Marseille in second place.
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Line-ups
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Line-ups
Saint-Étienne
16Ruffier
11Antunes da SilvaSubstituted forYoussoufat 45'minutes
26Debuchy
24Perrin
32Fofana
13TraucoBooked at 20mins
8Camara
6M'Vila
17AholouBooked at 25mins
18NordinSubstituted forBoudebouzat 58'minutes
20BouangaSubstituted forIndjai Correiaat 81'minutes
Substitutes
2Moukoudi
7Boudebouz
9Diony
23Palencia
28Youssouf
30Moulin
33Indjai Correia
PSG
1Navas
12MeunierSubstituted forKehrerat 78'minutes
2Thiago SilvaSubstituted forVerrattiat 64'minutes
22DialloBooked at 40mins
14BernatSubstituted forKurzawaat 64'minutes
5Marquinhos
8Paredes
11Di María
10Neymar
18Icardi
7Mbappé
Substitutes
4Kehrer
6Verratti
16Rico
19Sarabia
20Kurzawa
31Dagba
33Kouassi
Referee:
Ruddy Buquet
Match Stats
Home TeamSaint-ÉtienneAway TeamPSG
Possession
Home33%
Away67%
Shots
Home11
Away21
Shots on Target
Home2
Away13
Corners
Home5
Away2
Fouls
Home4
Away9
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Match ends, St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Full TimePosted at 90'+1'
Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Goal!Posted at 89'
Goal! St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
Posted at 88'
Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Keylor Navas tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Posted at 83'
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
Posted at 82'
Edmilson Indjai Correia (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 81'
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, St Etienne. Edmilson Indjai Correia replaces Denis Bouanga.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Thomas Meunier.
Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
Posted at 74'
Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!Posted at 72'
Goal! St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 72'
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
Posted at 70'
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
Posted at 67'
Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 66'
Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa replaces Juan Bernat.
SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Thiago Silva.
Posted at 63'
Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a through ball.
Posted at 63'
Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
Posted at 62'
Penalty missed! Still St Etienne 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
Posted at 61'
Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 61'
Penalty conceded by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
SubstitutionPosted at 58'
Substitution, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Arnaud Nordin.
Posted at 57'
Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
Posted at 55'
Foul by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
Posted at 55'
Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 55'
Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Posted at 53'
Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Posted at 52'
Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 52'
Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
Posted at 50'
Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
Posted at 50'
Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross following a corner.
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