Ligue 1 roundup: Zlatan Ibrahimovic nets brace as Paris Saint-Germain strengthen grip on title

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain moved 27 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a 4-1 demolition of Reims.

Gregory van der Wiel opened the scoring on 12 minutes before Prince Oniangue briefly brought the visitors level.

Ibrahimovic, though, pounced to net from close range after Lucas Moura's initial shot was parried and Edinson Cavani also got in on the act in first-half added time.

Ibrahimovic then smashed home a well-taken volley from Layvin Kurzawa's inviting cross to take his season's tally to 22 and seal a comprehensive victory for the reigning champions.

Monaco opened up a five-point gap in second place thanks to a hard-fought 3-1 win against bottom club Troyes.

Despite Troyes' early dominance, they found themselves a goal behind on 25 minutes when Guido Carrillo pounced on Chris Mavinga's block to head home from close range.

Then, with half-time fast approaching, Carrillo grabbed his and Monaco's second of the game, heading home at the back post from Andrea Raggi's delivery.

Babacar Gueye offered hope for the visitors when he headed Benjamin Nivet's header on 79 minutes but Monaco wrapped up the points in added time when Kylian Mbappe Lottin scored his first ever Ligue 1 goal.

In a vital game at the bottom of the table, 10-man Ajaccio suffered heartbreak late on as Martin Braithwaite's added-time leveller earned a point for Toulouse in a 1-1 draw.

Ajaccio took full advantage of their first real chance when Kevin Mayi pounced on a rebound just before the hour mark before the visitors were reduced to 10 men late on when Issiaga Sylla was shown his second yellow card.

That proved a turning point as Braithwaite equalised in added time for Toulouse after Clement Maury pushed Adrien Regatti's effort into his path.

Elsewhere, Lorient came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with a 4-3 win against Guingamp.

The visitors raced into a two-goal lead, thanks to a first-half double from Yannis Salibur, before the hosts turned the game on its head.

Firstly, Majeed Waris deflected Jimmy Cabot's effort beyond Jonas Lossl before Benjamin Jeannot levelled at the second attempt on 48 minutes and Waris grabbed his second just 60 seconds later to hand Lorient the lead.

Jimmy Briand restored parity for the visitors but Raphael Guerreiro broke Guingamp hearts in added time when he sealed all three points with a perfectly weighted free-kick.

Montpellier opened up a four-point gap over the bottom three in Ligue 1 thanks to a second successive league win, a 3-2 victory over out-of-form Angers.

Kevin Berigaud, Moustapha Yatabare and Souleymane Camara put Montpellier 3-0 ahead at half-time before Bouka Moutou and Goran Karanovic reduced the deficit with second-half goals for Angers.