A second-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 victory over Lille in Friday's Ligue 1 encounter at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
The reigning champions are enduring a difficult start
to the 2016-17 campaign and were trailing leaders Nice by six points heading into the encounter.
PSG had to settle for a scoreless draw at home against Marseille last week and were therefore desperate to make amends and return to winning ways, with Angel Di Maria in particular out to prove a point.
The Argentina international was heavily criticised following an underwhelming outing versus OM and missed out on the 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist this week, but put in a lively performance in the opening.
He was unfortunate not to net his first Ligue 1 goal of the season, though, as he was denied by goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama twice, while also having a goal ruled out for a controversial handball decision.
Cavani, meanwhile, wasted three fine chances to open the scoring, before eventually getting his 10th Ligue 1 goal of the season to deliver PSG the win, with a hapless Lille unable to bounce back in the remainder of the game. 45 minutes.
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