A Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace saw Paris Saint Germain stretch their lead atop Ligue 1 to a massive 24 points on Sunday in a 2-0 away win over a spirited Saint Etienne. Not only was this a club record 13th straight win, it also sees the rampaging Paris side equal Nantes' 20-year-old record of 32 league games without defeat. PSG have not lost in Ligue 1 since a 3-2 defeat to Bordeaux on March 15 last year.
"There's been a great deal of talk about the record and it helped me motivate the players, even if they don't really need that," PSG coach Laurent Blanc said after the game. "I ask a lot from the players, I demand it. And what I take away tonight as much as the record is the way this team never gives up." Saint Etienne coach Christophe Galtier had joked before the game that Ibrahimovic must hate his team so often does he score against them. Paris now have 63 points from 23 games after twenty wins and three draws, while in second Monaco have 39 points after losing 3-0 to third placed Angers, who now have 37, on Saturday.
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