Ligue 1
February 8, 2013
Paris Saint-Germain
3 - 1
Bastia
Ligue 1
19:30 +00:00, February 8, 2013
Parc des Princes, France
Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Bastia
Scoring Summary
| Paris Saint-Germain | Bastia |
|---|---|
| Jérémy Menez (56') | Wahbi Khazri (83') |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pen 71') | |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi (89') |
Teams
| Paris Saint-Germain | Bastia |
|---|---|
| 30 Salvatore Sirigu | 40 Mickael Landreau |
| 22 Sylvain Armand | 21 Fethi Harek |
| 13 Alex | 7 Sylvain Marchal |
| 17 Maxwell | 15 Julian Palmieri |
| 23 Gregory Van Der Wiel | 29 Gilles Cioni |
| 24 Marco Verratti | 25 Jerome Rothen |
| 20 Clément Chantome | 4 Julien Sablé |
| 7 Jérémy Menez | 22 Sambou Yatabaré |
| 19 Kevin Gameiro | 28 Ilan Aruajo Dall'lgna |
| 27 Javier Pastore | 17 Florian Thauvin |
| 29 Lucas Moura | 14 Claudio Beauvue |
| Substitutes | |
| 10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Landry Bonnefoi 16 |
| 26 Christophe Jallet | Jeremy Choplin 24 |
| 1 Nicolas Douchez | Toifilou Maoulida 8 |
| 6 Zoumana Camara | Jacques Faty 12 |
| 14 Blaise Matuidi | Anthony Modeste 27 |
| 11 Ezequiel Lavezzi | Wahbi Khazri 10 |
| 33 Antoine Conte | Gael Angoula 6 |
| Substitutions | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Kevin Gameiro (66) | Jacques Faty for Julien Sablé (57) |
| Blaise Matuidi for Javier Pastore (72) | Anthony Modeste for Claudio Beauvue (63) |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi for Lucas Moura (75) | Wahbi Khazri for Sambou Yatabaré (80) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Sambou Yatabaré (8) | |
| Anthony Modeste (78) | |
| Wahbi Khazri (82) | |
| · Squads: Paris Saint-Germain | Bastia | |
Paris St. Germain moved six points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table after eventually putting Bastia's resistance to bed at the Parc des Princes.
The capital club did all the damage after a goalless first 45 minutes in which the decision to keep star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the bench, with next week's Champions League trip to Valencia in mind, looked as though it could prove costly.
But after Jeremy Menez made the breakthrough on 51 minutes, the enigmatic Swede stepped off the bench to score his 21st league goal from the penalty spot.
Wahbi Khazri's free kick pulled a goal back late on to end goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu's unbeaten record at 947 minutes, before another substitute, Ezequiel Lavezzi, quickly ensured there would be no PSG slip-up.
The win leaves the Parisians' rivals knowing they can not catch them this weekend while Carlo Ancelotti's men can now focus on their the first leg of the Champion League last-16 tie at the Mestalla on Tuesday.
Ancelotti opted to keep his star names in reserve for that encounter, with Ibrahimovic and Lavezzi on the bench, while transfer deadline-day signing David Beckham was absent as he gets back to full fitness in London.
The Italian boss would have been sweating at halftime, however, as his side failed to break down 13th-placed Bastia despite dominating possession in the opening period.
Despite being level at the break, the visitors nearly made a disastrous start to the second period when Sylvain Marchal almost turned Javier Pastore's dangerous cross into his own net. Mickael Landreau was thankful to see the ball finish just wide of his left post.
Despite pulling off an outstanding save from a Kevin Gameiro back-heel soon after, Landreau gifted PSG the lead 10 minutes into the second half.
Menez's 20-yard effort should have been straightforward for the experienced keeper, but Landreau allowed the ball under his body and into the back of the net.
Ibrahimovic was introduced with 25 minutes left and it was not long before he was on the score sheet. Lucas Moura went down under a challenge that appeared to be outside the area, but the referee pointed at the spot and the Swede confidently tucked the ball away.
With the points seemingly sewn up, Khazri silenced the crowd with a superb free kick that finally caught Sirigu out in the PSG goal.
However, Lavezzi's late tap-in after Landreau had parried the ball into his path wrapped up the points for the hosts.