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Lille 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Cavani goal clinches PSG win

Oct 28, 2016 4:40:14 PM

The visitors dominated possession throughout but were unable to break down the hosts until Cavani's powerful finish from an Angel Di Maria pass just after an hour

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.

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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.