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PSG warm up for Liverpool task with easy Ligue 1 win

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Desire Doue was one of four different PSG goalscorers in their league win over Lille. (AP PHOTO)
Camera IconDesire Doue was one of four different PSG goalscorers in their league win over Lille. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

Paris Saint-Germain have warmed up for Liverpool with a 4-1 win over Lille as they consolidated their runaway French league lead.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia watched the goals from the substitutes' bench as PSG coach Luis Enrique rested the Georgia star ahead of Liverpool's visit in the Champions League. Paris host the Premier League leaders for the first leg of their last-16 meeting on Wednesday.

Lille, who had been fourth ahead of the 24th round in Ligue 1, had pushed for Saturday's game to be postponed because of their own Champions League match at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

PSG showed no sympathy.

Bradley Barcola opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier saved Ousmane Dembele's initial effort.

Chevalier went on to make a string of saves as PSG made a furious start but he couldn't stop Marquinhos from heading in the home team's second in the 22nd.

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Dembele was left free on the right to grab the third six minutes later – his 18th of the season – and the 19-year-old Desire Doue made it 4-0 in the 37th with a brilliant strike to the top left corner.

Lille failed to have a single effort at goal in the first half and they made two changes at the break, sending on Icelandic midfielder Hakon Haraldsson and 18-year-old midfielder Ethan Mbappe, Kylian Mbappe's younger brother.

Canada forward Jonathan David, a second-half substitute, scored Lille's consolation in the 80th on a rebound after Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Mbappe's shot.

PSG (62) moved 16 points clear of Marseille with their 10th straight win across all competitions. Marseille host Nantes on Sunday.

Earlier on Saturday, Nice stayed third with a 3-1 win at Saint-Etienne, and relegation-threatened Le Havre grabbed a 4-3 win at Lens thanks to a penalty from Egyptian forward Kouka, slotted past Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan, in added time.

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