Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice as Paris St-Germain moved one step closer to the Ligue 1 title.
PSG must however wait to confirm their third consecutive title after Monaco beat Lille 1-0 in a later fixture thanks to a Youssouf Fofana goal.
PSG’s win was effectively sealed halfway through the first half as Dembele opened the scoring on 19 minutes before Mbappe netted with a clever flick just three minutes later.
Mbappe found Dembele for his second of the game, producing sublime skill by nutmegging Nathaniel Adjei and crossing into the box before doubling his own tally in stoppage time.
The France captain’s strikes made him the first French player to reach the 25-goal mark in four consecutive seasons in one of Europe’s top five leagues.
Lorient’s consolation came as Bamba Dieng headed in Benjamin Mendy’s pinpoint cross midway through the second half.
PSG could have finished the day with the title assured, but Monaco’s win in the later fixture delayed their celebrations. They can instead win Ligue 1 for a 12th time on Saturday, in front of their home fans against Le Havre.
Line-ups
Lorient
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 38Mvogo
- 32Adjei
- 15Laporte
- 95Touré
- 24KaluluSubstituted forKatserisat 79′minutes
- 6LouzaSubstituted forAbergelat 68′minutes
- 14BakayokoBooked at 63mins
- 12YongwaSubstituted forMendyat 61′minutes
- 44KariSubstituted forBouananiat 61′minutes
- 21Ponceau
- 22KroupiSubstituted forBambaat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Gomis
- 3Talbi
- 5Mendy
- 7Katseris
- 9Bamba
- 10Bouanani
- 19Abergel
- 27Tosin
- 37Le Bris
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 99G Donnarumma
- 42Zague
- 37Skriniar
- 21HernándezSubstituted forMukieleat 64′minutes
- 25Nuno MendesBooked at 26minsSubstituted forMbappéat 73′minutes
- 41MayuluSubstituted forSolerat 61′minutes
- 8Ruiz
- 19Lee Kang-inSubstituted forUgarteat 61′minutes
- 10Dembélé
- 9Gonçalo RamosSubstituted forKolo Muaniat 62′minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 1Navas
- 4Ugarte
- 11Asensio
- 15Danilo
- 23Kolo Muani
- 26Mukiele
- 28Soler
- 35Lopes Beraldo
- 38Mbappé
Live Text
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Match ends, Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
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Second Half ends, Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tiémoué Bakayoko (Lorient).
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Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
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Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
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Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
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Goal! Lorient 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
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Attempt blocked. Ethan Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
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Attempt missed. Badredine Bouanani (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
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Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
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Attempt saved. Ethan Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
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Attempt saved. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Panos Katseris (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
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Foul by Ethan Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
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Panos Katseris (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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