Ibrahimovic, Cavani fire PSG to 3-1 victory over Ajax in CL Group F encounter

Paris Saint Germain defeated Ajax 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in their Champions League Group F encounter on Tuesday, thanks to goals from strikers Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Cavani's first-half opener was cancelled out by Davy Klaassen midway through the second half as Ajax looked set to leave the French capital with a point, but Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for his club in nearly three months to put the hosts back in front in the 79th minute.

And Cavani then made sure of the victory as PSG moved a step closer to their objective of advancing to the last 16 as group winners, the result allowing them to maintain a one-point lead over Barca with a trip to the Camp Nou still to come next month, Sport24 reported.Barcelona won 4-0 away to APOEL in Cyprus in the night's other game, but with both sides already through to the last 16 before this matchday, the French champions now know that a draw in Spain next month would see them progress in first place.

The statistics make for impressive reading for Laurent Blanc's side, who have now won eight games in a row in all competitions and remain unbeaten this season, a status shared only with Chelsea in Europe's leading leagues.

PSG are also now undefeated in 32 European outings at the Parc des Princes, a record that stretches back over eight years, although Ajax could count themselves a little unlucky to return to Amsterdam with nothing to show for their efforts, the report added.