Ibrahimovic breaks PSG goal record as Rennes hold Monaco
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the leading goalscorer in Paris Saint-Germain history on Sunday as the reigning French Ligue 1 champions extended their lead at the top following a 2-1 victory over arch-rivals Marseille. Michy Batshuayi nodded in the opener after 30 minutes at the Parc des Princes to give Marseille the lead but Ibrahimovic tucked away a pair of penalties in the space of three minutes just before the break.
The second of those spot-kicks saw the Sweden striker surpass former Portuguese international Pauleta's 109-goal record and write himself into the capital club's history books. Kevin Trapp then ensured the home side's lead remained intact early in the second half as he kept out an Abdelaziz Barrada penalty to help PSG extend their advantage over second-place Angers to five points.
Earlier, Monaco's stuttering early-season form continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Rennes, while Caen rose to third, level on points with promoted Angers, after beating Saint-Etienne 1-0. Rennes, whose terrific start has somewhat subsided after a fourth draw in a row, took a first-half lead at the Stade Louis II through Abdoulaye Doucoure.
But Monaco fought back after the break with Brazilian Wallace scoring his first Ligue 1 goal to salvage a point for Leonardo Jardim's men, who also had Danijel Subasic to thank for a second-half penalty save from Pedro Henrique. Meanwhile, Caen registered a fourth win in five as Andy Delort's 62nd-minute goal was enough to give them all three points against Saint-Etienne as Les Verts slumped to a second successive defeat, having entered the weekend in second.
Lorient rallied from a goal down to beat Bordeaux 3-2 with Benjamin Moukandjo, Majeed Waris and Zargo Toure all on target for the hosts after Diego Rolan had given Willy Sagnol's men a first-half lead. Both teams finished with ten men as Lorient's Lamine Gassama and Bordeaux's Andre Biyogo Poko were dismissed near the end before Adam Ounas pulled one back for the visitors.