Cavani and Di Maria on target as PSG take Ligue 1 lead


Football Soccer - Paris St Germain v Montpellier - French Ligue 1 - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - 22/4/17. Paris St Germain's Edinson Cavani scores a goal. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain took the Ligue 1 lead after goals by Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria earned the French champions a 2-0 home win against Montpellier on Saturday.

Uruguay striker Cavani opened the scoring with his 31st league goal of the season in the first half and Argentine winger added another after the break to put PSG on 80 points from 34 games.

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