PSG beat Monaco to lift fourth straight League Cup

Soccer Football - AS Monaco v Paris Saint Germain - French Ligue cup final - Stade de Lyon - Decines, France - 1/4/2017 - Players of Paris Saint Germain hold up the trophy after defeating AS Monaco . REUTERS/Robert Pratta

LYON, France (Reuters) - Paris St Germain thrashed Monaco 4-1 in the French League Cup final on Saturday to lift the trophy for the fourth year in a row and gain a potential psychological edge over their rivals for the Ligue 1 title race.

Julian Draxler put PSG ahead and Thomas Lemar levelled for Monaco before a goal from Angel Di Maria and a double from Edinson Cavani sealed a lively encounter at Parc OL.