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Paris St Germain moved to the top of Ligue 1 with a victory over Caen.
Guillaume Hoarau fired Paris ahead five minutes before half-time and Mevlut Erding made it 2-0 on 50 minutes.
Youssef El Arabi pulled a goal back for Caen five minutes from time but Paris held on for the win.
Caen started the match brightly with El Arabi forcing Paris keeper Apoula Edel into a decent save on five minutes and Yohan Mollo shaving a post after bursting clear.
Caen continued to dominate and on 31 minutes Romain Hamouma went close, dribbling his way into the penalty area before firing just wide.
But, having soaked up the pressure, Paris responded by taking the lead through Hoarau.
Siaka Tiene broke clear down the right and his cross picked out Hoarau who steered a header into the top corner to give them a 1-0 half-time lead.
Paris increased their lead five minutes into the second half when Sylvain Armand produced a sliderule pass to send Erding through on goal. He dribbled around Caen keeper Alexis Thebaux before slotting home into an empty goal.
Erding might have made the match safe on 56 minutes when Hoarau's pass put him clear but the young striker passed up the opportunity steering his shot slightly wide.
Five minutes from time El Arabi gave Caen hope with an astonishing volley into the top corner but it was too little too late as Paris held firm.
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