French giants Paris Saint-Germain, inspired by four stunning Zlatan Ibrahimovic goals, turned on the style Sunday to beat Troyes 9-0 and clinch a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 crown in record time. Just four days after advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals, PSG wrapped up the club's sixth French title with eight games to spare by beating a Troyes side destined for an immediate return to the second tier. Laurent Blanc's men obliterated the French record for the quickest league victory, currently held by Lyon which won the 2007 title under Gerard Houllier with five games to go. Unlike last season when Paris waited until late March to take over top spot, the capital club has set the pace uninterrupted since beating Gazelec Ajaccio 2-0 in its second game of the campaign. Three goals in six early first-half minutes settled PSG's nerves at Troyes' sun-kissed Stade de l'Aube. First up was Edinson Cavani, the Uruguyan capitalizing on a poor back pass to sneak in to beat goalkeeper Matthieu Dreyer on the second attempt. Pastore made it 2-0 shortly after, a David Luiz interception played quickly to Ibrahimovic, whose sublime backheel found the Argentinian who toe-poked a looped finish past a despairing Dreyer. No sooner had the game been restarted than Adrien Rabiot was the welcome recipient for PSG's third after following up on a Cavani shot that rebounded off Dreyer. It was then time for Ibrahimovic to take center stage in 10 magical minutes. The towering Swede made it 4-0 just seconds into the second-half after Cavani intercepted another poor clearance, "Ibra" gifted too much space on the edge of the box and making no mistake as he drilled the ball low into the left-hand corner. Ibrahimovic's second was a gem, a first-time mid-air volley of an inch-perfect Angel di Maria cross as PSG swamped Troyes. His third — and 100th in Ligue 1 action — was equally sublime, the 34-year-old Swede meeting a Layvin Kurzawa cross at full speed and unleashing a blinding right-footed shot that swerved into the far corner of the net. Matthieu Saunier compounded Troyes' woes with an own goal, while Lossemy Karaboue saw red for hauling Cavani down in the box with 16 minutes to play. Dreyer did well to save Cavani's penalty, but the striker tapped in at the second bite. It was left to Ibrahimovic to wrap up the 9-0 rout, the striker showing great strength to ride a tackle and unleash an unstoppable shot after a Pastore through-ball. Roma beats Udinese Roma maintained its bid for a Champions League spot with a 2-1 win at Udinese in Serie A Sunday but Fiorentina's hopes were dealt a blow as it was held to a 1-1 draw by bottom club Hellas Verona. Roma remained third, two points behind Napoli which will be looking to close the gap to leader Juventus to three points when it visits Palermo later. Fiorentina is five points further back in fourth place, and just above Inter Milan thanks to having won both matches between the two teams. AC Milan remains sixth after it drew 0-0 at Chievo Verona. At the other end of the table, Carpi beat Frosinone 2-1 in a relegation six-pointer. Carpi moved a point behind Frosinone and provisionally two behind Palermo, which occupies the last safe spot. Verona is eight points from safety. Also, Genoa fought back from two goals down to beat Torino 3-2.
