PSG are patiently probing away for a third goal that would kill off their opponents for good. Cavani pulls the ball back for Bernat, who in turn plays it into the path of Mbappe, but the attack breaks down.
88'
Di Maria has played a number of sloppy passes in this second half. PSG have not really got out of third gear today, but nor have they had to. It is surely now a case of job done for Tuchel's men.
86'
SAVE! Lille substitute Yazici is determined to get himself on the scoresheet. He again has a go from range, this time getting his effort on target. Navas watches it all the way and barely breaks stride.
84'
DRAXLER GETTING CLOSER! Draxler clips the outside of the post with his effort from outside the box. One of these attempts will surely end in the back of the net.
83'
OFF TARGET! Lille are looking far more threatening with Yazici on the field. His latest shot is also wayward, but PSG are at least being given something to deal with.
82'
Yazici, who has only been on the field for a few minutes, opts to have a go from a tight angle. His shot is dragged across the face of goal, with Navas happy to watch it on its way.
80'
Had Lille taken one of their few chances, these final 10 minutes would have had a different feel to them. As it is, Tuchel's men are under no threat of dropping points for the fourth time this season.
78'
E. Cavani enters the game and replaces M. Icardi.
Y. Yazıcı enters the game and replaces B. André.
Icardi, now into double figures for the season, is given a breather. Cavani is introduced in his place.
Lille have also made another change, Yazici coming on in place of Yusuf for the closing stages.
76'
PSG are happy to knock the ball around at the back and into midfield. They are in no rush to score a third goal, with the onus on Lille to find a way through.
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74'
Mbappe has added a different dimension to PSG's attack since coming on. He desperately tries to get the other side of Djalo but is harshly adjudged to have fouled his opponent.
72'
OFFSIDE! Draxler plays in Icardi with a nice pass in behind but the in-form striker is denied by Maignan. The goal would not have stood even if he had found the back of the net, though, as the offside flag has just gone up.
70'
L. Rémy enters the game and replaces J. Ikoné.
Ikone is off and Remy on as Lille make their second change of the contest.
69'
Di Maria is applauded for winning back possession for his side. The game has become a little sloppy but it remains pretty competitive with around 20 minutes to go. Remy is about to come on for the visitors.
67'
SAVE! For as long as it remains 2-0, Lille remain in with a shot of snatching something from this game. Mbappe is desperate to change that, immediately making an impact by forcing a save out of Maignan at the keeper's front post.
65'
K. Mbappé enters the game and replaces Neymar.
C. Dagba enters the game and replaces T. Meunier.
Meunier, who like Neymar is not fully fit, is replaced by Dagba as part of the double change.
Neymar is replaced by Mbappe with 25 minutes still to play. Neymar goes straight down the tunnel.
Neymar tries to power his way into the box but is sent crashing to the floor, though the referee felt there was nothing wrong with the challenge.
64'
Cavani has now been sent to warm up. It looks as though Mbappe will be brought on first, though, with Neymar the likely candidate to come off.
63'
Reinaldo's cross deflects off a mixture of Silva and Marquinhos for a Lille corner. The set-piece is worked short to Sanches, who is dispossessed by Bernat.
61'
Renato Sanches enters the game and replaces Xeka.
Galtier makes his first change of the contest by bringing on Sanches for Xeka.
NEARLY! Draxler gets on the end of Icardi's back-heeled pass and sends a drilled shot inches wide of the far post.
60'
ANOTHER NAVAS SAVE! Di Maria passes the ball straight to Araujo and the Lille winger gets in a powerful shot. Navas, not for the first time today, is alert to the danger and makes the save.
58'
We are approaching the hour mark, which should mean the departure of Neymar. The Brazil forward has been off the pace today, but it has not exactly come at a cost as PSG are cruising towards victory as things stand.
53'
SHOT! Araujo creates some space for himself with a smart turn but his shot from range is weak and easily dealt with by Navas.
51'
Andre is caught by Gueye out on the right and Lille have a chance to swing the free-kick into the box. Araujo's low delivery is disappointing, one that is easily cut out by the first man.
49'
Mbappe is sent to warm up for the first time today. Neymar is expected to be given an hour on his return from injury.
48'
Like in the first half, Lille are seeing more of the ball early on. They tested Navas inside the first few minutes, but that aside the PSG goalkeeper has had very little to do. That quite simply has to change.
46'
RESTART! Lille get us back under way at the Parc des Princes! Neither head coach made a change at the interval, so it is as you were.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: PSG 2-0 LILLE
45'
Ikone does well to spin away from his opponent and burst down the right, but his cut-back is easily dealt with by Silva in the centre of the box.
44'
The visitors are enjoying a sustained spell of possession, but that is mainly because PSG are deliberately stepping off. Half-time is now just a few moments away.
43'
PSG need to remain professional in the final couple of minutes of the first half. Lille have offered very little since falling behind and head coach Galtier may well be tempted to change things for the second period.
41'
Neymar shoves Reinaldo, who in turn clatters into team-mate Andre. The PSG forward is given a talking to by the referee and is surely close to earning a booking.
40'
PSG are looking very comfortable now, knowing the onus is on Lille to get the next goal. Bernat exchanges passes with Di Maria down the left. but Djalo stretches out a leg to halt the attack.
38'
Bernat strolls in behind the opposition defence but Di Maria is unable to find him with his searching pass.
37'
Neymar fouls his opponent and then appears to kick the ball away, yet he somehow avoids a booking. The Brazil international has not really got out of first gear thus far, though that is entirely understandable.
35'
Three shots on target for PSG in the first half and two goals. They have been pretty ruthless when getting the ball forward, which is exactly what you would expect when looking at their attacking players - even with Mbappe on the bench.
33'
Lille, who have not exactly played badly, now have a real mountain to climb. The visitors created a couple of chances early on and can cause PSG some problems if they can just find their stride again before half-time.
31'
Á. Di María has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by J. Draxler.
GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! PSG 2-0 LILLE! Draxler slots the ball through for Di Maria, who takes a touch to set himself and clinically lifts it over Maignan to double the French champions' tally. Ruthless!
PSG got a lucky break when the ball fell to Draxler outside the box. The midfielder then showed good awareness by picking out Di Maria to do the rest.
Silva does not get the distance on his clearance he would have liked, but Gabriel's header back into the middle is gathered by Navas.
30'
T. Meunier gets yellow.
Meunier is slow to the ball and gets none of it when lunging in, instead wiping out Reinildo to become the second PSG player to be shown a yellow card.
29'
It has been a pretty lively opening half an hour at the Parc des Princes. Lille created a couple of decent opportunities prior to Icardi opening the scoring, but since then PSG have been the side on top. The tempo of the game has dropped over the last few minutes.
27'
An incredible bit of skill from Neymar almost has Di Maria through on goal, but Gabriel forces the Argentina international wide and PSG have to settle for a corner.
25'
Neymar gets away from his man down the right but his drilled cross is caught by Maignan - good goalkeeping. The PSG forward is looking like a player still trying to find his rhythm after a month and a half on the sidelines.
24'
Better from Lille, who are starting to knock the ball around in the same manner as they were before Icardi struck. Remember, victory for the visitors today will see them move up to second place in the table.
22'
After a fairly slow start to the match, PSG are now well and truly on top and should arguably be two goals ahead - Maignan producing a good stop to deny Gueye a few minutes ago. Lille need to pick themselves back up.
20'
P. Kimpembe gets yellow.
As cynical as you like from Kimpembe, who takes out Ikone to concede a free-kick high up the pitch and enter the referee's book.
17'
M. Icardi has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by I. Gueye.
GOOOOAAALLLL!!! PSG 1-0 LILLE! Icardi maintains his impressive scoring run with the simplest of finishes. Gueye plays in a half-decent cross from the right that Fonte is unable to cut out, allowing Icardi to tap in from close range.
Gueye is known more for his defensive work than his attacking qualities, but credit to the midfielder for getting forward and picking out Icardi with his cross.
16'
PSG have had 72 per cent of the ball, but that does not tell the whole story. Lille are happy for the home team to knock the ball around in the middle of the park, though Meunier is now pushing higher up the pitch.
15'
Neymar is the latest player to be cynically fouled as Lille continue to break up play before PSG can build any sort of momentum. Galtier's gameplan is working well so far - Lille have been the better team with 15 minutes played.
13'
Kimpembe shows a good bit of skill to get away from Andre, who brings down his opponent and is perhaps fortunate to avoid being shown a yellow card by the referee Willy Delajod.
11'
Lille centre-back Fonte is alert to cut out a right-sided cross before Icardi can get on the end of it. The PSG corner, taken by Di Maria, is pretty poor.
7'
Di Maria comes out second best in his battle with Gabriel down PSG's right. The hosts have not really got going so far, with Lille creating the best opportunity of the game.
4'
Gabriel gets to a cross into the box but this is a far simpler one for Navas to deal with. Lille have started the brighter of the two sides, it must be said.
1'
KICK-OFF! PSG, aiming to further extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1, get us up and running in the French capital.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Ligue 1 meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille at the Parc des Princes.
PSG are eight points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after 13 matches, despite losing to Rennes, Reims and Dijon already this season. The reigning French champions saw off Brest 2-1 before the international break to return to winning ways and are strong favourites to overcome Lille, who are 11 points worse off in fifth.
Lille thrashed PSG 5-1 when the sides last met in April and finished as runners-up in Ligue 1 last term. However, they have won just one of their last six league matches - 3-0 at home to Bordeaux on October 26 - most recently playing out a goalless draw with Metz two weeks ago.
PSG STARTING XI (4-3-3): Keylor Navas; Thomas Meunier, Thiago Silva (c), Presnel Kimpembe, Juan Bernat; Idrissa Gueye, Marquinhos, Julian Draxler; Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Neymar.
PSG subs: Colin Dagba, Edinson Cavani, Sergio Rico, Kylian Mbappe, Abdou Diallo, Leandro Paredes, Pablo Sarabia.
LILLE STARTING XI (3-4-3): Mike Maignan; Tiago Djalo, Jose Fonte (c), Gabriel; Mehmet Zeki Celik, Benjamin Andre, Boubakary Soumare, Reinildo; Luiz Araujo, Xeka, Jonathan Ikone.
Lille subs: Loic Remy, Domagoj Bradaric, Renato Sanches, Thiago Maia, Leo Jardim, Jeremy Pied, Yusuf Yazici.
The sides are out on the pitch at the Parc des Princes, with kick-off just moments away.
Tuchel will be delighted with the way the first half panned out, but PSG are not over the line just yet. Opposite number Galtier may well be tempted to make a half-time substitution and tweak formation slightly, with Sanches and Remy possible options from the bench.
That concludes our live text coverage of today's Ligue 1 clash. Thanks for joining, goodbye!
PSG return to Ligue 1 action next Sunday with a trip to Monaco, but first is the small matter of a Champions League group clash with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. As for Lille, who missed out on the chance to climb into second today, they host Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday and play Dijon on their return to league action eight days from now.
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