PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in four second-half minutes as Paris St Germain breezed into the French Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 home victory over Olympique Lyon on Wednesday.

After a goalless first half at the Parc des Princes, Ibrahimovic opened the scoring on 63 minutes when he converted Lucas’s cross from close range.

The Swede added to his tally and effectively made the game safe when he finished from close range after latching onto a cross from the right.

Adrien Rabiot then netted a third on 75 minutes, with Laurent Blanc’s men staying firmly on course to repeat last year’s domestic treble.

PSG will travel to six-time winners St Etienne in the last eight having already knocked Christophe Galtier’s side out of the French League Cup in December.

St Etienne needed extra time to beat Troyes 2-1 away as did Nantes, who reached the last eight with a 4-3 win at Girondins Bordeaux, while FC Lorient thrashed fourth tier Sarre Union 4-0.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2016