Goals from Julian Draxler, Angel Di Maria and a double from Edinson Cavani helped Paris Saint-Germain lift the Coupe de la Ligue for a record fourth year in succession as it thumped Monaco 4-1 in Sunday's (AEDT) final at the Parc OL.

Draxler opened the scoring early on from what seemed like an offside position, but Thomas Lemar righted any sense of injustice on Monaco's part to level in the 27th minute.

The holder was not to be denied, though, and Di Maria restored his side's lead late in the first half, before Cavani's brace of sweetly timed volleys — the first with his right foot and the second with his left — took his season's tally to 40 in as many matches and put the game to bed as PSG became the first side to lift the trophy four years running.

Monaco would have fancied its chances heading into the game after the results of their previous two encounters this campaign, recording a 3-1 win at home, before drawing 1-1 at Parc des Princes, both in Ligue 1.

PSG, however, had its own reasons for optimism courtesy of its outstanding record in the Coupe de la Ligue, its previous defeat in the competition coming against Saint-Etienne in November 2012.

It was Unai Emery's men who were in charge for large parts, eventually cruising to a deserved win to deal their Ligue 1 title rivals' confidence a blow ahead of the decisive stages of the 2016-2017 campaign, with Monaco defending a three-point lead in the French top flight with eight games to go.