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Paris Saint-Germain created history as a 3-1 victory over Lorient at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday stretched their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to 33 games - a new record for the competition.

Goals from Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Layvin Kurzawa proved enough to see off Lorient, though PSG did not have it all their own way.

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Cavani's early strike gave the home side the perfect start, only for the visitors - who had ended a five-match winless run in the league with a 2-0 triumph over Reims on Saturday - to respond through Raphael Guerreiro.

However, Ibrahimovic's 20th league goal of the season 10 minutes into the second half put PSG back in front, with Kurzawa's well-struck volley making certain of a 14th straight win in all competitions.

The result sees Laurent Blanc's side break the previous mark of Ligue 1 games without a loss set by Nantes between July 1994 and April 1995, as well as restoring their 24-point lead over Monaco at the top of the table.

A seventh successive win over Lorient appeared a formality for the hosts when Cavani broke the deadlock after six minutes, the forward rounding goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte to score from a narrow angle.

PSG twice came close to doubling their lead as they made an impressive start to proceedings.

A long-range free-kick from Ibrahimovic was tipped away by Lecomte, who also kept out an effort from full-back Serge Aurier by sticking out his right foot.

However, the visitors stunned their opponents by scoring a well-worked equaliser in the 19th minute.

A neat flick by Abdul Majeed Waris picked out the run from deep by the Guerreiro. With time and space inside the penalty area, the Portuguese full-back directed a left-footed shot across Kevin Trapp and into the far side of the net.

The 1-1 half-time scoreline put Blanc's players in an unfamiliar position – they had led at the break in every home league match since a 0-0 draw against Montpellier on December 20, 2014.

Cavani had a chance to put them ahead for a second time on 54 minutes when a long ball left him in a one-on-one situation, only for his lob over a stranded Lecomte to hit a post and stay out.

But, just a minute later, Ibrahimovic was somehow left unmarked in the box to steer home Kurzawa's low cross from the left.

Lorient saw a potential equaliser from Jimmy Cabot ruled out for offside, and the game was put beyond them when Kurzawa punished a weak clearing header by scoring a well-executed strike with his left foot.