Adrien Rabiot brace helps Paris Saint-Germain past Toulouse

A brace from youngster Adrien Rabiot helped Paris Saint-Germain keep in the hunt for the Ligue 1 title as they overcame Toulouse 3-1 at the Parc des Princes this afternoon.

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The Parisians went ahead in the 27th minute when Zlatan Ibrahimovic played the ball into the feet of Rabiot, who then let fly with a drilled shot from distance that nestled into the bottom-left corner.

Toulouse might have pulled level just before the break as Abel Aguilar leapt highest to send a header towards the bottom corner, leaving PSG stopper Salvatore Sirigu to pull off a smart save down low.

The current champions went two ahead early in the second half when Javier Pastore sent in a ball for Rabiot, and he made no mistake with a neat finish from close range.

Wissam Ben Yedder brought the visitors back into the contest in the 51st minute, guiding home after a short headed pass from Dragos Grigore in the box.

Blanc gave youngster Jean-Christophe Bahebeck the chance to make a name for himself and he took heed when he delivered a ball for Thiago Silva to head past Ali Ahamada in the 74th minute and wrap up the three points for PSG.