Paris Saint-Germain opened up a 13-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 5-0 demolition job over Montpellier, who finished the match at Parc des Princes with nine men.
Pablo Sarabia, Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe, Layvin Kurzawa and a Daniel Congre own goal put the French champions on 55 points from 22 games.
The visitors were always up against it after Sarabia put PSG ahead after eight minutes and they were reduced to 10 men nine minutes later when goalkeeper Dimitri Bertaud was sent off for handling the ball outside his box. Midfielder Joris Chotard also picking up a red card two minutes from time.
Di Maria doubled the advantage four minutes before the break with a fine chip after being set up by Sarabia and Congre turned a corner into his own net three minutes later.
Mbappe netted his 36th goal at the Parc des Princes in 34 matches in the 57th minute with a cool finish after being played through by strike partner Neymar.
Defender Kurzawa rubbed salt in Montpellier's wounds just after the hour with a powerful volley from inside the area.
With the three points in the bag, coach Thomas Tuchel replaced Mbappe with Mauro Icardi and the France striker did little to hide his frustration.
Tuchel reminded Mbappe who the boss was, just like he did two months ago when the forward also showed discontent after being substituted.
"I'm the coach, someone needs to decide," Tuchel told a news conference.
"It's going to stay like this. On sporting matters I'll always be the one who decides. We're not playing tennis but football. You need to have respect for everyone."
Substitute Edinson Cavani thought he had netted his 199th PSG goal in a rare appearance this season, but it was ruled out for offside.
The Uruguay international was linked with a move away from the French capital before the transfer window shut on Friday but his expected move to Spanish club Atletico Madrid fell through.
