Edinson Cavani shrugged off criticism of his performance in the 1-1 Champions League draw with Arsenal in midweek by hitting four goals in the first half to kick off the rout.
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Lucas made it 5-0 with a decent long-range effort in the 67th minute and substitute Jean-Kevin Augustin hammered home after Adrien Rabiot and Maxwell combined with little over 10 minutes remaining.
“We know that Edi is a guy who needs confidence”.
PSG sit seventh in the early league table and they have now gone three games without a win with new coach Emery admitting they must do more. “On Tuesday they didn’t go in, today they did, but he played the same game”. “When he has five chances and only scores one, like on Tuesday, I tell him to be calm”, said Emery.
Out-of-favour attacker Hatem Ben Arfa was again left out of the squad by Emery, who insisted he has no problem with the former Nice forward.
The 29-year-old Cavani opened his account in the 12th minute – sweeping home a Maxwell cross from outside the six-yard box.
Following the game, the Uruguayan striker, who was wasteful in front of goal after scoring before the break, acknowledged his side must be better in the final third.
In first-half stoppage time he had his fourth, finishing a sublime one-touch passing move from inside the area low to the keeper’s right.
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That was Cavani’s eighth goal for club and country this season but it was also his last act of the evening, a slight thigh strain meaning he was replaced by Jese Rodriguez for the second half. He scores a lot of goals every season.
