<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Angel di Maria made his debut as a second half substitute as champions Paris Saint-Germain maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 win at AS Monaco on Sunday.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Argentine Di Maria played his first 24 minutes for the Parisians following a 63 million-euro ($68.9 million) move from Manchester United and even set up PSG's final goal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But it was Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani who was the hero, notching a brace before Ezequiel Lavezzi finished off the scoring.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I'm satisfied, overall it was a positive match," said PSG coach Laurent Blanc.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"(Di Maria) is going to be a vital element. With Lavezzi, they have a lot of complicity, that's going to help Angel acclimatise."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The win put PSG three points clear of the pack as AS Monaco remained in mid-table.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We're disappointed because our aim is always to win, but Paris were better than us," admitted Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Cavani scored a brace while Lavezzi thundered in Di Maria's over the top through ball</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Cavani had the best chance of the opening period a couple of minutes before the break, but picked out by Maxwell's inch-perfect pass, he swiped wildly at the ball, which hit his standing leg before bobbling wide.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Monaco's Italian striker Stephan El Shaarawy had a sight of goal early in the second period but shot straight at goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Cavani broke the deadlock on 57 minutes with a bullet header into the top corner from Blaise Matuidi's pinpoint cross, leaving goalkeeper Danijel Subasic a helpless spectator.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Moments later, Matuidi blew a one-on-one chance with Subasic with a poor first touch before the goalkeeper eventually saved his tame, low, curling shot.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Di Maria entered the fray on 66 minutes in the place of Lucas Moura and should have had his first assist for the club almost immediately, but after arrowing an inch-perfect ball into the box, Cavani directed his free header straight at Subosic.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But Cavani did not need to wait long for his second and showed a predator's instincts on 73 minutes as Monaco's backline stood off Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who slipped in the Uruguayan between full-back and centre-back for an easy finish.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Serge Aurier squandered a great chance with a sliced shot after bursting into the box although Cavani was in perfect position in front of goal to complete his hat-trick.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But seven minutes from time, substitute Lavezzi, who'd replaced Ibrahimovic, ran onto a searing long ball from Di Maria to lash home a thunderous volley.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Nabil Fekir hat-trick inspired Lyon to their second win of the season</strong></h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">Earlier on Sunday, Saint-Etienne scored either side of half-time to defeat Bastia 2-1 at their Geoffroy-Guichard stadium to end the Corsicans' unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Just three days after qualifying for the Europa League group phase, Christophe Galtier guided his side to a second win of the early domestic season thanks to a 20th minute strike from captain Loic Perrin and then a 62nd minute winner from on-loan Valentin Eysseric.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Bastia had pulled level four minutes before the break through Gael Danic but slip to sixth in the table after their first defeat in four outings.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Bordeaux picked up their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Nantes in a battle of former champions.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Tunisian midfielder Wahbi Khazri grabbed the all-important opener right on the stroke of half-time before 19-year-old Serbian defender Milan Gajic wrapped up the victory with a strike three minutes from time.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The defeat was the first of the season for the Canaries.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">On Saturday, Lyon returned to winning ways as they rode a Nabil Fekir hat-trick to a 4-0 thrashing away to Caen while Rennes claimed their place in the top three with a 3-1 home victory over Toulouse.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Reims are second on goal difference following a 4-1 dismantling of suffering Brittany side Lorient, while Lille won for the first time under new coach Herve Renard when they edged Ajaccio 1-0.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">On Friday, Marseille came back to earth with a thud following their 6-0 thrashing of Troyes last week in new coach Michel's first match in charge, but it all went wrong at Guingamp where they slumped to a 2-0 reverse.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->