Vitinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute following a foul by Lille’s Alexsandro Ribeiro on Ousmane Dembele.

Barcola doubled the lead just three minutes later, striking at the far post after a counter-attack to continue his fine form with his fourth goal of the season.

Lille improved after the break and Edon Zhegrova pulled one back with a long-range effort 12 minutes from time before Tiago Santos thought he had equalised, his goal disallowed for offside.

The hosts kept pushing for a late equaliser but Kolo Muani sealed the win for the reigning champions with a towering header in added time.

Paris St Germain reached nine points to lead the standings with an early two-point gap over Marseille, second on goal difference level on points with Nantes, AS Monaco, and Lens.

“It was a very important game for us against a team who play at the top of the table,” Paris St Germain’s captain Marquinhos told DAZN.

“They really push the team here. At 2-0 up they kept pushing forward, they never gave up. It was a good test for us because it was between two teams who are playing in Europe.”

“Points like that make all the difference at the end of a league campaign,” the defender added.