France, Feb. 8 -- Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco warmed up for next week's challenges in the Champions League on Friday night with a domestic battle in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes.

PSG emerged with the spoils. Their 4-1 victory took them 16 points clear of third-placed Monaco and 13 ahead of Marseille who will attempt to consolidate second place when they play on Sunday night at Angers.

Monaco endured a terrible two minutes early in the opening exchanges. First, Takumi Minamino shot straight at the PSG goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma with the whole goal at his mercy and then, within seconds of the glaring miss, Donnarumma's opposite number, Radoslaw Majecki, allowed Vitinha's free-kick to squeeze into the net at his near post.

But in th...