Angel Di Maria sends Zlatan Ibrahimovic galloping down the wing but his cross is easily cut out before Thiago Silva brings the first save from Troyes' keeper - a tame effort which is comfortably held.

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PSG have lost just seven of Laurent Blanc's 105 Ligue 1 matches in charge. This will be the former Manchester United title-winning defender's third successive title since being appointed in June 2013 after Carlo Ancelotti left for Real Madrid.

"I hope we can win the league with eight games left to play," said Blanc on Saturday. "It will allow us to calmly prepare for the rest of the season."

First chance of the game - and it's a huge opportunity for Troyes to take a shock lead. 

Corentin Jean leaves two defenders trailing in his wake before squaring for Fabien Camus who scuffs his chance badly in front of a gaping net.

Is this the day PSG secure a fourth successive Ligue 1 title? The runaway leaders, wearing all white, get the game under way.

PSG have plenty of support at the 20,400-capacity Stade de I'Aube - a venue around 100 miles from the capital. 'The Final Countdown' booms from the speakers as both teams make their way on to the pitch.

The record for the earliest title won from the five big European leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 - is held by Bayern Munich.

They were crowned champions of Germany on 25 March 2014 after 27 games in an 18-team league - France has 20.

Bayern ended the season with a 25-point advantage over Borussia Dortmund.

Paris St-Germain might have blitzed domestic opposition but do they have any chance of conquering Europe this season? If not who will win the Champions League and why?

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PSG want the league title wrapped up as soon as possible and have wheeled out their big guns to face Ligue 1's bottom club.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria starts along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani.

Troyes XI: Dreyer, Dabo, Rincon, Ngcongca, Saunier, Nivet, Camus, Xavier, Pi, Jean, Gueye.

Paris St-Germain XI: Trapp, Silva, Luiz, van der Wiel, Kurzawa, di Maria, Pastore, Stambouli, Rabiot, Ibrahimovic, Cavani.

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It's incredible that we've not even reached mid-March yet the race to be crowned champions of France could be over.

Laurent Blanc's side are an astonishing 22 points clear of nearest rivals Monaco, who have eight games remaining, at the top of Ligue 1.  

Such has been PSG's domestic dominance that three points in the Champagne region of northern France and the bubbly will be flowing.

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Easter eggs have yet to be handed out while the boulevards and cafe terraces of France's capital are still waiting to come alive with new-found energy that comes with the arrival of spring.

There's another 62 days of the season remaining, a further eight league games after today.

Yet while the chocolate eggs remain in storage, the silverware is coming out.

Victory for Paris St-Germain at bottom-of-the-table Troyes this afternoon and the race for the Ligue 1 title is done and dusted.