A game in front of the top two of a major European league is not normally a foregone conclusion, but that's how it seemed at the start of this contest.
Despite the hype around how exceptional the hosts have been in the league so far, the opening period showed them to be wasteful in front of goal and suggested their victory wold not be as easy as first thought.
Angel Di Maria was clear through on goal but only mustered a lazy finish that the Lille goalkeeper easily saved, before Kylian Mbappe dragged a shot well wide of the post.
Lille remained solid in defence as the half progressed, with Adama Soumaoro particularly impressing at the heart of defence as he helped to keep the PSG attacking line relatively quiet.
A Marquinhos headed effort form a corner should have broken the deadlock, but the defending Ligue 1 champions went in at the break at 0-0 and the more disappointed of the two sides.
The second half did not see great improvement from Thomas Tuchel's side, as they failed to find a way through the stubborn defensive unit of 'Les Dogues'.
However, PSG were given a huge slice of luck on 70 minutes, when a through ball from Neymar cannoned off the leg of Jose Fonte and in to the path of Mbappe. There was nothing fortunate about the finish though, as the excepetional teenager bent it in to the top corner of the net perfectly.
The Parisians looked to double their lead and gained more urgency after the initial goal, with a second coming 14 minutes later.
Neymar and Mbappe switched roles for this one, as the Frenchman was the one to release his Brazilian team-mate. He then drove in to the box and unleashed a right-footed shot that deflected off a defender and in to the net past a helpless Maignan.
With the game seemibngly over, a spanner was thrown in the works when the referee judged Thile Kehere to have handled the ball in the box.
Nicholas Pepe was the man to step up and take the resulting penalty, and he smashed it accurately past Gianluigi Buffon.
It was too little too late for the visitors, who despite putting in a spiritied performance were left with nothing to show for their efforts.
PSG meanwhile take their running streak at the start of a season to 12, equalling a record set by Tottenham 58 years ago.
November 2, 2018