Paris St-Germain 3-1 Ajax

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Paris St-Germain forward Zlatan IbrahimovicImage source, AP
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic won two Dutch league titles with Ajax

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored against his former club Ajax as Paris St-Germain secured a fourth straight Champions League win to stay top of Group F.

Edinson Cavani opened the scoring for the hosts before Davy Klaassen levelled with a powerful header midway through the second half.

But Sweden striker Ibrahimovic made it 2-1 with a cool finish before Cavani added another after a poor backpass.

Elsewhere, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified despite losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao.

There were also wins for Sporting Lisbon and Porto, while CSKA Moscow held Roma in Russia.

Paris St-Germain will advance to the knockout phase as group winners if they avoid defeat against Barcelona when the two sides meet at the Nou Camp on 10 December.

Tuesday's Champions League facts

Edinson Cavani becomes Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League after his two goals against Ajax took his tally to 14 in the competition

Barcelona's Xavi has now made 145 appearances in the Champions League, more than any other player

Nani scored four goals in 49 Champions League appearances for Manchester United. He has four goals in five appearances for Sporting Lisbon

Belarusians BATE Borisov have conceded 22 goals in five Champions League group games

In Group G, Nani scored his fourth goal in five Champions League appearances since joining on loan from Manchester United as Sporting Lisbon moved above Schalke after overcoming Maribor 3-1.

Sporting, who have a two-point cushion over Schalke, face leaders Chelsea in their final group game next month.

Athletic Bilbao recorded their first win in Group H beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in Ukraine.

But Shakhtar were already assured of a place in the next round after Porto's 3-0 victory at Belarusian side BATE Borisov earlier in the day.

Roma's Francesco Totti - already the oldest scorer in the Champions League - extended that record by opening the scoring in his side's 1-1 draw at CSKA Moscow at the age of 38 years and 59 days.

But Vasily Berezutsky's equaliser 17 seconds from the end of added time kept the Russians in the race for the knockout stages and sets up a thrilling final round of matches in Group E, with Manchester City, Roma and CSKA all tied on five points.

CSKA travel to already qualified Bayern Munich, while Roma entertain City on 10 December.

Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring against AjaxImage source, AP
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Edinson Cavani helped Paris St-Germain win Ligue 1 last season

Sporting Lisbon's NaniImage source, AFP
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Nani celebrated his latest Champions League goal for Sporting Lisbon by taking off his shirt

Athletic Bilbao fans at Shakhtar DonetskImage source, AP
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Athletic Bilbao fans celebrate their team's win at Shakhtar Donetsk

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