Edinson Cavani scored the goals that helped Paris St Germain stay in touch with Monaco at the top of the French Ligue 1 table.

It has been a difficult campaign for the French club, as they have been facing several disappointments under the regime of Unai Emery. The former Sevilla manager was brought with the sole objective of helping the club Excel in European competitions. Yet, PSG face to the embarrassment of losing a 4-0 lead from the first leg to Barcelona, as they went out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage is once again.

Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani has finally been able to get the recognition he has yearned for since completing his £ 62 million move from Napoli several years ago.

Cavani was one of the top centre forwards in Napoli, but he was clearly not happy with being second best was Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Paris St Germain. After the departure of the Swede in the summer, Cavani has become the undisputed number one. He has clearly relished this role, as the Uruguayan has scored 27 goals in 27 league matches this season. He remains a major factor behind the club remaining in the title race.

Concerns about Paris St Germain’s ability to dominate the French league remained after the club had to rely on two late goals in order to get past lower league Niort in the Coupe de France game.

PSG were coming up against the French Ligue 2 outfit in order to secure a place in the quarter-finals. The club remain on course for a treble after managing to get a 2-0 win. The result could have been very different had it not been for Javier Pastore’s 78th minute goal. This finally broke the deadlock between the two teams and Edinson Cavani was able to make the game safe with an injury time goal.

Former French international David Trezeguet believes that Paris St Germain are being pushed to new heights by none other than Edinson Cavani.

The club managed a 4-0 rout of Barcelona, widely regarded as one of the best teams in the world, in the last 16 of the Champions League. Even though Angel di Maria scored two goals in the game, it was a result largely masterminded by the brilliant centre forward performance of Edinson Cavani. For long, Cavani sat in the shadows of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. There were even rumours about the player considering a move away from the French club as a result of being consistently played out of position despite having cost more than £ 60 million from Napoli.

Inter Milan were once the dominant force in Italian football, winning five Serie A crowns on the bounce under the management of Roberto Mancini and Jose Mourinho. Under the Portuguese they even conquered Europe, clinching the Champions League trophy for the third time in the history of the club.

Since the departure of Mourinho, the Nerazzurri have endured a dramatic decline – coinciding with the rise of Juventus to become the quality outfit of the country. Nine men have taken to the dugout in the San Siro in an attempt to guide the club back to the top, but eight have been cast aside due to their failures.

Edison Cavani has said that Serie A outfit Napoli can defeat Real Madrid when both sides meet in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie next week.

Many have written off Napoli but Cavani opines that they can shock the European champions.

Paris St Germain recently brought in Giovani Lo Celso as their new signing for € 10 million.

He was loaned back to CA Rosario following the summer move to the French capital. Now, the end of his loan spell has resulted inLo Celso being drafted into the first-team squad.Lo Celso says that the decision to join PSG was a no-brainer since he would be playing along with the likes of EdinsonCavani and Angel di Maria.

Ex-Three Lions midfielder Steven Gerrard slammed Arsenal player Aaron Ramsey over face-off with Edison Cavani during the clash between the Gunners and French side Paris St. Germain in the battle for group supremacy in the Champions League.

The Wales international clashed with PSG striker Cavani just before the recess. The player grabbed the ball, trying to waste time when Ramsey confronted him. Tempers quickly heated up with the Uruguay international appearing to push Ramsey in the chest, even as Ramsey reacted by holding his face. Ramsey tried getting the referee to book Cavani but the player escaped.

Edinson Cavani says that he is not troubled by the criticism affecting Paris St Germain at the moment because he knows that criticism is part and parcel of football.

The Uruguayan striker has been in excellent form for the French outfit and it could not have come at a much better time. After the appointment of Unai Emery in the summer, the club has been struggling to get the same level of consistency in the league. Under the regime of Laurent Blanc, Paris St Germain were almost undefeatable in the domestic competitions.

Unai Emery believes Edinson Cavani's match-winning double in Paris Saint-Germain's 2-0 defeat of Bordeaux will improve his team-mates' confidence in the Uruguay internal.

The Uruguayan broke the deadlock with a powerful header, then adding a second before the break with a beautiful flicked finish from Layvin Kurzawa's cross.