Lucas and Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped a weakened Paris Saint-Germain side beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 as the big-spending French club ended their Group A campaign on a high on Tuesday.

The Brazilian Lucas scored in the 57th minute while Sweden forward Ibrahimovic struck late on as PSG finished second in the table with 13 points from six games, three behind Real Madrid, who crushed Malmo 8-0 in the Spanish capital.

Shakhtar wasted a few scoring opportunities on Tuesday as they ended in third place on three points, ahead of Malmo on goal difference, to qualify for the Europa League.


The PSG head coach, Laurent Blanc, rested several players with the captain, Thiago Silva, and midfielder Marco Verratti not included in the squad and Edinson Cavani, Thiago Motta and Angel Di María starting on the bench.


Unbeaten at home in a Champions Leaguegroup game since 2004, the Ligue 1 title holders had a good opportunity early on when Ibrahimovic intercepted a poor pass by keeper Anton Kanibolotskiy but his lob flew just over the bar.