Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva has challenged his fellow defenders to maintain their solidity at the back.

Les Parisiens kept their 10th clean sheet of the season after they cruised to a 3-0 win away to 10-man Nice.

However, despite the sizeable winning scoreline, Silva has claimed that his teammates needed to remain alert to deny Nice's quality players the chance to make an impact.

He is quoted by the club's official website as saying: "We kept a clean sheet and that's good news. We have quality players in attack and they can provide the difference.

"When we don't concede goals, we have a good chance of winning and that's the most important thing. We were very solid at the back and we have to keep going like this. When you play against quality players, you have to be very focused.

"Nice have many players capable of making the difference so we needed to concentrate and be disciplined."

PSG also boast the best defence in Ligue 1, having conceded only eight goals in 17 games.