Papin: Ibra will match me

Sweden's Ibrahimovic, who joined Paris Saint-Germain from AC Milan during the close season, has already netted seven goals in the opening six rounds of matches and is on course to break the 30-goal barrier Papin was the last to reach in 1990.

"He is impressive. I think he will beat my record of 30 goals in one season," Papin, who reached the tally when playing for Marseille, told French daily Le Parisien.

Papin, who scored 30 goals in 54 caps with France, believes however that Ibrahimovic will fall short of the French professional-era record of Josip Skoblar, who netted 44 goals in the 1970/71 season for Marseille.