Ibrahimovic has been in almost unstoppable goalscoring form for Paris St Germain this season, and Lugano is not surprised after playing with him in Paris before moving to Malaga.

"Were our training duels spectacular? That is what my team-mates at PSG said anyway", he told Spanish daily El Pais.

"Ibra is a beast and a force of nature. We learned to respect and know each other."