Dembelé and Ruiz, PSG also takes the French Cup

Alessandro Grandesso

May 25 – 11.47pm – PARIS

The curtain falls on the French season, with a new trophy for PSG. And also for Kylian Mbappé who, after the super cup and the French champion title, and a Champions League semi-final, lifted the French cup, before leaving for Real Madrid. However, the striker didn’t score tonight. The goals bear the signature of Dembélé and Ruiz. O’Brien’s ephemeral one from Lyon. Mbappé thus enjoys the fourth French Cup in his career, to add to the seven league titles, including one with Monaco, the three super cups and a League cup, as well as the six top scorer titles.

fires

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The first half opens with fireworks, because the opportunities are plentiful, in the beginning of a first half dominated by PSG. Luis Enrique’s team already came close to taking the lead in the 1st minute with a header from Beraldo, from a corner, which ended up on the byline because Mbappé arrived late. Barcola responds to Benrahma’s reply, which comes close to hitting the high net of Donnarumma’s goal (2′), with an incursion from the left, blocked by Perri who then also closes on Zaire-Emery (5′). Mbappé instead raises his power, after a slalom into the area by Dembélé who scores the lead in the 23rd minute with a header, following a cross from the left by Mendes: Perri comes out badly, but is abandoned by the defence. Lyon felt the pinch and succumbed again in the 34th minute when it was Ruiz’s turn to put it in, in two stages, following a cross from the right by Dembélé.

numbers

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In the second half, PSG came close to scoring a hat-trick with Mbappé getting the corner (5′) and then with Zaire-Emery, again neutralized by Perri (6′). So O’Brien scored with a header from a corner, giving hope to Lyon, who in the second round of Ligue 1 earned 37 points, one more than PSG, moving from last to sixth place, synonymous with Europe League. However, Sage’s team was unable to capitalize, also due to a crucial save by Donnarumma who deflected Tagliafico’s dangerous header into a corner (19′). And if Perri performs a miracle again on Barcola (21′), PSG then manages the advantage, seizing the ball. This is the fifteenth cup for the capital club. One last trophy for Mbappé who says goodbye with a personal tally of 283 goals, of which 256 as a Parisian: one of many records.

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clashes

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The final was preceded by violent clashes between the ultras of the two teams. The race had been classified by the services as high risk and despite the mobilization of a thousand police and gendarmes, two groups of violent men met in a motorway service area. So a fight broke out and a bus was set on fire. The flames spread to a toll booth, causing 20 minor injuries. The final of the youth cup between Marseille and Nancy was also interrupted for about ten minutes, after the Marseille goalkeeper was hit by a pole thrown by a Parisian fan. Certainly not a great commercial 61 days before the Paris Olympics.