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The Brazilian star Neymar scored the only goal in the French Cup final in which Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne with 1:0. The striker scored in the 14th minute and helped the Parisians make a double on the home stage, but their ambitionsthey do not stop there, because in a week the final of the League Cup against Lyon is coming up, and the team of Thomas Tuchel is also in the 1/4 finals in the Champions League. After a 4-month break, PSG did not show the maximum of their capabilities, and Saint-Etienne seriously hampered the capital`s grandmaster, although he played with a man less for an hour because of the red card of Loic Perrin. The experienced defender injured Kylian Mbappe and deservedly received a red card, and Mbappe remains in question the first match with Atalanta on August 12.
This was the 103rd edition of the race, and PSG lifted the trophy for a record 13th time. Saint-Etienne was left with 6 cups, the last of which dates back to 1977. The previous appearance of the `greens` in the final was in 1982, when they lost again to PSG. Both teams had not played an official match since the second week of March. In the controls before the final, PSG defeated Le Havre with 9:0, and then scored 4 goals for Celtic. Saint-Etienne beat Nice and Charleroi.
The Parisians had an easier way to the final clash and their only serious opponent was Lyon. Saint-Etienne had to eliminate Monaco and the current winner of the trophy, Rennes. Claude Puel`s team finished the season in League 1 on the 16th place, and the loss today means that they will not play in European tournaments. PSG started in front with Mbappe and Mauro Icardi, and Neymar and Angel Di Maria attacked on the flanks. Thiago Silva, who did not receive an offer for a new contract, led the team with the captain`s armband, and the young Dutchman Mitchel Bakker started as a left back at the expense of Layvin Kurzawa. Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler, Ander Herrera, and Pablo Sarabia remained among the reserves. Saint-Etienne was without William Saliba, who returned to Arsenal. Timothee Kolodziejczak started on the left flank of the defense, Wesley Fofana, and Timothee Kolodziejczak partnered in the center, and Mathieu Debuchy played on the right. Romain Hamouma led the attack, aided by Ryad Boudebouz and Denis Bouanga.
The Greens surprised the opponent with a deep press in the opening minutes and had an excellent opportunity to take the lead, but Buanga shot at the crossbar. PSG responded very quickly with two or three dangerous attacks, and after a quarter of an hour the game analyzed by next soccer matches was already leading. Mbappe slipped between several defenders and fired, but Jessy Moulin saved. The ball went to the feet of Neymar, who with the help of the crossbar sent it into the net. In the middle of the half, Thilo Kehrer was injured and had to be replaced by Colin Dagba. In the 25th minute Di Maria made a very insidious shot, after which the ball hit right in front of Moulin, but he managed to react. The key episode in the match followed, after which the scales leaned even more towards the Parisians. Mbappe demonstrated his speed again, and veteran Loic Perrin threw himself at his feet with a twine and knocked him down. The referee Amaury Delerue raised a yellow card to the defender, and the players of both teams staged a fight, which brought official warnings to Bakker.
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