Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-1 within the French Cup last on Saturday to finish the season with a home treble in Kylian Mbappé‘s final recreation for the membership.
The Ligue 1 and French Tremendous Cup champions dominated the primary half at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy to safe their record-extending fifteenth Cup title and first since 2021.
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Ousmane Dembélé put PSG forward after 23 minutes when Nuno Mendes‘ cross discovered him unmarked within the six-yard field to coolly head dwelling, and Fabio Ruiz doubled the benefit with a strike from a decent angle on the second try.
Lyon pulled one again 10 minutes into the second half due to Jake O’Brien‘s towering header off a nook earlier than PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced an outstanding save minutes later.
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PSG’s all-time high scorer Mbappé failed to seek out the web in his last recreation for the membership, leaving his file at 256 targets in 308 appearances over his seven-year spell.
“You are feeling a bit extra the burden of issues since you notice that it is actually over,” Mbappé informed broadcaster beIN Sports activities. “After I mentioned goodbye to the Parc des Princes, there have been nonetheless some video games left, so you might be nonetheless centered on what awaits you.
“Now, I’ve nothing left with PSG. However I am very comfortable to have been capable of end with a trophy.
“I am comfortable to have been a part of its historical past and to have made it a bit.”
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence forward of the ultimate as Lyon and PSG supporters clashed on a freeway resulting in Stade Pierre-Mauroy a couple of hours earlier than kick-off.
Supporters threw flares and home windows have been smashed on buses filled with supporters. The native prefecture mentioned police had “shortly put an finish” to the clashes. In a submit on X, it additionally confirmed buses had been broken.
Data from Reuters and The Related Press contributed to this report.
