Paris –
Paris Saint Germain achieved a 1-0 win over Rennes. Single goal Kylian Mbappe led Le Parisiens to advance to the final French Cup.
PSG hosts Rennes in the semifinals of the 2023/2024 Coupe de France (French Cup) at the Parc des Prince, Thursday (4/4/2024). The hosts appeared dominant.
Kylian Mbappe had a golden opportunity in the 11th minute. Apart from the guard, Mbappe’s shot still hit the post.
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Rennes tried to respond a few moments later. Gianluigi Donnarumma saved PSG from conceding after being able to save Arnaud Kalimuendo’s shot.
Now it’s Ousmane Dembele’s turn to try to threaten. However, the experiment has not met its target.
PSG was awarded a penalty in the 36th minute. The referee pointed to the spot after Mbappe was brought down by Warmed Omari.
However, Mbappe himself, the executor, failed to carry out his duties properly. Steve Mandanda performed brilliantly by parrying Mbappe’s kick into the corner.
Mbappe responded to this mistake by scoring a goal in the 40th minute. Omari was again overwhelmed in guarding Mbappe.
Mbappe’s shot turned after hitting Omari’s leg. This made Mandanda fooled until the ball rolled into the Rennes goal.
The score was 1-0 for PSG’s advantage to close the first half.
PSG was still dominant in the second half. Mbappe returned to action after the break. Mandanda was able to secure the shot this time.
Mandanda once again performed brilliantly to save PSG from conceding. He was able to block a shot from Marco Asensio.
No additional goals were scored. PSG secured a 1-0 win.
This result brought PSG to the final of the 2023/2024 Coupe de France. In the top match, PSG was awaited by Olympique Lyon. Lyon had already secured a ticket to the final after beating Valenciennes 3-0.
Watch the video “Mbappe will leave PSG at the end of this season!”
[Gambas:Video 20detik]
(pur/raw)