The Paris Saint-Germain team clinched its ticket to the French Cup final by defeating Rennes 1-0 during their match today, at the Princes’ Park stadium, within the semi-finals of the French Cup for the current season 2023-2024.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Rennes
Paris Saint-Germain’s only goal came from French star Kylian Mbappé in the 40th minute of the match, just 3 minutes after the player missed a penalty kick that was saved by Rennes’ goalkeeper.
With this result, Paris Saint-Germain set a date with Lyon in the 2024 French Cup final, after the latter defeated Valenciennes 3-0 yesterday, Tuesday.
Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the semi-finals of the French Cup by defeating its counterpart, Nice, by three goals to one. On the other hand, Rennes reached the expense of Le Puy, with the same result, and the winner qualifies to face Lyon, which qualified yesterday for the final match after defeating Valenciennes.
The Parisian team, the record holder in the competition with 14 titles, entered the match in great spirits after winning El Clasico against its host and traditional rival Marseille 2-0 at the Velodrome Stadium last Saturday, in the 27th round of the French League.
Paris Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain, which was eliminated from the competition in the last 16 in the last two seasons by Nice and Marseille in succession, aspires to regain control of the cup, which it won 6 times in the last nine seasons, in its quest for the treble, as it leads the league by 12 points from its closest competitor, Brest, and is competing in the tournament. The quarter-finals of the Champions League, where it will face Barcelona.
The formation of Paris Saint-Germain was as follows: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Nuno Mendes, Zaire, Emery, Fabian, Vietnia, Lee Kang-an, Dembele, Mbappe.
The goal of the legend Mbappe 🐐! pic.twitter.com/SRG00t5rk3
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