PSG 2-1 Lyon (25 May, 2024) Game Analysis

Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-1 within the French Cup ultimate on Saturday to finish the season with a home treble in Kylian Mbappé’s final sport 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 house, and Fabio Ruiz doubled the benefit with a strike from a good angle on the second try.

Lyon pulled one again 10 minutes into the second half because of Jake O’Brien’s towering header off a nook earlier than PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced an excellent save minutes later.

PSG’s all-time prime scorer Mbappé failed to seek out the web in his ultimate sport for the membership, leaving his report at 256 objectives in 308 appearances over his seven-year spell.

“You’re feeling a bit extra the burden of issues since you understand that it is actually over,” Mbappé instructed 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 completely satisfied to have been in a position to end with a trophy.

“I am completely satisfied 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 just a few 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 “rapidly put an finish” to the clashes. In a publish on X, it additionally confirmed buses had been broken.

Info from Reuters and The Related Press contributed to this report.