- Mbappe scored first-half hat-trick
- Neymar with goal, assist
- THE BIG LOSER: This was a game that the Ligue 1 giants were never likely to lose. It was, perhaps, an ideal contest for Galtier to give some of PSG's academy players a full contest. Young talents such as Ilyes Housini and Warren Zaire-Emery watched from the bench for all 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Ismael Gharbi and E.C. Bitshiabu were handed brief cameos. Galtier pointed out over the weekend that he wanted to put out a strong XI and give his big names more time to find a rhythm. But it might just have been better to let the kids play. PSG to play Marseille in the last 16
TELL ME MORE: PSG manager Christophe Galtier put out a near full-strength line-up against their lowly opponents, starting both Neymar and Mbappe. And after some early passages of promise from Pays de Cassel, the Parisians began to dominate. Mbappe opened the scoring after 30 minutes, seeing a shot from close range deflected past a wrong-footed keeper. Neymar doubled PSG's advantage two minutes later, evading two sprawling defenders before finishing.
Pays de Cassel's resistance steadily faded from there. Mbappe completed his hat-trick before half-time and added a fourth shortly after the break. PSG would add two more, perhaps being a bit too merciless against a side full of amateur footballers.
THE MVP: It seemed a bit harsh on Pays de Cassel to start Kylian Mbappe against a sixth-tier side. But the France international was as devastating as usual against far inferior opposition. He scored three in a 10-minute period towards the end of the first half, and added two more after the break. This all happened with apparent minimal effort, as PSG's star cut a mostly disinterested figure for most of proceedings. PSG would have won without him in the XI, but Mbappe starred nonetheless.
- Mbappe scored first-half hat-trick
- Neymar with goal, assist
- PSG to play Marseille in the last 16
TELL ME MORE: PSG manager Christophe Galtier put out a near full-strength line-up against their lowly opponents, starting both Neymar and Mbappe. And after some early passages of promise from Pays de Cassel, the Parisians began to dominate. Mbappe opened the scoring after 30 minutes, seeing a shot from close range deflected past a wrong-footed keeper. Neymar doubled PSG's advantage two minutes later, evading two sprawling defenders before finishing.
Pays de Cassel's resistance steadily faded from there. Mbappe completed his hat-trick before half-time and added a fourth shortly after the break. PSG would add two more, perhaps being a bit too merciless against a side full of amateur footballers.
THE MVP: It seemed a bit harsh on Pays de Cassel to start Kylian Mbappe against a sixth-tier side. But the France international was as devastating as usual against far inferior opposition. He scored three in a 10-minute period towards the end of the first half, and added two more after the break. This all happened with apparent minimal effort, as PSG's star cut a mostly disinterested figure for most of proceedings. PSG would have won without him in the XI, but Mbappe starred nonetheless.
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