Paris Saint-Germain win French Cup found in domestic double bid
Paris Saint-Germain have a good domestic double within their sights after they won the French Cup by beating Monaco 2-0 in Wednesday's final in the Stade de France.
Goals from Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe won a good largely uninspiring final for PSG who at this moment go into the weekend's last round of Ligue 1 fixtures with a good record-equalling 10th league title still a possibility.
The French champions have now won the French Cup six times within the last seven seasons having reached the final yearly since 2015.
It was as well the second trophy of coach Mauricio Pochettino's managerial job after he won the Champions Trophy for PSG in January, although this will for most count as his primary major honour.
"We work every day to knowledge this sort of feeling, prize and recognition," stated Mbappe.
"It's the work of a whole group, staff, all of the persons who work each day for us, the club not to mention the supporters who couldn't become there. We think a whole lot about the fans and this title can be for them aswell."
Monaco meanwhile continue their wait to win the French Cup for the very first time since 1991, within their first last since 2010 if they were likewise beaten by PSG.
Niko Kovac's side possess however had a good positive season and will finish it on a good happier note at the weekend by qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since 2018.
- Low-key occasion -
Played with no fans present, as opposed to England's FA Cup last and the Italian Cup final which was being played on a single evening, the match lacked the feeling of occasion that could normally characterise an end-of-season showpiece between several of France's most famous clubs.
It was as well jammed in the middle of the denouement to possibly Europe's most exciting league title race, with PSG trailing leaders Lille by a single point heading in to the last round of fixtures this weekend.
Monaco are also not technically out of your performing for the league because they sit three points behind Lille, but realistically they must protect their place found in the final Champions League slot from Lyon, who certainly are a point behind them.
PSG opened the scoring found in the 19th minute because of a horrendous error from Monaco defender Axel Disasi, who miscontrolled a pass from goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki and allowed Kylian Mbappe to steal the ball.
The France forward was then left with the easy task of squaring the ball to Icardi, who tapped into an open goal.
The goal failed to spark the match into life, with the nearest the opening period found another goal being Alessandro Florenzi's long-range shot in the 33rd minute which Majecki comfortably tipped over.
Monaco did their best to push for a great equaliser in the next half but didn't cause much difficulty for PSG keeper Keylor Navas, and with the clock ticking on their bid to get rid of a 30-year await the cup, these were punished by Mbappe.
The 22-year-old was found by a delicate pass in to the area by Angel Di Maria, allowing Mbappe to apply the killer touch and make sure that the cup stayed in Paris.
