PSG bounces back from League Cup exit with win at Amiens
PARIS: Edinson Cavani and Kylian
Germain responded to their shock midweek League Cup
Amiens on Saturday (Sunday in
PSG had seen their bid for a sixth straight League Cup title ended in midweek by strug gling Guingamp at the Parc des Princes, but were too strong for
The reigning French champions “What can we win in a game we had everything the squad for the to trip lose,” to the Stade de la Licorne to rest a sore knee, and his side strug gled to create any chances of
PSG was
gifted an opportu
minute when Angel Di Maria’s powerful shot struck the arm of a sliding Alexis Blin from barely a yard away, with the capital club awarded a penalty just three days after conceding
Cavani stepped up to slot the ball into the middle of the net
An uphill battle became a mountainous one for the home team when Mbappe was hauled down by Khaled Adenon, and after the World Cup winner ges tured to the referee to send off
It did not take long for Mbappe to take full advantage of Adenon’s dismissal himself, as Cavani found space on the right and crossed low for the forward to tap
Amiens’ hopes of getting something from the game had
back Marquinhos ventured forward to divert home Julian Draxler’s cutback to make it
On Friday,
Lille had consoli
Former Arsenal and Barce lona star Cesc Fabregas could make his debut for Thierry Henry’s struggling Monaco at Marseille on Sunday after