Kylian Mbappé, scorers five times, signs the first quintuplet in the history of the Parisian club. With 29 goals in the French Cup, he equals Jean-Pierre Papin, top scorer in the competition.
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Paris-Saint-Germain has outraged lovers of the US country of Cassel (7-0) with a quintuplet from Kylian Mbappé, Monday, January 23, in Lens (Pas-de-Calais), and will find the Olympique de Marseille in the round of 16 of the French Cup. PSG took advantage of the windfall. This easy victory against a regional 1 club (6ᵉ division) is good for statistics, after two defeats in three Ligue 1 matches which gave birth to doubt.
With this first quintuplet in the history of PSG, the star Kylian Mbappé puts his capital to 29 goals in 25 French Cup games, and joins at the top of the ranking of the best scorers in the Jean-Pierre Papin event , author of 29 goals for Marseille and Bordeaux.
More than Mbappé, it was above all the Parisian defense that needed insurance at the moment, after having sold Riyad out four times in a friendly match (5-4) on Thursday. But she had nothing to do against amateurs. The Flandrians dreamed half an hour before giving in suddenly, taking four goals in eleven minutes, from Mbappé (29ᵉ, 35ᵉ, 40ᵉ) and Neymar (33ᵉ).
On the return from the locker room, Mbappé again twice (56ᵉ, 79ᵉ) and Carlos Soler (64ᵉ) increased the score. The next round, around February 8, in Marseille, will be more at risk for PSG, the eighth “classic” in the French Cup in the last 22 seasons. Paris won them all… and on February 26, the two rivals will meet at the Vélodrome stadium in Ligue 1.
Mbappé shines, Neymar Chambre
The players of the US country of Cassel were first large like the Flemish folklore giants who paraded before the match. Best Cassels on the ground, the middle Nicolas Bruneel, briefly pro at the US Dunkirk, has recovered balloons and sometimes advances his team with a few inspired gestures.
But after Mbappé’s first goal, a strike deflected by Captain Alexis Zmijak, the dike gave in. He remained to the public the pleasure of Charrier Neymar, who made him, especially after his pretty goal, when the Brazilian chambered, his hands behind the ears, the stands of the Bollaert stadium.
but as often, the star was Mbappé, imperial, applauded at the announcement of the teams, as almost everywhere in France from its triplet in the final of the Cup of the . This may not be the case in Marseille, holder of a series of 8 consecutive victories for all competitions.
The Marseille club won its match against Stade Rennais (1-0) on Friday to reach the knockout stages of the French Cup. The last triumph of OM in this test, which succeeded so well at one time, dates back to 1989, and time is long. But the Marseillais, very solid, have the right to dream, because elimination in the Champions League leaves them enough energy to lead Ligue 1 and Coupe de France.