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PSG seal double with French Cup glory but Mbappe hobbles off with injury
- Neymar’s strike seals 1-0 win for PSG over Saint Etienne in the Cup final
- Win was marred with mass brawl that saw one player sent off and six yellow cards issued
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
PSG seal French Cup win with 1-0 win over Saint Etienne.
One goal from Neymar was enough to give PSG a win over Saint Etienne on Friday night during the French Cup final.
The win sealed the double for Thomas Tuchel’s side in a win that was marred by a 22-man brawl.
The Brazilian opened the scoring in the 14th minute from close range after St Etienne’s Jessy Moulin had saved Kylian Mbappe’s shot.
St Etienne played for a man less when Loic Perrin was sent off after 30 minutes after a horror tackle on Mbappe.
This would then lead to a mass brawl as PSG and Saint-Etienne players clashed with each other that lead to the referee booking six players, with Perrin being sent off.
Mbappe appeared to be in tears as he was forced to limp off the pitch in the first half and was replaced by Mauro Icardi.
Tackle just on Mbappe !!!! Horrible tackle !!! pic.twitter.com/AujXWkxxyQ
— Justin (@jutin__) July 24, 2020
The forward was later seen hobbling around on crutches and PSG will hope their star man has not suffered a serious injury with Champions League football coming up next month.
Saint-Etienne skipper Perrin was initially only shown a yellow card for the foul on Mbappe, but players were quick to take matters into their own hands.
Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Jessy Moulin instigated the fight, running a total of 25 yards to push PSG’s Marquinhos before more players began to join in.
The referee dished out a total of six yellow cards after the players were eventually separated before upgrading Perrin’s booking to a sending off after consulting VAR, leaving Saint-Etienne with 10 men and trailing to Neymar’s opener.
The victory sees Thomas Tuchel’s side pick up their third trophy of the season after winning the French Super Cup and being crowned Ligue 1 champions.
Tuchel’s side face Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue final next week before their attentions turn to Europe.
PSG take on Atalanta in their Champions League quarter-final on August 12 and Tuchel will hope Mbappe will not be a doubt for both of those games.
