Paris Saint-Germain players gave themselves a reason to “celebrate” after thrashing Monaco 4-1 to win the Coupe de la Ligue on Saturday night.
PSG have endured a disappointing season by their own recent standards. They trail Monaco by three points in Ligue 1, while their Uefa Champions League campaign came to a disastrous end with the historic 6-1 second leg defeat to Barcelona at the first knockout stage last month.
However, the capital club put those frustrations aside at the Park OL in Lyon to offer title rivals Monaco a reminder of their class.
Julian Draxler fired PSG ahead with just four minutes played, but Thomas Lemar levelled for Monaco before the half-hour.
Argentine international Angel Di Maria restored the lead for Unai Emery’s side a minute before half-time and Edinson Cavani sealed a record seventh title for PSG with a clinical second-half double.
“We’ve had some difficult times, but we haven’t given up. We’ve proved we’re a great side. I think it’s a deserved win and we can celebrate a bit,” midfielder Marco Verratti told Canal+.
“In four years here we’ve won everything. We have a great team and this is a victory for everyone involved. The league title is our goal now and we’ll give it our all until the finish.”
* The National staff
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