January 04, (THEWILL) – With a 4-0 win over Vannes, Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the last 16 of the Coupe de France. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the second half.
Presnel Kimpembe also scored for the defending champions, who have gone 90 minutes without losing in the competition since 2014.
Unbeaten in the Coupe de France against lower-league opponents since 2010, a much-changed PSG soon asserted their dominance, controlling over three-quarters of the possession.
The visitors took eight shots in the first 25 minutes, with Kimpembe, Xavi Simons, Ander Herrera, and Georginio Wijnaldum all drawing saves from Clement Petrel.
Kimpembe, on the other hand, could not be denied, as he broke the deadlock with a free header from Nuno Mendes’ corner.
Mbappe snatched Kimpembe’s optimistic long pass and raced away to double the lead 14 minutes after the restart. In the 71st minute, the France striker made it 3-0 with a magnificent 20-yard effort into the top corner after Simons’ assist.
The talisman’s brace was his fourth in as many games for PSG in all competitions. But, he still had one more as he finished his hat-trick five minutes later, playing a lovely one-two with Eric Ebimbe before sliding into an empty net.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
