With five goals! of its star Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain overwhelmed the modest Pays de Cassel, a sixth-category team, 7-0 on Monday and qualified for the round of 16 of the French Cup, where they will face Marseille.
is the first time a player has scored five goals for PSG throughout its history, a record that also allows Mbappé to become the top scorer in the history of the ‘Coupe’a tournament that has been held since 1918, with a total of 29 goals (in just 25 games played with Monaco and Paris).
mbappe equals in the historical classification of gunners of the ‘Coupe’ to jean pierre papin (author of 29 with Marseille and Bordeaux), one more than the Portuguese Miguel Pauleta (28 with Bordeaux and PSG).
In addition to qualifying for the next round, this victory against PSG to improve the statistics of this start of 2023, since they had lost two of their three games played in Ligue 1.
The Pays de Cassel He dreamed during the first half hour of being able to deliver a historic surprise, before collapsing in the final stretch of the first period, when he conceded three goals from Mbappé (29′, 35′ and 40′) and another from the Brazilian neymar (33′).
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) January 23, 2023
Mbappé scored again in the second half (56 ‘and 79’) and the Spaniard Carlos Soler He was the author of the other Parisian goal (64 ‘).
In the next round, PSG will face in the middle of the second week of February against Olympic Marseillein the most interesting duel of the round of 16, which was drawn before the Parisian game.
It will be the eighth cup classic in the last 22 years and Paris have won them all.
However, Marseille are on a roll, with eight consecutive championship victories, which has seen them climb to third place in the championship, just five points behind leaders Paris SG.
The Marseillaise team hasn’t won the ‘Coupe’ since 1989, while PSG has won six of the last eight editions.
Another of the interesting round of 16 duels will face Lille Y lyonsMeanwhile he nantesdefending champion, will visit the Angersbottom of Ligue 1.
