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Di Maria Free-kick Earns PSG Comeback Win in French Super Cup

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August 3, 2019
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Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, recovered to beat Stade Rennes 2-1 and lift the 2019 French Super Cup in Shenzhen on Saturday.

Substitute Angel Di Maria scored the winner with a spectacular free-kick and Kylian Mbappe was also on target for the Ligue 1 champions.

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Adrien Hunou had given the French Cup winners the lead in spite of PSG’s dominance in the first half.

Thomas Tuchel’s side eventually earned the victory their superiority deserved, thanks to the second half goals from Mbappe and Di Maria.

PSG’s seventh successive Super Cup win is a record eclipsing the six won by Olympque Lyonnais from 2002 to 2006.

It means they will start the defence of their Ligue 1 title in high spirits in spite of doubts over the future of playmaker Neymar.

The 27-year-old Brazil forward, who has been linked with a return to FC Barcelona, was watching the match from the stands of the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre stadium.

Neymar saw Rennes take a surprise 13th minute lead, seconds after PSG defender Thilo Kehrer had clipped the top of the crossbar with a header at the other end.

Hunou made no mistake for Rennes when he emerged unmarked to casually steer Benjamin Bourigeaud’s centre beyond Alphonse Areola with the inside of his left thigh.

It was a rare sight of goal in the opening 45 minutes for the French Cup winners, with PSG regularly threatening to level the scores but without success.

Pablo Sarabia’s long-range attempt arced away from goal before Edinson Cavani fired a free-kick off target, while Mbappe dragged a shot wide five minutes before half-time.

Cavani went closer just before the break, stabbing wide from inside the six-yard box when he reacted first to Tomas Koubek’s fumble.

The long-awaited equaliser came 12 minutes into the second half when Marquinhos lofted a perfectly-weighted ball which found Pablo Sarabia unmarked behind the Rennes defence.

His pass allowed Mbappe to score by slotting into an unguarded net.

Sarabia almost put PSG in front three minutes later when Mbappe’s tantalising ball across the face of the Rennes goal was unwittingly turned over the bar by the Spaniard.

PSG’s winner came 17 minutes from time.

Argentine Di Maria introduced in the 61st minute for new signing Ander Herrera hit a left-footed dipping curler over the wall beyond Koubek.

Reuters/NAN

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