China News Service, July 25th. In the early morning of the 25th Beijing time, the 2019/20 season French Cup finals began, Paris Saint-Germain vs. Saint-Etienne. With Neymar's goal, Paris beat St Etienne 1-0, winning the championship for the 13th time in team history.
This game is the first official football game in France after the new crown pneumonia epidemic. In Paris, Neymar, Mbappé and Icardi all started. In the 6th minute, Saint-Etienne took the lead and Buanga broke into the edge of the small penalty area and volleyed. The ball bounced back into the court after hitting the right post.
In the 14th minute, Paris took the lead. Mbappe and Di Maria broke into the penalty area after hitting the wall to cooperate. The goal was saved by goalkeeper Mulin. Neymar scored in the middle and Paris took the lead 1:0! In the 19th minute, Creel was injured and replaced by Dagba, and Paris was forced to substitute.
In the 26th minute, Mbappe fell to the ground in pain after being shoveled, and conflict broke out on the field. The referee showed yellow cards continuously. After VAR looked back, the referee changed the yellow card to Palin to red. Saint Etienne was Mbappe, who was forced to fight with 10 men, was replaced, who could not hold on to the game.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides to fight again. In the 50th minute, Icardi crossed from the left and Di Maria scored, but the goal was invalid due to offside. In the 72nd minute, Icardi got a single chance in the penalty area and his shot was saved by Mulan. In the end, Paris kept the score of 1:0 to the end and won the French Cup for the 13th time. (Finish)