Coupe de France, Round of 16 – PSG crushes Vannes (0-4) and goes to 8th, treble for Mbappé

Unsurprisingly, PSG will see the knockout stages of the Coupe de France. For their first match of the year 2022, the men of Mauricio Pochettino, who had to deal with many absences in particular related to covid-19, offered themselves a little walk in front of Vannes (0-4. National 2 could never compete with the capital club, which relied on its executives to win. Scorer then decisive passer, Presnel Kimpembe took the light before ceding it to Kylian Mbappé, author of a hat-trick in just over fifteen minutes after the break, Marco Verratti also delivered a very serious performance.

There were too many classes of difference between PSG and Vannes, for this round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Despite an eleven mixing youth, experience and experimentation, the Parisians dominated the meeting head and shoulders, almost from the first to the last minutes. We just had to wait a bit before seeing PSG open the scoring, the fault of a first tight guard. Clément Pétrel actually did what he could to postpone the deadline, for example against Ander Herrera (22nd) then Georginio Wijnaldum (24th). However, he could not do anything against Presnel Kimpembe, forgotten on a corner taken by Nuno Mendes (0-1, 29th). The worst ? PSG had not yet forced the talent.

Mbappé: 17 minutes for a hat-trick

The players of Vannes undoubtedly knew the talent of Kylian Mbappé. This Monday evening, they were able to admire it very closely. Annoyed for 45 minutes, the striker ended up reminding everyone of what wood he was made of. While the Vannetais seemed to have returned with better intentions, at least in the use of the ball, Mbappé disgusted a whole team. On a long clearance from Kimpembe, he made the break with a little success (0-2, 59th). He then took advantage of a great inspiration from Marco Verratti to shoot Pétrel with a first intention shot (0-3, 71st). Still not satisfied, he finally requested the one-two with Dina Ebimbé to afford a hat-trick (0-4, 77th). Here he is now with 150 goals scored in the PSG jersey, and 201 in his career.

The bill could have been a little saltier for Vannes. But Edouard Michut, surprise holder, found the bar (81st) and Pétrel split with a final stop against Ebimbé (85th). For its part, the N3 club still almost saved the honor, when Jordan Henry, alone at the far post, crossed paths with Gianluigi Donnarumma. The ball seems to have returned but, without goal line technology, unavailable in the Coupe de France, the referee could not confirm it (90th + 1). It would have been a very meager consolation prize for Vannes, who could not do anything against a PSG not quite imperial but with incredible leeway in the face of weaker opposition. In short, Paris did the job without batting an eyelid. And Mbappé put on the show.