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Adieu PSG – With the cup victory, Mbappé says goodbye to Paris
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After the final, Kylian Mbappé bids a final farewell
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Paris Saint-Germain, the team led by superstar Kylian Mbappé, won the French Cup final against arch-rivals Olympique Lyon. It was the striker’s last game in a PSG jersey. There were some “very violent fights” around the high-security game.
Paris Saint-Germain has won the double in France. In superstar Kylian Mbappé’s last game for the French champions, PSG managed a 2-1 (2-0) win against Olympique Lyon.
In the high-security match, which had already seen riots as the rival fan groups arrived, former Bundesliga professional Ousmane Dembélé put the Parisians in the lead in the 22nd minute. Long before the break, Fabián Ruiz increased the lead to 2-0 (34th).
But Lyon came back into the game at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy near Lille with a goal from Jake O’Brien in the 55th minute. But it was not enough to equalize. For PSG it was the 15th victory in the Coupe de France and the first since 2021.
It is not yet known which club the 25-year-old will move to. Rumors of a move to Spain are persistent, with Real Madrid being the most likely new place of work. The striker would be able to move from his current employer in Paris on a free transfer.
After the victory, the joy at PSG is great, and President Emmanuel Macron then congratulated the footballers
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Due to the great rivalry between the fan groups of both teams, the match was classified as a high-security game. Nevertheless, riots broke out on the way there. According to French media reports, fans threw flares at buses full of opposing supporters.
In Fresnes-Les-Montauban, about 40 kilometers from the match venue, hooligans from both teams are said to have caused riots
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Videos published by the newspaper “Le Parisien” in its live ticker for the match showed clouds of smoke rising several meters into the air. A bus was set on fire and four more buses were damaged, confirmed the responsible prefecture. There was also talk of “very violent fights”. Fans attacked rival supporters with smoke bombs at a toll station on the motorway. A bus caught fire and burned out, said the prefect of the Département du Nord, Bertrand Gaume. He spoke of “very violent fights”.
Around a hundred people are said to have been involved, eight police officers and 20 fans were slightly injured, according to initial reports.
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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violent clashes. “These are sporting events where we must above all be happy and sporting,” he said during an appearance in the city of Tourcoing. Macron later watched the cup final, which PSG won 2-1 against Lyon, in the stadium in Lille.
