No miracle at the Stade de France, but a confirmation. Paris Saint-Germain, an insatiable ogre of hexagonal football, logically crunched a stadium of Reims (3-0) far too tender to hope to upset its triumphant march. This 107th Final of the Coupe de France, one -sided, offers Parisians an expected national double and mainly serves as a last dress rehearsal before the great European oral against Inter Milan. The question was not to know if Paris was going to win, but how.
Twenty minutes for a hell announced
Luis Enrique, the spirit probably already turned towards Lombardy, had nevertheless aligned his typical team, or almost. Only Matvei Safonov, the porter designated for the Cup, replaced Donnarumma. In front, the last -minute migraine from KVaratskhelia propelled desired gifted alongside the Dembélé and Barcola arrows. A 100% French trio which was quick to spark. After a few skirmishes signed Dembélé (8th) and Doué (13th), the Parisian machine started. And in three minutes, the suspense was turned off. Bradley Barcola, ideally launched by Doué, won his face-to-face with Diouf (16th). Then, on an action initiated by a luminous opening of Marquinhos, gifted, again, served BARCOLA again for the goal of the KO in front of the empty cage (19th). 2-0, the final was folded.
Barcola was the man of the evening with three successful decisive gestures.
Reims in survival mode, Paris in quiet management
The Stade de Reims, which had had the merit of creating the first hot situation of the match by Koné (Safonov judgment), was never going to recover from this double uppercut. Helcomed, the men of Samba Diawara, his head and legs probably already turned to their crucial return dam against Metz to maintain Ligue 1, had only one objective: to limit the breakage. Achraf Hakimi, on a perfect barcola service at the second post, was responsible for weighing down the note just before the break of a tank slipped between Diouf's legs (43rd). 3-0. The Calvary Rémois could have been more severe without several interventions by his goalkeeper in the second period, notably in front of Barcola and Dembélé who touched the post.
One hour of management, the spirit already in Munich
The second period was a long procession. Paris managed its advance, turned the ball, without ever actually accelerating, while Reims, with many changes made by Diawara to preserve its executives, tried not to sink more. The pace logically fell, the stake having disappeared. The biggest concern for the Paris camp, in the end, will remain this migraine from Kvaratskhelia, who even left the stadium during the match. A package for the Champions League final would be a hard blow, but the first news wanted to be reassuring.
PSG has only left crumbs in Reims.
The double in pocket, on the way for the hat -trick?
PSG therefore offers its sixteenth French Cup, the second piece of historic triple potential. It was not the most exhilarating final in history, as Parisian superiority was blatant in the face of a team whose real “final” will be played in a few days for its survival. But Paris did the work with seriousness and application, avoiding injuries and staring at confidence. Now, all eyes are turned to Inter Milan. The master of France wants to become the master of Europe.
