Coupe De France Final 2016: Score, Reaction from PSG vs. Marseille

Zlatan Ibrahimovic added yet another trophy to his collection on Saturday, winning the Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain for the second time in his career. The Swede scored twice in the win, as PSG beat Olympique de Marseille 4-2 at the Stade de France in Paris in his final match for the club.  

Blaise Matuidi gave the defending champions an early lead, but Florian Thauvin equalised almost immediately. Marseille matched PSG’s intensity in the first half, but the favourites showed their class after the break.

Ibrahimovic scored a penalty early, and Edinson Cavani added a third goal to all but end the match as a contest. Two late goals from Ibrahimovic and Michy Batshuayi put the final score on the board.

As shared by PSG’s official Twitter account, there was no place in the squad for Javier Pastore and Thiago Motta:

PSG’s Starting XI for the French Cup final confirmed!!! #OMPSG pic.twitter.com/5OtutEEPtj

— PSG English (@PSG_English) May 21, 2016

Les Parisiens locked up the Ligue 1 title a long time ago and had the opportunity to rest several key starters for this match, and it showed right away. Angel Di Maria fired a perfect cross into the box after just two minutes, and Matuidi was there to hand his side the lead.

French Football Weekly feared Marseille were in trouble:

This could be a very long evening for Marseille now.

— FFW (@FrenchFtWeekly) May 21, 2016

But Les Olympiens responded well to the early setback, and their tremendous pace out wide troubled PSG’s full-backs throughout the first half. Mauricio Isla found plenty of space to work with, and with his first good cross, he delivered the assist that allowed Thauvin to pull his team level.

His deflected shot caught goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu by surprise, although the Italian perhaps should have done better, per Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Johnson:

Thauvin’s strike deflects in off of Silva. Sirigu beaten too easily but Marseille are level! #OMPSG #CdF

— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) May 21, 2016

The fast start to the match continued, with Marseille stopper Steve Mandanda forced to …

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