Paris St-Germain will face Lyon in the French Cup final after Kylian Mbappe’s goal helped them edge out Rennes in their semi-final.
Mbappe scored the 40th-minute winner with a deflected shot that found the bottom corner.
The Frenchman had a penalty saved by Rennes keeper Steve Mandanda seven minutes earlier after he was fouled in the area.
Mandanda also tipped Mbappe’s 13th-minute shot on to the bar.
The PSG forward is playing his final season for the club after agreeing to join Spanish giants Real Madrid in the summer.
Mbappe’s strike gives PSG the chance to add to their 14 French Cup titles, having last won it in 2020-21, and also keeps them in the hunt for a potential Treble of trophies, along with Ligue 1 and the Champions League, where they face Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
Line-ups
PSG
Formation 4-4-2
- 99G Donnarumma
- 2Hakimi
- 5MarquinhosSubstituted forDaniloat 76′minutes
- 21Hernández
- 25Nuno MendesSubstituted forSkriniarat 75′minutes
- 19Lee Kang-inSubstituted forKolo Muaniat 84′minutes
- 33Zaïre-EmerySubstituted forUgarteat 76′minutes
- 17Vitinha
- 8Ruiz
- 10DembéléBooked at 69minsSubstituted forAsensioat 76′minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 1Navas
- 4Ugarte
- 9Gonçalo Ramos
- 11Asensio
- 15Danilo
- 23Kolo Muani
- 26Mukiele
- 28Soler
- 37Skriniar
Rennes
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Mandanda
- 17DouéSubstituted forSeiduat 56′minutesBooked at 81mins
- 23Omari
- 5Theate
- 3Truffert
- 8SantamarÃaSubstituted forLe Féeat 75′minutes
- 33DouéSubstituted forRiederat 82′minutes
- 14Bourigeaud
- 10GouiriSubstituted forSalahat 82′minutes
- 11BlasSubstituted forTerrierat 56′minutes
- 9Kalimuendo
Substitutes
- 1Gallon
- 4Wooh
- 6Matusiwa
- 7Terrier
- 16Belocian
- 28Le Fée
- 32Rieder
- 34Salah
- 36Seidu
- Referee:
- Ruddy Buquet
- Attendance:
- 47,879
