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Montpellier 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain (5-6 on pens): Kean the hero after Mbappe magic

 


Kylian Mbappe produced an inspirational performance for PSG, but they still needed a shoot-out to beat Montpellier and reach the final.

Moise Kean was the shoot-out hero for Paris Saint-Germain as they edged into the Coupe de France final by beating Montpellier on penalties after a Kylian Mbappe masterclass was not enough to finish the job in normal time.


Smarting after seeing their Champions League challenge ended by Manchester City and their Ligue 1 title defence severely dented by Rennes, two wonderful Mbappe goals, which sandwiched a similarly admirable Gaetan Laborde strike for Montpellier, appeared to have secured PSG's place in a sixth Coupe de France final in seven seasons.


But Andy Delort scored a late leveller to make it 2-2 in a dramatic finale to send an absorbing contest to penalties.


Five players from each team all delivered in a high-quality shoot-out, but the pressure proved too much for Junior Sambia, who blazed over the bar to give Kean the opportunity to seal a spot in the final against Monaco or fourth-tier Rumilly Vallieres as he fired into the top-left corner.

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