Linas-Montlhery 0-6 PSG: PSG tear minnows apart to reach French Cup next round

Edinson Cavani and Pablo Sarabia each got a brace as Paris Saint-Germain beat sixth-tier Linas-Montlhery 6-0 in the Coupe de France.

Match Report

Paris Saint-Germain eased into the last 32 of the Coupe de France thanks to a 6-0 thrashing of sixth-tier side Linas-Montlhery, with Edinson Cavani and Pablo Sarabia scoring two apiece.

Thomas Tuchel rested many of his star players, including Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi, but victory was never in doubt and they secured passage to the next stage with complete comfort.

PSG were dominant almost right from the start and eventually took the lead after half-an-hour through the highly rated Adil Aouchiche and made it 2-0 thanks to Cavani just prior to the interval, having seen Sergio Rico save Idrissa Kanoute's penalty just a few moments early.

Linas-Montlhery noticeably struggled more after the break as they began to tire and PSG added further goals through Cavani, a Sarabia brace and Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting as they cruised to a comfortable win.

Match Events

12' CLOSE! Cavani's lob shot wide out

Cavani wins possession in the final third and spots Lutumba off his line. The Uruguayan tries an ambitious chip, but he curls his attempt over the bar.

23' Kouassi's shot denied by rivals' goal-line clearance

PSG come within inches of breaking the deadlock. Sarabia swings a dangerous cross into the box from the corner where Kehrer meets it with a strong header. 

Lutumba reacts to turn his effort on to the crossbar with a fine stop before the ball bounces out to Nianzou Kouassi. 

He diverts an effort towards the empty net, only to be denied by Duval on the line with an acrobatic clearance.

30' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-1 PSG (Aouchiche)

The visitors get the breakthrough at last. Dagba causes chaos down the right with a neat one-two with Herrera. He cuts the ball back for Aouchiche, who fakes the first strike to draw the slide from Tsota. He then has space and time to pick his spot, blasting a left-footed attempt into the corner.

39' Rico saves Linas-Montlhery player's penalty

Cisse gets the wrong side of Dagba from a ball over the top and the defender pulls the forward down in the box. The referee does not hesitate in pointing to the spot.

40' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-2 PSG (Cavani)

The visitors are ruthless on the counter to punish Kanoute's miss. Draxler surges down the left flank and into the box before he cuts the ball back for Cavani. The forward strikes his effort low first time with his left foot and it travels past Lutumba into the net.

48' Linas-Montlhery’s effort stopped by Rico

60' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-3 PSG (Cavani)

Cavani is presented with the simplest of finishes from close range after Draxler does all the work for the third. The German runs at the Linas-Montlhery defence and releases the run of the forward.

Tsota slides in with a clearing challenge, but Draxler follows it up and regains possession. He slides a pass to Cavani two yards out and the Uruguayan places his effort into the net.

63' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-4 PSG (Sarabia)

The Ligue 1 champions are pouring it on now. Cavani collects Sarabia's pass and runs into the box with meance. He spots the winger in space in the middle and offloads his team-mate. Sarabia takes a touch before burying his strike into the bottom-right corner.

69' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-5 PSG (Sarabia)

The home side are beginning to capitulate now. Sarabia weaves his way through the Linas-Montlhery defence and lines up a drive at goal. Lutumba loses his footing and allows the winger to strike his effort low into the bottom-left corner.

84' CLOSE! Kehrer’s header shot wide out

87' GOAL! Linas-Montlhery 0-6 PSG (Choupo-Moting)

PSG notch their sixth goal of the evening as Choupo-Moting converts from close range. Cavani and Draxler combine down the left flank to tee up Sarabia. His low effort is saved by Lutumba, but Choupo-Moting pounces on the rebound and does enough to bundle his strike over the line away from the boot of the keeper.

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