Paris Saint-Germain won the Coupe de la Ligue for the fifth season in a row with a 3-0 victory over Monaco in Saturday's final in Bordeaux.
Two goals from Edinson Cavani and an Angel Di Maria strike secured the win in a match in which VAR once again caused controversy.
Cavani scored twice in last season's 4-1 final win over the same opponents and he needed just eight minutes to break the deadlock, sweeping home from the penalty spot after Kamil Glik was eventually penalised for a trip on Kylian Mbappe following a lengthy VAR delay.
With the injured Neymar not involved, Mbappe looked eager to take up the mantle of PSG's creator-in-chief, and his run and superb pass saw Di Maria double the lead before the break.
Radamel Falcao saw a header disallowed for offside after another VAR referral and Rony Lopes clipped the woodwork in the second half, but Leonardo Jardim's side rarely looked like staging a comeback before Cavani netted a stylish third of the match with five minutes left, as Mbappe picked up his second assist.
PSG have now won the trophy eight times, with six triumphs coming since 2008, and have taken the first step towards yet another clean sweep of domestic silverware.
Match Events
8' Penalty Goal! PSG 1-0 Monaco (Cavani)
It is a penalty! Two and a half minutes after initially awarding a penalty to PSG, the referee once again points to the spot after viewing the screen over on the touchline. Up steps Cavani...
Cavani manages to find the back of the net with a strike that Subasic could get a hand to, only to push it over the line. What a start for the league leaders!
21' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Monaco (Di Maria)
After dealing with the corner, the league leaders quickly counter-attack. Mbappe bursts down the right wing before firing a wonderful pass over to Di Maria.
The Argentine is all alone inside the box and manages to beat Subasic, who really should have done better at the near post.
85' PSG 3-0 Monaco (Cavani)
It's another for Cavani! This time the linesman's flag stays down after the Uruguayan spins round Jemerson and fires an excellent strike into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.
Line-ups
PSG XI: Trapp, T.Silva, Kimpembe, Berchiche, D.Alves, Verratti, Di María, Draxler, Rabiot, Cavani, Mbappe
Subs: Areola, Marquinhos, Meunier, Kurzawa, Lo Celso, L. Diarra, Pastore
Monaco XI: Subasic, Jemerson, Sidibe, Raggi, Glik, Fabinho, Moutinho, Tielemans, Lopes, Lemar, Falcao
Subs: Sy, Jorge, N'Doram, A.Touré, Ghezzal, Jovetic, Diakhaby
raheem_CFC
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no neymar no problem... get well for the finals Neymar