Angel Di Maria capped a superb performance with two goals as Coupe de France holders Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 3-0 in Tuesday's quarter-finals.
2018/2019 Coupe de France
3-0
Match Events
8'GOAL! PSG 1-0 Dijon (Di Maria)
GOOOOOAL! Di Maria gives PSG a 1-0 lead! He was played through on goal by Draxler before chipping the ball over Allain from the edge of the box. The ball nestled in the bottom corner and the champions are in front!
20' CHANCE! Choupo-Moting's shot saved
Choupo-Moting hits a first-time effort from the right-hand side of the box and it is heading for the inside post, but Runarsson does well to make the save.
28'GOAL! PSG 2-0 Dijon (Di Maria)
GOOOOAL! Di Maria scores his second of the game to make it 2-0! Draxler found Di Maria with an impeccable through ball and the Argentine attempted to cut it back to Choupo-Moting. However, his pass was blocked by Lautoa which presented Di Maria the chance to slot the ball home and he made no mistake.
32' OFF THE POST! Tavares almost scores
CLOSE! Dijon very nearly pull one back through Tavares. He took the ball around Buffon and tried to tuck it home from a tight angle, but it hits the post after trickling along the goal line!
42' HUGE CHANCE! Di Maria's shot blocked
OFF THE LINE! The ball falls to Di Maria on the right-hand side of the box and he attempts to sidefoot it into net, but it's blocked before being cleared away.
47' CLOSE! Paredes' free kick saved
Paredes makes a surge forward and is fouled by Sliti. Paredes strikes the resulting free-kick and it swerves in the air before Runarsson palms it over the bar.
57' SAVE! Fine stop from Buffon
SAVE! Tavares sees his shot saved after Paredes is dispossessed in a precarious position on the edge of the box. The striker found himself bearing down on goal and latched at the ball, but Buffon matched his effort and palmed it away.
76'GOAL! PSG 3-0 Dijon (Meunier)
GOOOOAL! Meunier marks his return to the side with a goal and makes it 3-0! He made a darting run into the box and received the ball from Choupo-Moting before coolly tucking it into the bottom right-hand corner. That should seal it for Tuchel's side.
Match Report
Di Maria has stepped into the breach since Neymar's metatarsal injury with five goals, the latest two helping seal PSG's progression to the last four with ease.
A sumptuous lob put Thomas Tuchel's side ahead, before he pounced on a loose ball to double their advantage before the break.
Their intensity dropped in the second half but Thomas Meunier added a late third to keep PSG's treble hopes alive.
PSG asserted their dominance early on and, after wasting some early openings, they broke the deadlock after eight minutes, Di Maria producing an audacious first-time lob over Runar Runarsson from Julian Draxler's perfect throughball.
The visitors had their heads in their hands again in the 32nd minute as Julio Tavares' attempt from a near-impossible angle rolled along the line and flicked the post.
Dijon were unable to take advantage, though, with Gianluigi Buffon called into action to push away efforts from Tavares and Amalfitano either side of the hour mark.
Meunier got his goal with 13 minutes to play after good hold-up play from Choupo-Moting, the full-back side-footing past Runarsson to wrap things up.
Line-ups
PSG XI: Gianluigi Buffon, Thiago Silva, Choupo-Moting, Á. Di María, Verratti, T. Meunier, Leandro Paredes, J. Draxler, Bernat, P. Kimpembe, Kehrer
Subs: D.Alves, A. Areola, Nkunku, K. Mbappé, C. Dagba, M. Diaby
Dijon XI: Balmont, Amalfitano, O. Haddadi, Lautoa, Tavares, N. Sliti, Chafik, R. Rúnarsson, Chang-Hoon, N. Aguerd, S. Coulibaly
Subs: Sammaritano, Allain, Marié, Said, Yambéré, J. Keita, E. Loiodice