PSG beat Monaco to lift fourth straight League Cup

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Players of Paris Saint Germain hold up the trophy after defeating AS Monaco – REUTERS

Reuters: Paris St Germain thrashed Monaco 4-1 in the French League Cup final on Saturday to lift the trophy for the fourth year in a row and gain a potential psychological edge over their rivals for the Ligue 1 title race.

Julian Draxler put PSG ahead and Thomas Lemar levelled for Monaco before a goal from Angel Di Maria and a double from Edinson Cavani sealed a lively encounter at Parc OL.

PSG, who trail Monaco by three points in Ligue 1 with eight games left in the season, are now unbeaten in the French League Cup since a quarter-final defeat against St Etienne in November 2012.

Unai Emery’s PSG looked nothing like the team who were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona with an embarrassing 6-1 defeat, while Monaco’s French prodigy Kylian Mbappe put on a disappointing display.

“After what happened against Barca we had to win this final,” said Di Maria.

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