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Kylian Mbappe brace eases PSG into quarter-finals

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(Real Sociedad 1-4 PSG on aggregate) Paris Saint Germain's Kylian Mbappe scored twice to lead them into the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad in their last-16 second leg that wrapped up a 4-1 aggregate victory.Bidding to win their first Champions League title, a disciplined PSG made the most of their chances from counter attacks, with the lightning fast Mbappe a constant menace.After a remarkable group stage when they went unbeaten to finish ahead of last-year's finalists Inter Milan in Group D, La Liga side Real Sociedad, who are struggling with injuries and have won one of their last 10 matches in all competitions, ran out of steam.Mbappe was enjoying an inspired night and his speed and agility were too much for the hosts' defence to handle.

He was virtually unstoppable down left channel and Tuesday's brace means he has scored 11 of PSG's last 15 Champions League knockout goals."We knew right away that we couldn't go to sleep.

If they had opened the scoring, they would have pushed on with their fans’ backing," Mbappe told Canal Plus."We had to dampen their hopes early on.

That’s what we did, and we’re very happy to be back in the quarter-finals."Mbappe created a couple of opportunities early on before scoring the opener with a fabulous curling strike in the 15th minute.After receiving a long pass from Ousmane Dembele, he surged into the box, darting in from the byline and feigning to shoot, before shifting the ball out of his feet again and creating just enough space to fire a curling effort into the far corner.The goal silenced a sold-out Reale Arena, who were seemingly stunned by the vision and technique of the France captain.

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