Lee Kang-In, Kylian Mbappe Goals Give PSG Victory In French Champions Trophy

04.01.2024 - 05:29 sports.ndtv.com

Lee Kang-in and Kylian Mbappe scored first-half goals as Paris Saint-Germain won the first silverware of the French season on Wednesday, beating Toulouse 2-0 to claim the Champions Trophy.

Lee, playing his final game before heading off to the Asian Cup in Qatar with South Korea, put PSG ahead in the third minute, leaving Toulouse with an uphill battle at the Parc des Princes.

Mbappe then added a superb second goal just before half-time, as Paris claimed the Champions Trophy for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons. "We were exceptional in the first half.

It was our best 45 minutes of my time here," said PSG coach Luis Enrique after claiming his first silverware as a coach since leaving Barcelona in 2017.

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Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe celebrates his team’s victory after the French L1 football match between RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, northern France on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)

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