PSG 2-1 Lille: Angel di Maria nets winner in French League Cup final after seeing his side go down to 10 men
- Angel di Maria scored the winning goal in the 74th minute for PSG
- Javier Pastore opened the scoring before Djibril Sidibe netted equaliser
- Di Maria scored winner four minutes after Adrien Rabiot was sent off
Angel di Maria scored with his side down to 10 men as Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 2-1 to win the French League Cup for the third straight time on Saturday and remain on course to defend its domestic treble.
French champion PSG can repeat the treble by beating bitter rival Marseille in the French Cup final on May 21.
'Even down to 10 players my players want to win. Maybe the team that dealt better with the pressure won,' PSG coach Laurent Blanc said.
'We can still have a great season. I hope my players keep their concentration in the weeks to come.'
They were made to work hard by a Lille team that had won their past six games and dominated much of the second half, only to be undone by Di Maria's 75th-minute goal.
'We were expecting it to be a difficult match against an athletic Lille team that plays much the same way we do,' Blanc said. 'I said to my players, "get used to winning and hate losing". I've been here for three years and this team has a lot of pride.'
PSG was on the back foot after midfielder Adrien Rabiot was sent off in the 70th minute, but Lille dealt poorly with a long clearance and Di Maria intercepted the ball as it was headed back carelessly from midfield by center back Ibrahim Amadou.
Although Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama rushed out to pressure him, Di Maria calmly curled the ball past him with the outside of his left foot from some 40 metres out and watched with glee as it rolled over the line before defender Marko Basa could reach it.
MATCH FACTS
PSG: Sirigu; Aurier, Silva, Marquinhos, Kurzawa; Matuidi, Rabiot, Pastore (Luiz 79); Di Maria (Cavani 90), Ibrahimovic, Moura (Verratii 75)
Goals: Pastore 40, Di Maria 74
Sent off: Rabiot (2x yellow)
Booked: Aurier
LILLE: Enyeama, Basa, Corchia, Sidibe, Soumaoro, Amalfitano, Obbadi, Mavuba (Lopes 77), Amadou, Boufal, Eder
Goal: Sidibe 49
Booked: Amadou
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