Luis Enrique and his team easily defeated Orleans with a score of 4-1 to continue to the round of 16 of the French National Cup.
In the round of 32 of the French National Cup, despite having to be a guest at Stade de la Source of host Orleans, Paris Saint-Germain with its superior squad quality is still the more highly rated club. PSG even fielded many talented players like Kylian Mbappe or Goncalo Ramos.
Immediately after the opening whistle of the match, PSG rushed into the home team’s field and soon scored a goal to take the lead in the 16th minute. From Kolo Muani’s pass on the left wing, the ball reached Kylian Mbappe’s position. In the Orleans penalty area, the French striker quickly shot a shot that beat goalkeeper Owen Matimbau.
Having scored an early goal, PSG continuously pressured Orleans for the rest of the first half. However, the ungratefulness of the away team’s players prevented them from scoring more goals.
1-0 is also the result of the first half. The two teams left the field for a break with the advantage in favor of Paris Saint-Germain.
Entering the second half, PSG continued to be the team that took the initiative. In the 62nd minute, Luis Enrique and his team were awarded a penalty kick and Kylian Mbappe continued to show his prestige on the 11-meter mark, doubling the gap for the representative from Paris.
In the 72nd minute, starting from a long ball in the home half, Kylian Mbappe dribbled the ball down to the bottom of Orleans’ left sideline before crossing it inside so that Goncalo Ramos could easily bounce high and head in to increase the score to 3-0 for PSG. at a distance of less than 2 meters.
Leading 3-0, PSG players decided to slow down to preserve the score. They gave the game back to the home team. However, the difference in class is too big, making it difficult for Orleans to approach goalkeeper Keylor Navas’ goal.
In the 86th minute, from a corner kick on the right wing, Orleans suddenly scored a goal to shorten the score to 1-3. Kevin Fortune accurately crossed the ball inside for midfielder Nicolas Saint-Ruf to cushion the ball from close range. Keylor Navas could do nothing more than go into the net to pick up the ball.
Just 2 minutes later, Kylian Mbappe again made a classy assist for the young talent to come on as a substitute in the second half. Senny Mayulu escaped to face goalkeeper Owen Matimbou. The player wearing shirt number 13 easily scored a goal against Orleans at close range.
In the end, Paris Saint-Germain won with a score of 4-1, thereby moving on to the round of 16 of the French National Cup.