PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and Lee Kang-in both scored as French league champion Paris Saint-Germain beat French Cup winner Toulouse 2-0 to win the Champions Trophy on Wednesday.
Lee put PSG ahead in the third minute after being set up by Ousmane Dembélé’s first-time pass.
Toulouse left-back Gabriel Suazo missed the equalizer in the 18th minute when he failed to respond to a pass over the defense from midfielder Aron Donnum.
Dembele and compatriot Bradley Barcola came close to PSG before Toulouse’s Dutch striker Thijs Dallinga hit the post.
PSG took advantage of that respite in the 44th minute, when Mbappé collected a pass from Barcola and beat 18-year-old goalkeeper Guillaume Restes near the penalty spot. That took Mbappé’s tally to 22 goals in 23 games this season and raised his PSG goal tally. to 234 since his arrival in the summer of 2017.
In recent years, the Trophée des Champions has been held as the opening of the pre-season. This year’s edition was scheduled for August in Bangkok, but was postponed until June when the local organizer withdrew.
The French league decided to hold the match on home soil at PSG’s stadium in Paris rather than in Saudi Arabia or Qatar as had been expected.
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