Angel Di Maria’s double fired PSG to their first silverware under new coach Thomas Tuchel as Neymar, long sidelined by a metatarsal fracture, came on as a late substitute. Di Maria’s thunderous free kick opened the scoring on 33 minutes and he grabbed PSG’s fourth in injury time following strikes from Christopher Nkunku and Tim Weah. PSG, with their names in Chinese characters on the back of their shirts, were the aggressors and they took the lead via Di Maria’s sumptuous free kick on 33 minutes. The Argentina forward swept over the wall and into the top right corner from 25 metres, evading Diego Benaglio’s despairing dive. Weah put the win beyond doubt in the 67th minute when he stroked home Nsoki’s lay-back, before Nkunku rattled the crossbar from close range shortly afterwards.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2018 14:37 UTC