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– Kylian Mbappe scored five goals as Paris St-Germain ran riot against sixth-tier Pays de Cassel to reach the last 16 of the French Cup.
– Pays de Cassel had already won three games to reach the last 32 and managed to hold out for 29 minutes before Mbappe opened the scoring.
– Neymar scored four minutes later before Mbappe added two more before the break.
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– Mbappe’s fourth and fifth goals came either side of Carlos Soler’s strike and set up a tie against Marseille.
– France striker Mbappe has now scored 23 goals in all competitions this season, and he now has now six in four games since scoring a hat-trick in December’s World Cup final defeat against Argentina.
– Lionel Messi sat out the game but Mbappe and Neymar played the full 90 minutes as PSG look to add to their record 14 French Cup titles.
IT IS OVER ⌛️
A win and qualification for our Parisians to the round of 16 of the @coupedefrance ! ❤️💙#USPCPSG I 0-7 pic.twitter.com/3Slb64M2tB
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 23, 2023
