Beijing, China.- A spectacular goal of foul by the Argentine Angel de María gave the victory to Paris Saint Germain (PSG), with three Spaniards in their 11th starting, in the French Super Cup played in China, after beating Rennes (2-1) and taking the rematch of the defeat suffered against the same rival in the French Cup.The Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre stadium, in the hot south-china city, witnessed Thomas Tuchel’s Parisians prevail themselves to the group coached by Frenchman Julien Stéphan, despite losing 0-1 to the Rest.
PSG was overtaken by the Rennes’ strong defence in the first half, and a mistitle of German centre-back Kehrer in the 13th minute allowed Hunou to finish, at the edge of the out-of-game, a precise centre of Bourigeaud.De the hand of Ander Herrera , Bernat and, above all, Pablo Sarabia, PSG reacted and began to put the Rennes against the ropes, unsuccessfully, despite two distant shots, by Mbappé and the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, which were not enough to pierce the net defended by Koubek.HELP US… Clicking on the Google News star and following us Ya in the second half, the Parisians, first in defense of five until the brazilian Marquinhos’s change to the Argentine Paredes, were thinner and Mbappé managed to finish to goal a magnificent pass from Sarabia in the 57th minute. But it was Di María who, like last year against Monaco and in the same Chinese city, gave the Super Cup to the Parisian team: he left the field in the 61st minute, and ten minutes later scored in a spectacular foul shot from the front of the area.
However, PSG did not need Neymar, sanctioned, to prove his superiority to the Rennes and settle the dispute. The French Super Cup match held today and which since 1995 pits the champion of Ligue 1 (PSG this time) with the winner of the French Cup (the Rennes) marks the start of football tournaments in that country.
PSG players celebrating their French Super Cup/Agency title
Last year the Super Cup final was also held in Shenzhen and in it PSG prevailed over Monaco, and won their sixth consecutive title. This is the first trophy that Sarabia and Herrera won with PSG, which they reached earlier this summer.
