April 27, 2019
Rennes 2-2 Paris St. Germain
Rennes – Presnel Kimpembe 40’(og) Mexer 66’
Paris St. Germain – Dani Alves 13’ Neymar 21’
Rennes came from two goals down to beat Paris St. Germain on penalties.
Rennes stopped Paris St. Germain from winning the competition for the 5th-straight year and ended a 48-year trophy drought.
Penalties
Rennes: M’Baye Niang(scored), Hatem Ben Arfa(scored), Clement Grenier(scored), James Lea Siliki(scored), Ramy Bensebaini(scored), Ismaila Sarr(scored)
Paris St. Germain: Edinson Cavani(scored), Dani Alves(scored), Leandro Paredes(scored), Juan Bernat(scored), Neymar(scored), Christopher Nkunku(missed)
It was looking like a routine game when Paris St. Germain took a 2-0 lead with just about 20 minutes played. Not many would have predicted any shocking surprises that included Paris St. Germain losing a domestic final with Neymar and Mbappe on the field. Strasbourg broke PSG’s dominance in the Coupe de France competition. For the first time in four years, Paris St. Germain will end the season without a domestic treble.
