{"id":14400,"date":"2014-04-20T07:44:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T07:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=14400"},"modified":"2014-04-20T07:44:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-20T07:44:04","slug":"cavani-scores-brace-as-psg-win-league-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/04\/cavani-scores-brace-as-psg-win-league-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavani scores brace as PSG win League Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paris Saint-Germain won the French Coupe de la Ligue by beating Lyon 2-1 in the final at the Stade de\u00a0France<\/a>\u00a0to secure the first leg of a likely domestic double.<\/p>\n Edinson Cavani<\/a>\u00a0was the match-winner for Laurent Blanc’s side, scoring a first-half brace, one of which came from the penalty spot, and while\u00a0Alexandre Lacazette<\/a>\u00a0pulled a goal back in the second half, PSG proved too strong for a Lyon side who had beaten them in the French Ligue 1 just six days earlier.<\/p>\n The cup represents the second trophy won by the club from the French capital since their takeover by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011 and subsequent transformation into one of the wealthiest clubs in Europe, following their title triumph last season.<\/p>\n And their Coupe de la Ligue victory — their fourth in the 20-year history of the competition — could be followed by another Ligue 1 crown as early as next Wednesday, although they must hope nearest rivals Monaco lose on Sunday to secure the title.<\/p>\n PSG recently dropped out of the UEFA Champions League to Chelsea and their 1-0 loss in Lyon last weekend had heaped pressure on Blanc.\u00a0Two consecutive games without scoring a goal since the loss of 40-goal leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic to injury had also increased the pressure on misfiring record signing Cavani, but the Uruguayan produced a superb first-half display in which he scored twice and could have had two more goals.<\/p>\n The opener arrived with exactly three minutes played, Maxwell playing a one-two with Ezequiel Lavezzi and dinking the ball over advancing Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes for Cavani to poke home from close range.<\/p>\n