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90' +4
FULL-TIME: LE MANS 1-4 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN.
89'
It's almost a great ball over the top from Boe-Kane as he tries to play in Moussiti-Oko. He's being closely marked by two PSG defenders though and Kehrer gets there ahead of him to head it away.
87'
Icardi keeps hold of the ball well as he turns with it and he spots Choupo-Moting's run ahead of him. He can't squeeze the throughball into his path though and Dasquet gets across to clear the danger.
85'
Choupo-Moting and Fofana are both down after they challenged for a header. It's a heavy landing for Fofana but the two get back to their feet without needing any treatment.
83'
Le Mans are keeping the ball well at the moment, but all of their possession is in front of PSG. They're slowing the pace of the game down now as they wait for some space to open up.
81'
Kouassi is struggling to find space to run into, so he decides to play a long ball over the top to Kurzawa. The left-back brings it down brilliantly with his first touch, but his cross into the box is poor and Lemonnier gets it clear.
78'
L. Paredes gets yellow.
77'
Ander Herrera enters the game and replaces M. Verratti.
Final change for PSG now and Verratti is coming off to be replaced by Herrera.
76'
Duponchelle plays a hopeful ball forward for Fofana to run onto down the left. He holds it up well as he doesn't have any team-mates up in support but then he's caught late by Dagba.
74'
Le Mans just can't get a touch on the ball at the moment as PSG continue to dominate in possession. Di Maria makes a driving run through the midfield, but a heavy touch takes it away from him.
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72'
PSG are keeping the ball well at the moment as they just slow down the pace of the game a little and keep possession in their own half of the field. It's frustrating the home side and Confais slides in late on Verratti to give away a free-kick.
70'
T. Nianzou gets yellow.
B. Moussiti-Oko enters the game and replaces V. Créhin.
Kouassi is shown a yellow card as he catches Manzala with a very late challenge.
Final change for Le Mans now and it's Crehin that's making way for Moussiti-Oko.
68'
L. Paredes enters the game and replaces Marquinhos.
M. Icardi enters the game and replaces K. Mbappé.
Tuchel is making a double change now and Mbappe is the first to make way as Icardi comes on in his place.
Marquinhos is also coming off with Paredes coming on to replace him.
66'
Di Maria picks up the ball in the middle of the field and tries to play in Mbappe with a chipped pass over Le Mans' defence. Mbappe doesn't time his run though and the flag goes up for offside.
64'
Le Mans look dangerous each time they go forward down their right, but their final ball has been letting them down in the last few minutes. Diarra has the chance to run at Kurzawa but instead hits his cross against the defender.
62'
Le Mans have the chance to break quickly on the counter-attack through Fofana. He tries to curl his pass into Diarra ahead of him, but it's a poor ball from him that's intercepted by Kurzawa.
56'
A. Confais enters the game and replaces Y. Maziz.
Second change for Le Mans now and it's Maziz that's making way as Confais comes onto the field.
55'
There's a nervy moment at the back for Le Mans during a corner as Marquinhos heads the ball back towards the near post where Choupo-Moting is waiting. He's going to take the shot first time, but Duponchelle does enough to put him off.
53'
H. Manzala has scored a goal for Le Mans! Assist by Y. Maziz.
LE MANS PULL ONE BACK! Manzala isn't picked up by the PSG defence as he cuts inside from the right to get on the end of Maziz's pass. He takes a touch to set himself before hitting his shot into the top-right corner from the middle of the box. 4-1!
Maziz also has Crehin to his left, but he plays the longer pass out to Manzala to set up the goal.
49'
Le Mans just can't keep hold of the ball when they do win it back and are giving it away cheaply. Fofana tries to turn with it so he's facing goal, but Marquinhos closes him down quickly to win it back.
47'
Á. Di María has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by T. Nianzou.
DI MARIA SCORES! He's a long way out but none of the Le Mans defenders are closing him down, so he decides to go for goal himself. He keeps the shot low and Patron does get down to try and save it, but it bounces through his hands and over the line. 4-0 PSG!
It's a short pass from Kouassi as he sidefoots the ball to Di Maria who is waiting to his left.
46'
Le Mans get us back underway for the second half!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: LE MANS 0-3 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN.
45' +1
Diarra gets away from Kurzawa down the right and whips another deep cross into the box. Manzala is closest to getting on the end of it, but his touch just lets him down and he can't put the ball back into the penalty area.
44'
Le Mans make a quick break upfield as they try to catch PSG out following those quickfire goals. Maziz tries to put a cross into the box where Crehin is waiting, but Dagba is marking him tightly and blocks it.
42'
H. Manzala enters the game and replaces H. Hafidi.
That injury that Hafidi suffered earlier is causing him more problems now and he's having to come off the field. Manzala is on in his place.
41'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by M. Verratti.
Verratti is given a lot of time on the ball and he lifts a brilliant pass over Le Mans' midfield to pick out Mbappe's run into the box.
MBAPPE SCORES! He does brilliantly to hold off Lemmonier as he brings down the ball before firing his shot over Patron and into the back of the net. 3-0 PSG!
40'
E. Choupo-Moting has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by K. Mbappé.
THEY HAVE A SECOND! It's clever thinking by PSG to take the quick free-kick and pick out Mbappe. The Le Mans players aren't paying attention as he squares it to Choupo-Moting who's left with a simple tap-in from close range. 2-0 PSG!
Mbappe times his run perfectly to stay onside as Verratti plays the free-kick to him and he gets his head up to spot Choupo-Moting's run through the middle.
38'
Hafidi is brought down by Dagba just outside of the box on the right wing and the Le Mans players are asking for a free-kick when PSG come away with the ball, but the referee just waves the claim away.
36'
Le Mans are sitting deep in their own half at the moment as PSG continue to pile pressure onto them. Sarabia puts another good cross into the box, but Dasquet gets ahead of Choupo-Moting to head it clear.
34'
The corner is whipped into the box for Le Mans and the PSG defenders all try to head it clear at the near post. It runs through to Crehin, who is in a lot of space at the far post, but a heavy first touch takes it away from him.
32'
Mbappe lets the ball run through his legs on the edge of the box after he gets a shout from Di Maria who is in more space on the left. The Argentinian takes a touch before drilling his shot and a deflection takes it wide of the far post.
28'
Dagba plays a good one-two with Sarabia to create more space for himself down the right before whipping a good cross into the middle. Mbappe has made a run to the near post, but Duponchelle gets ahead of him to clear it.
26'
Le Mans are struggling to keep track of PSG's full-backs at the moment as Dagba gets forward down the right. The pass into him is overhit, but he does manage to square it into the box where Patron comes off his line to collect it.
24'
Mbappe pulls away from his defender on the right of the box to get on the end of Sarabia's throughball and has time to set himself to take the shot. It's a tight angle and he sends his effort into the side netting.
21'
Pablo Sarabia has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Á. Di María.
It was a great floated cross into the box from the left wing by Di Maria to pick out Sarabia.
PSG TAKE THE LEAD! They have been threatening and finally have the breakthrough. Nobody is picking Sarabia up at the far post as the ball comes through to him and he fires his shot on target. Patron gets two hands to it, but can't stop it from hitting the back of the net. 1-0 PSG!
20'
Kehrer plays a good pass over the Le Mans defenders and picks out Choupo-Moting in the middle. He nods it down for Mbappe, who fired his shot over the bar, but Choupo-Moting had drifted offside so it wouldn't have counted anyway.
18'
Maziz tries to switch play out to Vardin on the right side with a long ball over the top. It's overhit though and the right-back has no chance of getting on the end of it before it rolls off the pitch.
16'
Y. Boé-Kane gets yellow.
Boe-Kane caught Kouassi with a late challenge and has his name taken by the referee.
14'
PSG have a free-kick just outside the box and Di Maria is standing over it. He curls his effort around the wall, but it's not on target and it bounces wide of the far post.
12'
Boe-Kane almost plays his side into trouble on the edge of his own box as he gives the ball away with a poor back pass. Mbappe is running onto it, but Dasquet gets back quickly to clear the danger for Le Mans.
10'
M. Verratti gets yellow.
Verratti picks up the first yellow card of the game after he catches Hafidi with a late challenge.
9'
PSG are seeing a lot of the ball here early on and are getting into some dangerous positions high up the field. They've been sloppy in the final third though as Mbappe makes a run into the box but takes a heavy touch that sends it out of play.
7'
Vardin wrongfoots Kurzawa and whips a brilliant cross into the middle of the box where Crehin is waiting. He gets his head onto the ball but his effort is blocked by Marquinhos as he puts it out for a corner.
2'
Kurzawa makes a great run down the left that isn't picked up and he cuts the ball back into a dangerous area of the box. It's just missed by Mbappe and Duponchelle is able to get it clear.
1'
Mbappe gets the game underway for PSG!
Le Mans are the only side left in the competition from outside of Ligue 1 and will be hoping to cause the biggest upset of the round by beating the French Champions. They've already caused one this year, holding on to record a 3-2 win over Nice in the last round. As for PSG, they're playing their first game in the Cup this season and come into this match on an eight-match unbeaten run as they try to improve on their quarter-final finish last year when they were knocked out by Guingamp.
LE MANS STARTING XI (4-3-3): Pierre Patron; Alexandre Vardin, Thomas Dasquet, Pierre Lemonnier, Tom Duponchelle; Guessouma Fofana, Hamza Hafidi, Yann Boe-Kane; Stephane Diarra, Vincent Kevin Crehin, Youssef Maziz.
LE MANS SUBS: Stephen Vincent, Frank Julienne, Bevic Moussiti-Oko, Enzo Ebosse, Diaby Kandjoura, Alois Confais, Harrison Manzala.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN STARTING XI (4-3-3): Sergio Rico; Colin Dagba, Thilo Kehrer, Marquinhos, Layvin Kurzawa; Pablo Sarabia, Marco Verratti, Nianzou Kouassi; Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN SUBS: Mitchel Bakker, Mauro Icardi, Adil Aouchiche, Thomas Meunier, Leandro Paredes, Marcin Bulka, Ander Herrera.
PSG have won the competition a record eight times in their history, winning it in five consecutive years between 2014-2018, so Tuchel will be looking to reclaim the trophy that they couldn't win last year. Le Mans, on the other hand, are aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007-08.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Hello and welcome to the round of 16 Coupe de la Ligue meeting between Le Mans and Paris Saint-Germain at MMArena!
It took PSG a little while to find their rhythm at the start of the game, but they finished the half on top. If they continue playing the same way in the second half, then Le Mans could be in for a long night. The home side have looked dangerous going forward though, but they need to improve their final ball into the box if they want to cause PSG any real problems.
PSG's unbeaten run extends to nine games now and they will be waiting to find out who they face in the next round of the Cup. Le Mans couldn't pull off the upset they wanted by knocking out the Ligue 1 champions and their attention now turns back to the league where they've been struggling in recent weeks.
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