Mbappe bags a brace as PSG see off Lille to reach Coupe de France quarter-final
France, March 18 -- France international Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint Germain moved into the last eight of the Coupe de France on Wednesday night following a 3-0 win over Lille.
PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino opted to leaveMbappe out of the starting line-up in the battle between two of the contenders for the league and cup double.
But there were places for Angel Di Maria and Marquinhos whose homes and families were attacked last Sunday as they played against Nantes at the Parc des Princes.
Lille, who lead Ligue 1, started brightly and a slick interchange between strikers Yusuf Yazici and Burak Yilmaz opened up the PSG backline but goalkeeper Keylor Navas smotheredYilmaz's shot.
Opener
For all the finesse of the opening sta...
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