Titile holders Paris St Germain strolled into the last 32 of the French Cup with a no-nonsense 3-nil win over minnows Entente Feignies-Aulnoye as two Ligue 1 sides were knocked out on Sunday.
Kylian Mbappé and Mauro Icardi both netted first-half penalties before the France forward completed a double in the second half as the Ligue 1 leaders eased past a team playing in the French fifth tier.
Mbappé converted a penalty in the 16th minute after being brought down in the area and Icardi also scored from the spot following another foul on Mbappé.
Mbappé, the only member of PSG's formidable front three to start, with Neymar injured and Lionel Messi being rested, added the third six minutes into the second half after latching onto a cross from Colin Dagba.
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Big hitters crash out
Meanwhile, Angers crashed out with a 2-0 defeat at fifth division side Linas Montlhery, who prevailed thanks to Pascal Leno's first-half double.
Leno headed the first in the ninth minute and doubled the advantage at the end of a counter attack 15 minutes later.
Fourth division team Bergerac also sent a top-flight side packing when they eliminated Metz 5-4 on penalties after a goal-less draw.
Olympique de Marseille survived a scare at home against fifth division side Le Cannet Rocheville, who opened the scoring in the first half, before Arkadiusz Milik’s hat-trick led the Ligue 1 club to a 4-1 win.
Monaco, St Etienne, Girondins de Bordeaux and RC Lens also went through, joining 2019 winners Stade Rennais, who made it into the last 32 on Saturday.
