Dembélé scores last-gasp winner as PSG wins Champions Trophy

Dembélé scores last-gasp winner as PSG wins Champions Trophy
PSG players celebrate with a trophy after the French Super Cup final match between Paris Saint Germain and Monaco in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP)
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Updated 05 January 2025

Dembélé scores last-gasp winner as PSG wins Champions Trophy

Dembélé scores last-gasp winner as PSG wins Champions Trophy
  • The match was played at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, with PSG owned by Qatar-based QSI since 2011

PARIS: Ousmane Dembélé scored a stoppage-time winner as Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 1-0 to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday.
The France winger was unmarked at the back post to meet a low cross from the left by Fabian Ruiz in the second minute of added time.
PSG won the trophy, also known as the super cup, for the third straight time and a record-extending 13th overall. PSG won the league and cup double last season, with Monaco finishing second in the league.
The match was played at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, with PSG owned by Qatar-based QSI since 2011.
Désiré Doué hit the crossbar early on for PSG and Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn made several saves.
Monaco improved after the break and hit the post through Eliesse Ben Seghir and Brazilian defender Vanderson.
Although Köhn made a fine save to deny Achraf Hakimi in the 74th minute, he failed to properly read Ruiz’s cross and Monaco missed out on winning the trophy for the first time since 2000.
Later Sunday, Marseille looked to strengthen its grip on second place in Ligue 1 with a home win against lowly Le Havre.
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Marseille looks to strengthen its grip on second place in Ligue 1 with a home win against lowly Le Havre later Sunday.
Toulouse climbed up to eighth place with a 1-0 win at seventh-place Lens, which leads Toulouse on goal difference.
Striker Zakaria Aboukhlal scored a penalty in the 73rd.
The goal came shortly after Lens midfielder David Pereira da Costa was shown a second yellow card following a video review and was sent off.
Angers beat Brest 2-0, and Strasbourg rallied to win 3-1 at home to Auxerre and move into 10th spot.
Esteban Lepaul scored early on for Angers and fellow striker Ibrahima Niane, who replaced Lepaul in the 75th, wrapped up the win in stoppage time.
Strasbourg’s goals came from captain Habib Diarra, Félix Lemarechal and forward Emanuel Emegha, after Hamed Traore gave Burgundy side Auxerre an early lead in Alsace.


Qatar’s Al-Sadd name ex-Inter boss Mancini as new manager

Qatar’s Al-Sadd name ex-Inter boss Mancini as new manager
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Qatar’s Al-Sadd name ex-Inter boss Mancini as new manager

Qatar’s Al-Sadd name ex-Inter boss Mancini as new manager
  • Mancini takes the reins at Al-Sadd, who sit sixth in the Qatari top-flight
  • His most successful spell as a manager came during his time with Inter

DOHA: Al-Sadd have appointed former Inter Milan and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-season deal, the Qatari club announced on Thursday.
The 60-year-old Italian returns to management over a year after leaving his role with the national team.


Mancini takes the reins at Al-Sadd, who sit sixth in the Qatari top-flight with 14 points from nine matches, eight adrift of table-toppers Al-Gharafa.
His most successful spell as a manager came during his time with Inter. He led Inter to three Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia crowns and two Supercoppa Italiana triumphs during his first spell at the club between 2004-2008.
He also guided Italy to the 2020 European Championship title and led Manchester City to their first Premier League crown in the 2011-12 campaign.
Mancini was linked with the Nottingham Forest job before the Premier League club appointed Sean Dyche in October.