Penalty shootout: G. Laborde (Montpellier) scored!
95'
Penalty shootout: Marquinhos (PSG) scored!
94'
Penalty shootout: L. Paredes (PSG) scored!
Penalty shootout: M. Ristić (Montpellier) scored!
93'
Penalty shootout: S. Mavididi (Montpellier) scored!
92'
Penalty shootout: J. Draxler (PSG) scored!
Penalty shootout: A. Delort (Montpellier) scored!
91'
Penalty shootout: Á. Di María (PSG) scored!
90' +4
FULL TIME: MONTPELLIER 2-2 PSG – Penalties to follow.
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90' +1
Savanier takes the resulting set-piece and it cannons against the wall and out for a corner, which PSG easily deal with.
90'
Neymar gets yellow.
Penalty shootout: T. Savanier (Montpellier) scored!
There will be three minutes of added time at the end of the second half.
Neymar catches Savanier’s foot and Montpellier win a free-kick on the edge of the visitors’ box. The Brazilian picks up a yellow card for the foul.
89'
M. Bakker gets yellow.
T. Savanier gets yellow.
Bakker pushes Savanier to the floor as the hosts’ midfielder looks to waste time from a throw-in. The PSG defender is booked for his involvement in the clash.
Savanier also goes into the book for his part in that coming together with Bakker.
86'
Neymar enters the game and replaces A. Florenzi.
K. Dolly enters the game and replaces F. Mollet.
In an effort to keep things fresh, Der Zakarian brings on Dolly for Mollet.
With four minutes of normal time left to play, Neymar replaces Florenzi. Pochettino is not holding back in the closing stages.
85'
The winner of this clash will meet either Rumilly Vallieres or Monaco in the Coupe de France final. The second semi-final takes place tomorrow at Parc des Sports Annecy.
83'
A. Delort has scored a goal for Montpellier! Assist by G. Laborde.
The visitors are once again undone by La Paillade’s ruthless counter-attacking play. Hilton began the attack by picking out Mollet, and midfielder’s forward pass for Laborde was perfectly weighted. Navas came across to cover his near post, granting Delort the time and space to pick out the bottom-right corner.
GOOOOOAAAAAALLL! Di Maria took too long to unleash a strike at the other end, and Montpellier have made PSG pay on the break! Mollet steers a pass down the right side of the penalty area for Laborde, who squares it for Delort to apply the simplest of finishes from close range. 2-2.
82'
M. Kean enters the game and replaces K. Mbappé.
Mbappe also comes off for Kean.
81'
Danilo Pereira enters the game and replaces I. Gueye.
With the pressure building, Pochettino makes another substitution. Gueye makes way for Danilo.
78'
Mbappe’s cross into the back post from the left flank is nodded behind for a corner by Ristic with Di Maria lurking. The set-piece is not dealt with by Bertaud, and Le Tallec is forced to hook the ball to safety.
76'
Savanier cuts inside of Paredes on the edge of the PSG box and his right-footed shot is blocked behind for a corner off Gueye. The resulting set-piece is headed out for a throw-in down the far side.
73'
Á. Di María enters the game and replaces Pablo Sarabia.
It is a double change for PSG. Di Maria enters the fray in place of Sarabia.
72'
J. Draxler enters the game and replaces Rafinha.
Pochettino now turns to his bench, bringing on Draxler for Rafinha.
71'
Mbappe looks to lift a deft pass towards the edge of the box for Rafinha. However, his pass is intercepted by Sambia.
68'
Der Zakarian makes his second alteration of the match with 22 minutes of normal time left to play. La Tallec comes on for Ferri. It remains 2-1.
67'
D. Le Tallec enters the game and replaces J. Ferri.
65'
F. Mollet gets yellow.
Following that high tackle on Rafinha, the referee shows Mollet a yellow card.
64'
Diallo climbs over the back of Delort, and Montpellier win a free-kick in an advanced position. Savanier’s resulting delivery into the area is nodded to safety, and the referee awards PSG a free-kick after Rafinha was adjudged to have been fouled by Mollet's high boot.
61'
Laborde finds himself in a yard of space on the edge of the PSG box, although he slices his shot wide of the far post.
58'
Pochettino’s team have settled into their rhythm and are working the ball around neatly. Sarabia plays a clever reverse pass to set Mbappe away down the right-hand side of the area, and the Frenchman’s low cross is palmed out by Bertaud before being cleared by Hilton.
54'
Icardi fouls Ristic and La Paillade win a free-kick deep inside their own half.
52'
J. Ferri gets yellow.
Ferri catches Paredes with a late tackle midway inside the visitors’ half, and he is shown a yellow card. He can have no complaints with that decision.
50'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Rafinha.
GOOOOAAAAAALLL! PSG are back in front! Rafinha collects the ball midway inside his own half and advances the play down the left through Mbappe. The Frenchman cuts inside of Hilton and Ferri after getting into the penalty area and calmly places his finish in the bottom-right corner. 2-1.
Rafinha will claim the assist, but this goal is all about Mbappe. He showed great pace and control to take Hilton one way and then the other, before eventually gliding into the box and beating Bertaud from close range. That is Mbappe at his best.
46'
S. Mavididi enters the game and replaces A. Souquet.
The hosts make one change at the break, with Mavididi replacing Souquet.
Savanier looks to get Montpellier off to the perfect start, but his long-range effort sails well wide of Navas’ goal.
We are back underway! Pignard, the referee, blows his whistle and Montpellier get the second half kicked off.
45'
G. Laborde has scored a goal for Montpellier! Assist by J. Ferri.
PSG were caught out by La Paillade’s incisive counter. Ferri drifted into a dangerous position in the inside-right channel, picked his head up, and spotted Laborde in space. From there, the French forward made no mistake with the finish, leaving Navas with no chance.
HALF TIME: MONTPELLIER 1-1 PSG
There will be one minute of added time.
GOOOAAAAAALLL! Montpellier are level! The hosts work a quick counter down the right flank which results in Ferri switching the play over to the left. Laborde collects the ball on the edge of the box, drives at Florenzi, and unleashes a well-struck left-footed shot that finds the top-right corner. 1-1.
42'
PSG’s high press sees Paredes win the ball back high up the field and Savanier is forced to bring him down. The referee awards the away side a free-kick.
40'
Gueye shows good feet on the edge of the hosts’ box to drift inside of Congre before firing a curling shot over the bar.
38'
Gueye is adjudged to have caught Savanier’s right ankle with a late tackle a few yards outside of the visitors’ box. Mollet takes the resulting free-kick, but his pacey delivery evades everyone in the centre and runs out for a goal-kick.
36'
Montpellier are beginning to break out of their own half, which is leaving them vulnerable on the break. Gueye plays Mbappe in behind, and the attacker lays it back to Icardi, who’s shot from the middle of the box is blocked behind for a corner off Sambia.
34'
La Paillade fail to clear a corner from the right, allowing Sarabia to collect the loose ball down the left flank. He opts to swing a left-footed cross into the box, which Bertaud claims at the second time of asking.
30'
PSG patiently work the ball around on the edge of the Montpellier box before Pardes fires an ambitious strike from distance well over the top of the Bertaud’s goal.
25'
Sambia gets down the right flank, cuts onto his left foot, and floats a cross into PSG’s box. In looking to nod it back to his goalkeeper, Florenzi heads the ball over Navas and it just goes wide of the near post and behind for a corner.
20'
Savanier is a little too eager to win the ball from Icardi and impedes the Argentine. Les Parisiens win a free-kick inside their own half.
14'
Icardi works the ball inside for Florenzi, who shoots wide to the left of Bertaud’s goal from the edge of the box.
10'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by I. Gueye.
GOOAAALLL! Mbappe breaks the deadlock! Icardi drops deep to play a one-two with Gueye midway inside the hosts’ half, and the midfielder threads a pinpoint throughball beyond Souquet for Mbappe. The Frenchman takes the ball in his stride before firing past Bertaud and into the roof of the net. 1-0.
PSG have looked dangerous down the inside-left channel, and that is where the opening goal comes from. The one-two between Icardi and Gueye created space in midfield, meaning that Souquet had to drop back, and was thus caught out by Mbappe’s pace. A well-worked goal to open the scoring.
9'
Pochettino’s team are adopting a very patient approach as they look to break down La Paillade, who are pressing high up the field.
7'
Mbappe gets to the byline after skipping beyond Souquet and floats a cross into the centre of the box. Hilton positions himself well to nod the delivery to safety.
6'
Marquinhos spots Icardi’s run off the shoulder and in behind the hosts’ defence, but the Brazilian’s lofted pass runs through for Bertaud to gather.
4'
The away side are enjoying the bulk of the possession in the opening exchanges. Florenzi launches a searching pass forward and, in trying to take it down, Mbappe catches Congre with a high boot. Montpellier win a free-kick on the edge of their own box.
2'
Mbappe drifts inside and finds a pocket of space following some neat control from Rafinha. The Frenchman takes the ball in his stride and fires a long-range effort straight at Bertaud.
1'
Kick-off! The referee, Jeremie Pignard, blows his whistle and PSG get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Coupe de France semi-final between Montpellier and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade de la Mosson.
Montpellier come into this game looking to make it back-to-back wins after beating Strasbourg 3-2 in their last Ligue 1 outing. PSG, on the other hand, will hope to improve on their recent 1-1 draw with Rennes in the league.
MONTPELLIER (4-3-3): Dimitry Bertaud; Arnaud Souquet, Hilton, Daniel Congre, Mihailo Ristic; Jordan Ferri, Florent Mollet, Junior Sambia; Gaetan Laborde, Teji Savanier, Andy Delort.
MONTPELLIER SUBS: Matis Carvalho, Nicolas Cozza, Damien Le Tallec, Joris Chotard, Samy Benchama, Keagan Dolly, Stephy Mavididi, Petar Skuletic, Sepe Elye Wahi.
PSG SUBS: Sergio Rico, Colin Dagba, Thilo Kehrer, Danilo Pereira, Xavi Simons, Julian Draxler, Angel Di Maria, Neymar, Moise Kean.
Montpellier booked their place in the Coupe de France semi-final after beating Canet Roussillon 2-1 in the previous round. The hosts come into this game having lost just two of their last 12 matches in all competitions, although La Paillade have kept only one clean sheet in that time. PSG, meanwhile, sealed their spot in the semi-final after defeating Angers 5-0 in the quarter-final. Pochettino’s team are the reigning Coupe de France champions, and they will be full of confidence after beating the home side 4-0 the last time they met in Ligue 1.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Stade de la Mosson.
Despite the score, Der Zakarian will want to see more from his side after the break. The home team have looked vulnerable on the counter, while their press is leaving space between the lines for PSG to exploit. Pochettino, on the other hand, will be frustrated that his side are not a few goals in front. Les Parisiens have been wasteful on front of goal, and that will need to change if they want to advance to the final.
GOOAALL! Mavididi finds the top-left corner via the slightest touch from Navas’ glove. 3-2.
GOOAALL! Draxler powers the ball beyond Bertaud and into top-right corner. 2-2.
GOOAALL! Delort makes no mistake from the spot as he follows in Di Maria’s footsteps, picking out the bottom-left corner and sending Navas the wrong way. 2-1.
GOOAALL! Di Maria coolly responds as he sends Bertaud the wrong way and picks out the bottom-left corner. 1-1.
GOOAALL! Savanier fires the ball into the bottom-left corner. Navas went the right way but could not get a hand to it. 1-0.
This Coupe de France semi-final is going to penalties. Two goals from Mbappe were cancelled out by Laborde and Delort, before PSG missed a handful of chances to win the game in the closing minutes.
GOOAALL! Despite slipping in the run up, Paredes goes straight down the middle while Bertaud dives to his right. 3-3.
GOOAALL! Neymar is up to the task and calmly slides his penalty into the bottom-left corner, sending Bertaud the wrong way. 5-5.
GOOAALL! Ristic confidently lashes his penalty into the top-right corner. Navas went the wrong way. 4-3.
GOOAALL! Bertaud gets a hand to Marquinhos’ spot-kick, but he cannot keep it out of the bottom-left corner. 4-4.
GOOAALL! Laborde places his penalty straight down the middle. Neymar has to score now. 5-4.
MISS! Sambia lifts his spot-kick well over the top of Navas’ goal. Kean can win it for PSG. 5-5.
GOOAALL! PSG ADVANCE TO THE FINAL! Kean makes no mistake from the spot, finding the top-left corner. Bertaud went the right way but he could not get a hand to the penalty. 6-5.
FULL TIME: MONTPELLIER 2-2 PSG – Paris Saint-Germain win 6-5 on penalties.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Coupe de France semi-final between Montpellier and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade de la Mosson. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
Montpellier will seek to bounce back when they welcome Brest in their next Ligue 1 outing. PSG, meanwhile, who will face one of Rumilly Vallieres or Monaco in the Coupe de France final on May 19th, host Reims in their upcoming top-flight match.
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