Angel Di Maria scored one goal and set up two more as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Monaco 4-1 on Saturday to lift the French League Cup for the fourth successive season.
Julian Draxler fired PSG ahead with just four minutes played in the final in Lyon, but Thomas Lemar levelled for Monaco before the half hour
After the shock of their Champions League last 16 collapse against Barcelona in the second leg, a third meeting with Ligue 1 leaders Monaco this season presented an opportunity for redemption for PSG.
Monaco's Radamel Falcao failed to shake off a nagging hip injury that has sidelined the Colombian since March 11, but Thiago Motta returned to the PSG line-up for his first start in six weeks.
PSG have dominated the competition in recent seasons -- Monaco's last major trophy came when they won the 2003 final -- and the holders stormed into an early lead albeit in controversial circumstances.
Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim commented: "For several of our young players this was their first final. Just because we lost doesn't mean we will play less well in the competitions still open to us."
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