New Brazilian recruit Dani Alves powered Paris Saint-Germain to its first title of the season beating Monaco 2-1 in the Champions Trophy final on Saturday.
It was a fifth straight trophy for the Parisians in the traditional curtain-raiser to the French season to put them level with Lyon’s record of seven titles.
The match was touted as a revenge mission for both sides with PSG losing the Ligue 1 title to Monaco, with the Principality side crushed 4-1 by the Parisians in the League Cup final. Alves equalised with a free kick after 51 minutes and then set up a decisive pass for Adrien Rabiot’s 63rd-minute winner.
The result: Monaco 1 (Sidibe 30) lost to PSG 2 (Dani Alves 51, Rabiot 63) .
