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Marseille 2-4 PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs off in style with brace in French Cup final to seal treble in his final game for the club

PSG completed a second consecutive treble with victory in French Cup
Blaise Matuidi netted opening goal for Ligue 1 champions on three minutes
Newcastle loanee Florian Thauvin equalised with deflection off Thiago Silva
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a penalty in his final game for the club
Sweden icon provided the assist for Edinson Cavani to score a third
Michy Batshuayi netted a late consolation at the Stade de France

Published: 20:58 GMT, 21 May 2016 | Updated: 21:31 GMT, 21 May 2016

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic bid farewell to Paris St Germain in style by scoring twice and setting up another as the French champions completed a second successive domestic treble by beating Olympique de Marseille 4-2 in the French Cup final on Saturday.

Marseille's Florian Thauvin cancelled out Blaise Matuidi's early opener in the first half, but Ibrahimovic, playing his final game for the club, took the game away from PSG's bitter rivals after the break.

The Sweden striker scored from the spot before teeing up Edinson Cavani and then adding another late goal to wrap up PSG's 10th French Cup title. They had already won the Ligue 1 and League Cup trophies.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring a penalty as PSG defeated Marseille in the French Cup final

The 34-year-old raises his fingers to the heavens after scoring a brace in the French Cup final

Ibrahimovic added a second late in the game to secure a second consecutive treble for PSG

Ibrahimovic is crowded by team-mates to celebrate finishing his spell at the club with a goal and trophy

The Swede touches hands with coach Laurent Blanc as he signs off his PSG career with another treble

Ibrahimovic also provided the assist for PSG team-mate Edinson Cavani to score a third

Blaise Matuidi wheels away in celebration after scoring the opening goal for PSG after only three minutes

Newcastle loanee Florian Thauvin (right) drew Marseille level in te first half with a deflected shot

MATCH FACTS

Marseille (4-4-2): Mandanda; Manquillo, N'Koulou, Rekik, Mendy; Isla, Barrada (Dje Djedje), Diarra, Thauvin (N'Koudou); Batshuayi, Fletcher (Cabella).

Subs: Pele, Rolando, Romao, Alessandrini.

Booked: Mendy

Scorer: Thauvin 12', Batshuayi 87'

PSG (4-3-3): Sirigu; Aurier, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell; Stambouli (Luiz), Matuidi, Rabiot; Di Maria, Ibrahimovic (Kurzawa), Cavani (Lucas).

Subs: Douchez, Van der Wiel, Rimane, Augustin.

Booked:

Scorer: Matuidi 3', Ibrahimovic (pen) 47' 82', Cavani 57'

Marseille, who scored a second goal through Michy Batshuayi, were looking to salvage a mediocre season after finishing 13th in Ligue 1, but PSG were simply a cut above.

PSG went ahead after just two minutes when Matuidi latched onto Angel Di Maria's cross.

Marseille hit back 10 minutes later when Thauvin fired a low shot past Salvatore Sirigu to equalise.

PSG upped the pace in the second half and after just two minutes, Nicolas N'Koulou brought down Matuidi in the box and Ibrahimovic converted the resulting penalty.

In the 57th minute, Cavani wrapped it up with a powerful shot after being perfectly set up by Ibrahimovic and the Sweden forward completed the rout after collecting Matuidi's through-ball to slot past keeper Steve Mandanda.

Batshuayi reduced the arrears three minutes from time.

PSG won the cup for a record-equaling 10th time - level with Marseille, which last won the trophy in 1989.