Mauro Icardi netted a hat-trick and Neymar scored his first goal since January as holders Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Angers 5-0 on Wednesday to reach the French Cup semifinals, while Lyon coach Rudi Garcia criticized referee Stephanie Frappart after being sent off in his side’s loss to Monaco.
Record 13-time winners PSG, which is bidding to win a sixth French Cup in seven seasons, made short work of the visitors at the Parc des Princes.
“We are very happy with the performance of the team, professional,” said PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino, whose side host Manchester City in their Champions League semifinal first leg in a week’s time.
“I’m happy for Mauro’s (Icardi’s) three …
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