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Ibrahimovic double sends PSG into League Cup final Posted: 04 Feb 2014 02:41 PM PST February 05, 2014 Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates with team mates after scoring against FC Nantes during their French League Cup semi-finals match at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, yesterday. – Reuters pic, February 5, 2014.Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck a last-minute winner to put Paris St Germain in the French League Cup final with a 2-1 win at Nantes yesterday having opened the scoring as they boosted their hopes of a maiden domestic double. The Sweden striker netted after five minutes with a splendid 25-metre strike and sent the Paris club through to the April 19 showpiece match at the Stade de France with a last-gasp header after Olivier Veigneau had equalised in the 81st. Ligue 1 leaders PSG, who are five points clear of second-placed Monaco, will face the winners of today's second semi-final between Olympique Lyon and second-division Troyes. It will the fifth League Cup final appearance for PSG, who have won the trophy three times. "As soon as we conceded the goal, my team said to itself that we could not afford playing extra time and we went for the game," PSG coach Laurent Blanc told broadcaster France 2. The visitors, who had thrashed Nantes 5-0 at home in the league two weeks ago, went ahead when the inspired Ibrahimovic struck a half-volley into the net after the ball had been mistakenly kicked into his path by Nantes goalkeeper Remy Riou. PSG pushed for a second but Riou made amends for his error by parrying efforts from Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi. Nantes, who barely touched the ball in the first half but saw Marco Verratti save a Papy Djiloboji header on his goal line, staged a fightback after the break. The hosts were rewarded when Veigneau fired the ball home from a low cross by substitute Georges-Kevin Nkoudou. However, their hopes of reaching the final were dashed nine minutes later when the magical Ibrahimovic powered home a header following a superb cross from Brazilian Lucas Moura. – Reuters, February 5, 2014.

Giant-killing Blades punish Fulham in FA Cup Posted: 04 Feb 2014 02:37 PM PST February 05, 2014 Fulham's Josh Passley (left) challenges Sheffield United's Ryan Flynn during their English FA Cup match at Craven Cottage in London, yesterday. – Reuters pic, February 5, 2014. Third-tier Sheffield United scored in the last minute of extra time to dump sorry Premier League strugglers Fulham out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory yesterday. The fourth-round replay at a rain-soaked Craven Cottage was almost completely devoid of goalmouth incident and looked destined for penalties until Shaun Miller snatched a dramatic winner in the 120th minute. Miller's close-range header, from Harry Maguire's knock-down, gave United a second successive victory against top-flight opposition after a previous success against Aston Villa in the third round. It was the latest indignity in a desperate recent run for Fulham, who have slipped to the foot of the Premier League table after a run of four consecutive league defeats. United are themselves second from bottom in League One after a sequence of one win in seven games, but Nigel Clough's side can now look forward to a home tie with either Preston North End or Nottingham Forest in round five. – AFP, February 5, 2014.

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