Football: Icardi on fire as PSG demolish St Etienne in French League Cup

PARIS: Mauro Icardi continued his devastating scoring form with a hat-trick to inspire Paris St Germain to a 6-1 thrashing of 10-man St Etienne in the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday .

Argentine Icardi, on loan from Inter Milan, scored either side of the interval with Neymar, a Jessy Moulin own goal and a Kylian Mbappe effort adding to the woes of Les Verts, who were reduced to 10 men when Wesley Fofana was sent off after half an hour.Yohan Cabaye scored St Etienne's only goal in the second half at the Parc des Princes but his team had already been subdued in a one-sided encounter.

Icardi tapped in from Mbappe's cross four minutes into the second half and added his third in the 57th in similar fashion.Cabaye reduced the arrears in the 71st, poking the ball home after keeper Sergio Rico had parried away the midfielder's penalty.Stade de Reims beat holders Racing Strasbourg on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday.

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