Psg Overcome Dunkerque Scare To Reach French Cup Final

Paris Saint-Germain PSG survived a major scare in the French Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, overturning a two-goal deficit to defeat second-tier Dunkerque 4-2 and book their place in next month's final.

Ousmane Dembele starred for PSG, scoring twice to take his season tally to 32 goals across all competitions. Captain Marquinhos and Desire Doue also found the net for the holders in a thrilling encounter played in Lille.

PSG will now face the winner of Wednesday's second semi-final between Reims and fourth-division Cannes in the final at the Stade de France on May 24.

Fifth in Ligue 2 and contesting their first French Cup semi-final in 96 years, Dunkerque had already stunned three top-tier teams en route to the last four. For the first half-hour, it seemed they were poised to pull off one of the competition's greatest upsets.

The underdogs took a shock lead in the seventh minute when Alec Georgen flicked on a free-kick, allowing Vincent Sasso to volley home via the underside of the crossbar.