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. This was the sixth consecutive time the competition has taken place on foreign soil, and its first time in Asia. The match was between

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, the winners of the 2013-14 Ligue 1 season, and the

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winners

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. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, having defeated

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in the

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edition, which was played in

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. They successfully defended their trophy by defeating Guingamp 2–0, their fourth victory in eight editions of the tournament.

Match

Summary

In the 9th minute,

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opened the scoring by controlling

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's pass with his heel and then volleying the ball. Ten minutes later, Ibrahimović doubled PSG's lead with a penalty after

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brought down Hervin Ongenda. After 32 minutes, Guingamp had a chance with their own penalty, after

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fouled

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, but

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's shot was saved by

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Details

References

External links

Official site
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