The 2017 Trophée des Champions () was the 22nd edition of the

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, the annual

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in France. The match was contested by the

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champions

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, and the

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champions

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. The match was played at the

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

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4–1 in the 2016 edition, which was played in Austria. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 2–1 for their seventh Trophée des Champions title.

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Djibril Sidibé opened the scoring for Monaco in the 30th minute when he ran through on goal before clipping the ball past the advancing goalkeeper

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from just outside the penalty area with his right foot.

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equalised in the 51st minute, scoring with his right foot from a free-kick which went over the wall and into the top left corner from over 25 yards out.

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got the winning goal in the 63rd minute when he headed into the net from six yards out after a cross from the right from Dani Alves.

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