Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his Paris Saint-Germain career by reaching 50 goals in an outstanding farewell season as bitter rival Marseille was beaten 4-2 in the French Cup final on Saturday.
Ibrahimovic scored a penalty at the start of the second half and showed his altruistic side, picking out forward Edinson Cavani with a perfect pass through Marseille’s defense as PSG made it 3-1.
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi created the fourth in the 82nd, allowing Ibrahimovic to charge through and coolly beat goalkeeper Steve Mandanda for his 156th goal in 180 games since joining the club in 2012 – and his 11th in 10 against Marseille.
“It has been a fantastic adventure for me,” Ibrahimovic said on French television. “We know how it was in the beginning and how it is today. I can just say ‘Mission completed.'”
In typical brash style, he replied with a curt ‘You tell me’ when asked if he will miss the French league, or whether Ligue 1 will miss him.
Asked to say a farewell in French, he instead chose to continue in English.
