Tuchel stunned by PSG's nine-goal thrashing of Guingamp
PSG tied their record Ligue 1 winning margin, leaving German boss Thomas Tuchel stunned post-match in Paris.
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel was taken aback by his side's 9-0 demolition of Guingamp on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani scored hat-tricks, while Neymar netted a double as PSG humiliated Guingamp in Paris.
PSG tied their record Ligue 1 winning margin, leaving German boss Tuchel stunned post-match.
"I have to think about it, but I don't think I've ever seen that before - 9-0 in a league game," Tuchel told reporters.
Biggest home win in #Ligue1
Biggest win in #Ligue1, equaling the scoreline from a March 2016 victory Troyes
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"We really wanted to score, we played with a lot of quality. We improved during the second half and played very smoothly with a good offensive structure. There were also a lot of attacks, a lot of players in the penalty area. We had a lot of opportunities to score and created many more chances.
"After the first, second, third goal, we played with a lot of confidence. We did simple things but very quickly and decisively. We are very satisfied and very happy."
Hat-trick hero Cavani, who passed the milestone of a century of goals at Parc des Princes, added: "The main thing was to beat Guingamp tonight after they had knocked us out of the Coupe de la Ligue.
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Breaking down @ECavaniOfficial's goals at the Parc des Princes!
El Matador pic.twitter.com/qLDp60BKs9— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 19, 2019
"It showed that the team wants to keep doing great things and that that defeat was just a lack of concentration. It's up to us to keep going like that.
"I'm very happy to have scored my 100th and even my 101st goal at the Parc des Princes. I am in the club's history and I want to keep scoring goals to help my team. The 100th goal was a one-two between [Angel] Di Maria and Neymar, he put the ball on my head and I finished it off."