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Laurent Blanc pleased with PSG's attitude in Coupe de France win

Laurent Blanc was thrilled with Paris Saint-Germain's attitude in their 1-0 win over Lorient that sealed their place in the Coupe de France final on Tuesday.

PSG are still reeling from their fourth consecutive Champions League quarterfinal exit at the hands of Manchester City last week.

It took them awhile to get going against Lorient, but a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal in the 75th minute was enough to send them through to the finals where they will face either Marseille or Schaux.

"It's never easy to win here, I do not recall easy games in Lorient," Blanc told reporters. 

"They are a very well-organised team, and are used to playing on the artificial pitch.

"We know we overcame a pain because we did not qualify in the Champions League. Tonight we had the attitude that was necessary to advance."

Ibrahimovic was equally pleased to have scored for his side but refused to delve into individual glory, preferring to focus on the task of retaining the cup they won last season.

"It was a game that mattered to us because we want to retain the title," the Sweden captain said.

"It's hard to play on a pitch like that, it does not exist anywhere else. But we won, that is most important to us.

"My goal? It is especially nice because we qualified. If someone else had registered, I would have been just as happy, qualifying was the most important for us tonight."

If PSG manage to win in the final, they will match Marseille as the only two teams to have won the Coupe De France 10 times.

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