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PARIS, Jan. 8-- Mauro Icardi scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed 10-man Saint-Etienne 6-1 at home to ease into the semifinals of the French League Cup on Wednesday. Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also netted for PSG at Parc des Princes, with the visitors having Wesley Fofana sent off after 31 minutes when the score was 1-0. Former PSG midfielder Yohan Cabaye hit a consolation goal for Saint-Etienne when he headed in the rebound after his second-half penalty was saved by Sergio Rico. PSG have now scored at least four goals in their past six matches. The record eight-time champions will discover their semifinal opponents when the draw is made on Thursday. In other actions, Lyon battled into the last four with a 3-1 victory at home to Brest. Moussa Dembele broke the deadlock on 19 minutes and Houssem Aouar added a second shortly after half-time for Rudi Garcia's side. Samuel Grandsir gave Brest hope with a tidy finish five minutes from time but Jean Lucas made sure of the win with a firm 20-yard drive in stoppage time. Luiz Araujo and Victor Osimhen were on target as Lille overcame Amiens 2-0. Reims eliminated holders Strasbourg on Tuesday after winning 4-2 on penalties following a goalless draw. | 
