Watch: Jake O'Brien scores against PSG in French Cup Final after Macron meeting

The Cork defender has been one of the surprises of the European club season and ended his campaign on a personal high note as Lyon missed out on cup glory
Watch: Jake O'Brien scores against PSG in French Cup Final after Macron meeting

RISING THREAT: Lyon's Irish defender #12 Jake O'Brien (R) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the French Cup Final football match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Denis Charlet / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

As if one Corkman scoring in a major domestic cup final in Europe on Saturday wasn't enough, Jake O'Brien doubled the dose late on as his dream season in French football finished on a fitting note. 

Mere hours after Adam Idah had sprung from the Celtic bench to score the only goal in an Old Firm Derby Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park, his fellow Rebel County export duly delivered in the French Cup Final. 

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