French Cup. The Girondins de Bordeaux will no longer be able to play behind closed doors

The Girondins de Bordeaux will no longer be able to play Coupe de France matches behind closed doors. This is what the French Football Federation (FFF) informed them in a letter dated November 28: for the 32^es final, scheduled for December 20, 21 and 22 – the Girondins will face Stade Rennais – it will be mandatory to have an audience, otherwise the match will be reversed.

“If the Girondins de Bordeaux club is not able to receive the public during the next Coupe de France meeting in the event of qualification for the 32^es final, the meeting will be reversed, the progress of the Coupe de France cannot be envisaged without an audience on a recurring basis »wrote the FFF.

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The club, administratively demoted to N2 this summer, had undergone several closed sessions in the Coupe de France in order to save money, refusing to play at Matmut Atlantique so as not to have to share the revenue, which had been denounced by certain teams, such as Les Herbiers Football (N2), his opponent from the previous round.