Saint-Etienne sharply beaten at home by Marseille in the Coupe de France

The only match of the 32^es The final of the French Football Cup between two Ligue 1 players on Sunday December 22 turned into a humiliation for the host club. AS Saint-Etienne lost at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium 4 goals to 0 against Olympique de Marseille, two weeks after OM had already outclassed the Greens in the championship (2-0).

Reduced to ten from the 21st^e minute of play after the exclusion of Ibrahim Sissoko for a bad gesture on Leonardo Balerdi, the Stéphanois immediately conceded a first goal, signed Mason Greenwood (22^e). With equal numbers, the task was already very difficult with 74% possession for the Phocaeans in the first quarter of an hour.

But led 1-0 with seventy minutes to play in inferiority, it quickly appeared insurmountable for the Stéphanois, 16^es in the championship and play-offs. Largely dominant (12 shots to 1 at half-time), OM, 2^e of Ligue 1, with its typical team at kick-off, logically brought the score to 2-0 with a volley from Adrien Rabiot receiving a corner played by Greenwood (34^e).

Fourth consecutive defeat for ASSE

The second half looked like a long way of the cross for Saint-Etienne. The Marseillais added a third goal by Luis Henrique who scored, from close range, after a first attempt by Rongier deflected by Dylan Batubinsika (69^e). Höjbjerg then took charge of bringing the score to 4-0, alone in the area after a serve from Jonathan Rowe (81^e) while the Saint-Etienne kops began to challenge the new owners of ASSE by demanding “a team worthy of its audience”. ASSE lost for the fourth time in a row in all competitions.

AS Monaco, Stade de Reims and Stade Rennais, other Ligue 1 clubs involved this afternoon, all enforced the hierarchy against Union Saint-Jean (Regional 1), AS Still Mutzig ( Regional 1) and Bordeaux (National 2). AJ Auxerre, 8^e of Ligue 1, was surprised (0-1) by Dunkerque, 3^e of the Ligue 2 standings at home at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium.