The Lens – PSG match, this Sunday (9:00 p.m.) at the Bollaert stadium, is the flagship meeting of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, which begins on Friday and also offers a tempting Saint-Étienne – Marseille (Sunday 2:45 p.m.) between two of the clubs the most successful in the competition.
Between Friday and Sunday, this round of Coupe sees the entry into the running of the clubs of Ligue 1. In Artois, the PSG will have to do without his goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarummaunavailable after being injured in the face by the Monegasque defender’s crampons Wilfried Singo Wednesday evening in Ligue 1.
Beyond these two posters, the people of BordeauxUnion Saint-Jeanclub Regional 1 (6th division), designated Little Thumb of the Coupewill receive on Sunday (2:45 p.m.) theAS Monaco3ᵉ of Ligue 1while the Girondins de Bordeauxrelegated to National 2will receive Rennes12ᵉ of L1.
They will therefore find the elite for a match of French Cup which will be held at the Matmut stadium with the public following the decision of the prefect who renounced the closed session in view of the commitments made by the supporters of each team not to confront each other.
Still-Mutzigalsacien club R1will welcome the Reims stadium. “As people often say, we call it the magic of the Cup because it’s a sport that allows us, the amateurs, to be able to challenge professionals, therefore to have incredible lifelong memories, thrills, tears of joy, moments that you can only experience in the Coupe de France”explained on the microphone of Radio France Thomas Schallscorer for the amateur club Still-Mutzig.
Two other clubs R1, Tours et Mérignacwill meet respectively Lorient et Lavaltwo residents of Ligue 2while the club Haut Lyonnaisin National 3 (5th division), will host Toulouse (L1).
Two overseas clubs will play their 32nd finals in mainland France: Saint-Denis of the Meeting will be opposed to Cabourg (N3) et Saint-Joseph in Martinique will go to Corsica to challenge Bastiaclub Ligue 2.
