L'Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC in the 8th round of the Coupe de France (club Facebook)
Rather accustomed to playing in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France, the Entente Feignies-Aulnoye club is impatient to face OL. See you Saturday at 6 p.m.
Even if the professionalization of football today affects the championships up to the 4th, or even 5th division, these always remain special moments. Like the Entente Feignies-Aulnoye, who will challenge Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday, the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France are an opportunity for them to measure themselves against elite clubs.
An unprecedented meeting, which will leave its mark on northern footballers. “We were all very happy to play a Ligue 1 club. But we remained mixed because there were still a few small teams in our group. We said to ourselves that we could go further in the competition if we played against an opponent around our level, told Maxence Lescroartlateral to the N2 formation, Radio Scope. But even if it means playing against a big team, it’s incredible to have come across Lyon. We know that it's going to be a gala poster that will give us a lot of memories.”
16th finalist last season
Arriving this summer, he did not experience the previous 32nd finals against PSG (2021) and Quevilly-Rouen (2024). A sign that Olympique Lyonnais will have to be wary, last season, the Entente reached the 16th, falling against Montpellier (0-4). It will therefore be an opponent far from being a novice at this level of the competition who will appear on the Valenciennes lawn.
Pierre Sage, who aims to complete the event, showed his usual seriousness on Thursday in front of the press. A sign that he will not make any major adjustments to his 11? Response Saturday at 5 p.m. “We don't know if he will rotate his squad. But there are big names that stand out like Rayan CherkiNemanja Matic or Corentin Tolisso. We can only fear them because we know what they are capable of, warned Maxence Lescroart. We see him every weekend on TV. Anything can happen in one match.”
