Lens will have to do without a manager against PSG on Sunday. An absence that suits Parisians.
RC Lens hosts Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. A shock for which the Blood and Gold will not be able to count without one of their captains. A package far from being bad news for Parisians.
Brice Samba forfeits with Lens, PSG exults
The 32nd finals of the Coupe de France start this Friday with the entry into the running of the elite clubs. There are also two 100% Ligue 1 clashes on the program with Saint-Etienne – Marseille (Sunday, 2:45 p.m.) and Lens – PSG (Sunday, 9 p.m.). The second poster is even more special because of the way in which the two teams separated during their last confrontations. Opposites during the 10e League day on November 2, Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens parted ways with a 1-0 victory for the Parisians. But the meeting was marked by refereeing controversies with Lensois who cried conspiracy after the final whistle. Better yet, the Sang et Or have announced a revenge against the Ile-de-France residents in the Coupe de France.
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A revenge which will be complicated to take, on the other hand, without Brice Samba in goal. The injured Lens captain will not be in the game, as revealed by Will Still this Friday. “He sprained his ankle,” said the Belgian technician at a press conference. However, Will Still has another cartridge to keep the Lens cages against Paris. Arriving last summer, Burkinabè goalkeeper, Hervé Koffi, will finally be able to play his first minutes with RC Lens this Sunday. “Hervé Koffi will start on Sunday. It’s up to him to show that he can bring us into a match”assured Will Still. On the PSG side, Gianluigi Donnarumma, victim of a “facial trauma with multiple wounds” against Monaco on Wednesday will not be there either.
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