Bordeaux-Rennes: The FFF is already threatening the Girondins

Bordeaux, which is due to host Rennes in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France, has already been warned by the FFF that the match will be reversed if the organization is not there.

Qualified for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, Bordeaux inherited a gala draw for its return through the front door, for the duration of a competition. The Girondins will host Stade Rennais in the weekend of December 20 to 22, for a match that will smell like Ligue 1. Until now, each round of the Coupe de France had been complicated for scapular training. Not on a sporting level, but on an organizational level. Travel gave rise to various bans, and the reverse matches were even played without an audience, for fear of excesses.

Bordeaux-Rennes reversed?

This will not be the case against Stade Rennais, the FFF has already announced. The federal body indicated that from the 32nd finals, Bordeaux must be able to host matches with the public, or the meeting will take place in Rennes. From this level, BeIN Sports broadcasts the matches, and there is no question of seeing a potential beautiful poster taking place in front of an empty stadium.

« 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 32es final, the meeting will be reversed, the progress of the Coupe de France cannot be envisaged without an audience on a recurring basis “, had warned the FFF even before this weekend’s matches. Until now, the Girondins had closed their stadium for certain matches in order to save money. There is no doubt that, normally, the Matmut Atlantique will be open for the reception in Rennes, and that the public will turn out in large numbers for the occasion. Especially since, if the regulations require sharing the revenue in the event of a home match, it is likely that the Breton club will leave the money to the Girondins given their current enormous financial difficulty. Gérard Lopez is in any case banking on this poster to bring some semblance of life back to his club, even if it will not solve all the problems.