After 16es final marked by numerous exploits, with the qualifications of Bourgoin-Jallieu, Saint-Brieuc, Cannes or even Cabourg at the expense respectively of Lyon, Annecy, Lorient and Le Puy, the teams still in the running had their eyes fixed on the draw to the fate of 8es final Thursday evening.
Little Thumb of the competition, Bourgoin-Jallieu will welcome a new League team on Tuesday February 4 or Wednesday February 5, namely Stade de Reims, winners of Monaco this week.
Dives-Cabourg not varnished
The other National 3 resident still involved in the competition, Dives-Cabourg, inherited one of the worst possible draws, since the Normans will have to travel to the Cannes pitch (National 2) to hope to reach the quarter-finals .
Le Mans, which for its part disposed of Valenciennes during the 16es in the final, will face Paris Saint-Germain, winner in the pain of Espaly on Wednesday.
Nice will have to travel to Brittany, on the pitch of Saint-Brieuc (N2), Troyes will host Brest and Toulouse will give hospitality to Guingamp. The only 100% Ligue 1 duel will pit Strasbourg and Angers against each other.
Haguenau and Dunkirk waiting
For the Alsatians of Haguenau (National 2) and the Dunkirk (Ligue 2), everything will depend on the result of their match, initially scheduled for Tuesday but postponed to next Wednesday (5 p.m.) due to bad weather. But whatever happens, the winner of this meeting will challenge Lille, as decided in the draw.
The complete draw
Saint-Brieuc (National 2) – OGC Nice (Ligue 1)
Bourgoin-Jallieu (National 3) – Reims (Ligue 1)
Troyes (Ligue 2) – Brest (Ligue 1)
-Le Mans (National) – Paris SG (Ligue 1)
Toulouse (Ligue 1) – Guingamp (Ligue 2)
AS Cannes (National 2) – Dives-Cabourg (National 3)
Strasbourg (Ligue 1) – Angers (Ligue 1)
Lille (Ligue 1) – Dunkirk (Ligue 2) or Haguenau (National 2)
A little earlier today, the French Football Federation unveiled the draw for the 16es of the Gambardella Cup final. The Normans de la Maladrerie, who beat Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round, will host Abbeville.
A tempting Rennes – Guingamp, two teams playing at the highest national level, will also be held on the weekend of 1is and February 2 while Lyon and Monaco will travel to lower level teams, namely Alès and Drancy.
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