Paris held its breath, but eventually the Paris Saint-Germain advances to the round of 32. However, there was suspense when faced with the penalty shootout with Lens after the 1-1 draw in regulation time between Nzola and Goncalo Ramos. To decide the fate of the red and blue the very person who replaced the injured Donnarumma, Matvey Safonovauthor of two cosmic saves during the spot kick session.
After the match, the left back Nuno Mendes expressed all his joy for the passage to the next round of the French Cup to the microphones of BeIN Sportswhile admitting that the team should have won much earlier: “We are very happy with this victory, but it wasn't the game we wanted to play. We drew 1-1 in the 90 minutes, even if we took penalties well,” he underlined Portuguese.
Underlining in the second place: “It was a difficult match, Lens is a good team, the pitch was also complicated, but we managed to return home with the victory, and that's what counts. Now we rest and go back for the 2025. The next opponent (Espaly, ed.)? It's a Cup match and anything can happen. We have to be focused and give everything.”
The result
Lens 1-1 PSG (4-3 on penalties)
Love 66', Bouquets 70'
The official lineups
LENS (5-3-2): Koffi; Frankowski, Khusanov, Danso, Medina, Machado; Thomasson, El Aynaoui, Fulgini; Diouf; Nzola. Trainer: Still.
PSG (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Neves, Ruiz, Vitinha; Lee, Dembélé, Doué. Trainer: Luis Enrique.
Thirty-second French Cup
Saturday 21 December
Bourgoin-Jallieu 4-1
Cannes-Grenoble 3-2
Dives-Saint-Denis 2-0
Hauts Lyonnais-Toulouse 3-4 dcr (0-0 in regulation)
La Roche-Brest 0-1
Briochin Stadium-Le Havre 1-0
Court-Nice 1-1 (3-5 d.c.r.)
Feignies-Aulnoye-Lyon 1-2
JA Drancy-Nantes 0-4
Le Puy en Velay-Montpellier 4-0
Thaon-Amiens 2-1
Tours-Lorient (rinviata)
RC Calais-Strasbourg 0-3
Sunday 22 December
Auxerre-Dunkirk 0-1
Bordeaux-Rennes 1-4
Mutzig-Reims 1-3
Saint-Jean-Monaco 1-4
Saint-Etienne-Olympique Marseille 0-4
FC 93-Angers 0-1
Guingamp-Caen 2-1
Marmande-Le Mans 0-7
Saint-Philbert-Quevilly Rouen 0-2
Sochaux-Clermont 0-0 (5-3 on penalties)
Thionville-Valenciennes 2-2 (4-5 penalties)
Lens-Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 (4-3 penalties)
*qualified ones in bold
