“We showed neither pride nor honor. We will have to bear the shame in front of our loved ones, the people who love the club, our leaders. It’s almost a tragedy,” commented Lyon coach Pierre Sage.
PSG took their time
Paris SG qualified with forceps by beating the amateurs of Espaly (4-2) at the very end of the match, who play in National 3 (5th division). The amateurs opened the scoring in the 3rd minute through Kevis Gjeçi. Paris SG then laboriously took the advantage (Warren Zaire-Emery in the 37th and Désiré Doué in the 67th). But Maxence Fournel equalized for the Auvergnats (71st). Paris found the fault in the last minutes, through Bradley Barcola (3-2, 88th) then Gonçalo Ramos on a penalty in added time (4-2, 90th + 2).
Rennes eliminated in Troyes
Jorge Sampaoli’s Rennes, reinforced in this winter transfer window by Brice Samba and Seko Fofana, also experienced a disappointment (1-0 defeat) against Troyes, resident of Ligue 2. Rafiki Saïd even had the luxury of missing a penalty before scoring the only goal of the match. Cannes (N2) also achieved a big blow by eliminating Ligue 2 leader Lorient (2-1).
Toulouse, on the other hand, enforced its status by disposing of Ligue 2 club Laval (2-1). Strasbourg too, but the Alsatian club was scared by going through a penalty shootout (2-2, 5 shots on goal to 3) after a match in full fog at Thaon (N3), where supporters even thickened the atmosphere with smoke bombs.
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