PSG are seeking qualification on penalties in Lens this Sunday, in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France. A fortune shared by some clubs in Ligue 1, such as Marseille or Monaco. But what are the expectations of other members of the elite, who fall against the amateur clubs?
Paris is hot in the north. Following, defending champion PSG had to wait for penalties (1-1, 4 tab to 3) to beat RC Lens on Sunday, and qualify for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Matvei Safonov, who was established in the goals of Paris in place of Gianluigi Donnarruma, was injured in the face of the league and remained in Paris, saving his team by diverting the attempts of Mbala Nzola and Andy Diouf. Unlike Hervé Koffi, the Lens goalkeeper, who started in place of Brice Samba with an ankle injury, was unable to stop any of the Parisian shots.
The capital club should a priori have the 16th less difficult than the 32nd, on the lawn of Espaly, resident of the National 3 and scorer of Dijon (N1) also in penalties on Friday. The French champions end 2024 on a positive note, but will spend the holidays without completely dispelling the doubts surrounding their first half of the season, amid a lack of efficiency and difficulties in create clear scoring opportunities.
For its part, Le Puy Foot 43, 2nd in its group in National 2 (4th div.) eliminated Montpellier, bottom of Ligue 1 after winning 4-0 last Saturday at the Charles-Massot stadium in Puy-en- Velay (Haute-Loire) at the end of a game controlled by the Ponots. A defeat that seemed like a shame for the residents of Montpellier, because they were completely dominated by the Altiligerian team in the second half.