The Stade Français Paris "still wants to dream", assures the coach Gonzalo Quesada: a victory in front of Lyon on Friday (8:45 p.m.), would allow the Parisian club to continue to believe in a qualification for the final stages of the Top 14. "There is a lot of enthusiasm: playing a game like this at this time of the year is just a bonus.
We still want to dream even if we do not fully have our destiny in our hands, ”said Quesada on Wednesday at a press conference.
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Currently 7th in the French championship (62 pts), Stade Français can still finish in the top six, synonymous with qualifying for the play-offs and the European Cups.
The Parisians remain on a series of four straight wins, against Pau (46-32), Racing 92 (35-29), Brive (31-28) and Montpellier (32-10).
They receive Lyon (9th, 60 pts), also in the race.
"We have had this need to win in order to stay alive for several weeks and, for the moment, that is boosting us!"
Gonzalo Quesada
“Both teams are in Cup mode.
When we look at the last seasons of the LOU and their ambitions, we know that we will have a determined team against us.
Pierre Mignoni, their manager, has already said it: it's almost already a finals match.
The experience will be more on their side in view of the last seasons.
We, we have this need to win to stay alive for several weeks and, for the moment, that boosts us! ”, Added the Argentinian coach of the Parisian club.
They have been waiting for this moment for a long time
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