PSG continues its tour of France, with the Stade de France as final destination, if all goes according to plan in the Gambardella Cup. The draw for this French Under-18 Cup reserved a poster against AC Ajaccio in the quarter-finals on the weekend of March 15. PSG qualified brilliantly in Lyon last weekend (5-1), after ruling out Évry (0-8, R3), Lens (2-6) and Reims (R1, 0-2).
The Corsican club eliminated during its course AS Saint-Etienne, holding the title (1-1, 4-5, tab). He also knocked down Marseille (0-1), Montpellier (2-1), before dismissing Le Mans (3-0) in the last lap. The team is 5th in group D of the French Under-19 Championship. She has in her ranks Lisandro Tramoni, a hope for French football, and is coached by Jordan Galtier, the son of Christophe Galtier, coach of Lille.
The draw carried out this Wednesday noon defined the complete picture of the end of the competition. The winner of the match which should be played on the ground of honor at the François-Coty stadium will move to Dijon or Monaco in the semi-final. To go to the Stade de France and try to win this prestigious Cup for the first time since 1991, Paris will have to succeed in the funny performance of qualifying six times outside.
The complete draw
Quarter-final (March 14 and 15, 2020). Châteauroux-Metz, Mérignac (R1) -Nantes, Dijon-Monaco, Ajaccio-PSG.
Semi-finals (weekend of April 12). Dijon or Monaco-Ajaccio or PSG, Mérignac or Nantes-Châteauroux or Metz
Final on April 25, 2020 at the Stade de France