A gala poster for the 8th finals of the Coupe de France.
The draw made on Monday evening after the Nice-Monaco match (0-2) on the Eurosport stage by former defender Stéphanois Loïc Perrin offered a shock between the leader, Lille, and his runner-up, PSG .
The round of 16 matches are scheduled for Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 April except for Paris if it eliminates FC Barcelona on Wednesday (4-1 in the round of 16 first leg), because it would then have to play its quarter-final first leg of the League champions at the same time.
Thus, it is on Wednesday March 17 that the PSG would receive the LOSC.
On April 4, the two clubs will meet in the league, this time, still at the Parc des Princes, as part of the 31st day of Ligue 1. It is also the remake of the 2011 final won by the Mastiffs thanks to a goal from Ludovic Obraniak (1-0).
There will be only one other poster between Ligue 1 clubs, the one opposing Monaco to Metz.
Saumur, the little Thumb of the event as a resident of National 3 (5th national division) will seek to extend the adventure against Toulouse, the last representative of Ligue 2.
Redstar-Lyon, Metz-Monaco
As for the Red Star, heroic defender of Lens in the round of 16 (3-2), he inherits an even bigger client with Lyon 3rd in Ligue 1. The Audonien club will welcome OL to Bauer, who is approved, with one small idea in mind, the centenary year of the first of his five successes in this competition.
For the record, he has not reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France since 1992. He then lost to Cannes in extra time (1-0) during a match marked by the youngster's first appearance. Zinedine Zidane in the jersey of the French Riviera first team.
“It's wonderful to be able to host at home at Bauer, even if our supporters are not there.
We will do everything to be at the level, comments Vincent Bordot the coach of the Red Star.
But above all we are playing this Tuesday in the league against Sète, then again on Saturday on the field of Créteil.
So for the moment, we are focusing on the National.
This is the priority.
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Here are the posters of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France:
Paris SG (L1) - Lille (L1)
Olympique Saumur (N3) - Toulouse (L2)
Monaco (L1) - Metz (L1)
Rumilly Vallières (N2) - Le Puy (N2)
Red Star (Nat.) - Lyon (L1)
Canet (N2) - Boulogne-sur-Mer (N1)
Voltigeurs Châteaubriant (N2) - Montpellier (L1)
Sedan (N2) - Angers (L1)
