Antoine Kombouare. JB Autissier / PANORAMIC
On the eve of the reception of OL, Antoine Kombouaré returned to the importance of this semi-final of the Coupe de France, for the Nantes season.
Two clubs which play their season or almost this Wednesday. FC Nantes, defending champion, receives Olympique Lyonnais in the semi-final of the Coupe de France (9:10 p.m.). For the Loire-Atlantique club, this match must above all be used to get up.
This Sunday, Nantes lost 3-0 at home to Stade de Reims. A meeting that leaves traces according to Antoine Kombouaré. “When we had such a result on Sunday, we took a slap and today, regardless of the competition, we want to prove that it was an accident. We want to switch very quickly to a completely different result.»
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However, the coach of the Canaries knows that the task will be difficult. “The advantage of this French Cup , it’s that you don’t have to win in regulation time, there are also penalties. But of course it’s good to very, very quickly plan for this match, against this Lyon team which on paper is stronger than us. In terms of the L1 classification, they are ahead of us and while we lost 3-0 on Sunday at home, they won in Paris (0-1) after a very good match. The task promises to be difficult and it will be necessary to achieve a feat.»
In the fight to maintain, the FCN has only four points ahead of the first non-relegable. The Coupe de France can be a breather. “We too are playing our season on tomorrow’s match, blows Antoine Kombouaré. When we are in a position to play maintenance because we will be at the limit, we will play our game of the season when it comes to maintenance matches. But for the Cup, it’s the most important game of our season as we speak.»
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