They won the jackpot and they are overjoyed. Fans of US Revel, who play in Regional 1 (6th division) will long remember this Monday in December when fate chose PSG as their opponent in the 1/32 final of the Coupe de France. While waiting to challenge Mbappé, Dembélé, Hernandez and other Donnarumma, in the spotlight on January 7.
The reaction of the US Revel (R1) players upon learning that they will face PSG in early January in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France… ???? pic.twitter.com/FUBs985UJb
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As if sniffing out the Christmas present a little early, the US Revel players gathered in front of their television to follow the draw on Monday evening, operated from Paris and marked by the entry into the running of the clubs of Ligue 1. On the alert and quite excited while waiting for their opponents, the Revelois exploded with joy when the PSG ball came out of the bowl just after that of their team.
After which, the Haut-Garonne footballers loudly expressed their happiness, while the scene was filmed before being broadcast on social networks. In the images, the boys move in all directions, hug each other, multiply the signs of triumph. “Olele, olala, who doesn’t jump, isn’t Revelois,” they chant in unison, to a tune known to all stadiums in France.
We now have to find a stadium
President of US Revel since 2019, Didier Roques, present at the draw on Monday, gave his impressions at the microphone of beIN Sports: “The players have already enjoyed this qualification because it was a very good moment for us. And there the draw offers us a magnificent gift, we are very, very happy. We are an R1 team, there are six levels of difference with the L1, we have very little chance of winning, but it is a magnificent gift to play against them. We are delighted. The next problem will be finding a stadium to host PSG. We will look into it tomorrow (this Tuesday). But it’s a nice problem…” The match could take place in Toulouse or Castres.
And the president went there with a first kind injunction to his players, who copiously celebrated their qualification against US Blagnac (N3) in the 8th round (1-1, 4 tab to 2) in a nightclub on the weekend. last last. “A message for the players? Guys, get back to work and stop the party…”
