We already knew the poster and the location… we now know the date! The neighbors’ duel between PSG and Paris FC, one of the shocks on the program for the round of 16 of the French Football Cup, will be played on Monday evening January 12 at the Parc des Princes. The match will take place at 9:10 p.m.
A schedule that differs from the other matches in the round of 16, which will be played during the weekend of January 10 and 11, which can be explained by the holding of the traditional Champions Trophy, organized by the Professional League, the previous week.
This “Trophy” will pit PSG, French champion and winner of the Coupe de France, against its runner-up in Ligue 1 last season, Olympique de Marseille on Thursday January 8 in… Kuwait City.
To prevent players from having to play a series of matches, kilometers, fatigue and injuries, the French Football Federation, organizer of the Coupe de France, and the broadcasters had planned different possible scenarios and decided well in advance of the draw, carried out on Sunday evening, to schedule staggered dates for PSG and OM in the event of both teams qualifying for the round of 16. Which is the case.
Bayeux-Marseille scheduled for Tuesday January 13
PSG, who will have a real marathon of matches in January, will therefore play their match against the PFC on Monday January 12. That is to say a week after a first fratricidal clash between the two Parisian clubs but this time in Ligue 1.
OM’s trip to Petit Poucet Bayeux (R1) is scheduled for the next day, Tuesday January 13, at 9 p.m. This match will take place at the Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen, the Henry Jeanne stadium in Bayeux, with its capacity of 3,400 seats, will not in fact be authorized to host the 16th.
Note that the organizers had also planned that in the event of a direct confrontation between PSG and OM, the match would have taken place on Monday.
