Ben Pavard: My Unexpected Career Chat

“It’s going extremely quickly. After five minutes of playwe wonder where we ended up. » Grégoire Delain tasted the very high level during a match, Tuesday January 13, 2026, in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. The captain of Bayeux FC (R1) even occupied a privileged position, that of central defender, for note the quality of your opponent. BFC conceded nine goals against Marseille, third in Ligue 1 (0-9).

There is a world of difference. R1, L1, there is no photo. We saw from the first minutes that it was going to be very, very complicated. They respected us. The score remains anecdotal. We keep our heads full of memories.

The memories are first of all “having filled Ornano, to have brought 20,000 people to the stadium“. Greg Delain will keep this communion for life. “The stadium was blue and yellow. It warmed my heart and gave me chills throughout the match. Until the 90th minute, the supporters did not give up. It really boosted us. It was crazy. Even the Marseille supporters applauded us. Great respect. It was great. »

“Very cool” Marseillais

The Marseillais, in fact, “were very cool”. Grégoire Delain has got Facundo Medina’s jerseyhis captain counterpart. “He went to get it from the locker room to give it to me. They all said yes directly. On the ground, we were able to chat with them. »Benjamin Pavard, 2018 world champion, even questioned the Bayeusain.

I spoke with Ben Pavard. He asked me what I did for a living.

Grégoire Delain bump in Normandy Carpentrylike two of his teammates (Pierre-Mickaël Anquetil and Paul Aubel), in Carpiquet. Work, in fact, will quickly return to normal. After such an adventure, Grégoire Delain fears a “complicated” sequel, because tomorrow we go to work. Then we will focus on the championship. We’re going to have to rest.”

“We will be remembered”

For now, Bayeusains have the right to enjoy a little more. “We had a great journey with good guys, a good group. For the club, it’s incredible. These are engraved moments. At the club house, there will be all the signs for this course. We will have our names. We will be remembered. » And then, Bayeux will also have other repercussions, hard and fast. “For now, it’s the most beautiful thing we could do for the club. Two years ago, it was a bit complicated financially. For the years to come, I think it will be fine,” smiles the 29-year-old.

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