During the five posters on the program for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France this Wednesday, the Ligue 1 teams held their place.
Olympique Lyonnais qualified for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, beating Laval (2-0) this Wednesday, in a relegated position in Ligue 2. Les Gones were delivered by their new Brazilian pearl Endrick, on loan from Real Madrid, who scored his fifth goal in five matches. Before Moreira sealed the victory for OL (90th + 4). Disillusionment, on the other hand, for Paris FC, defeater of PSG (1-0) in the previous round, who lost on the Lorient pitch (2-0) for the first match of international Ciro Immobile, new recruit of the Parisian club.
Toulouse, winner of the event in 2023, won against Amiens (1-0), play-off in L2. An Amiens goal was canceled for offside at the end of the match. Nice, in great difficulty this season, won on the wire against Montpellier (3-2), another L2 club. Trailing 2-0 in the 69th minute, the Aiglons reduced the score through Boudache (72nd), equalized by Mendy on the wire (89th) before snatching victory at the last minute through Diop (90th+7).
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In the last match of the evening, Lens did not tremble against another L2 team, Troyes beaten on home turf 4-2, thanks in particular to a double from Sima (50th, 58th). The Sang et Or, the only ones to keep up with PSG in L1 (2nd), dream of winning their first Coupe de France after three failures in the final (1948, 1975, 1998). For the first time in 35 years, no club beyond the second division reached the round of 16 of this event traditionally full of surprises.
Results of the 8th finals:
Mardi
Reims (L2) – Le Mans (L2) 3-0
Marseille (L1) – Rennes (L1) 3-0
Wednesday
Toulouse (L1) – Amiens (L2) 1-0
Lyon (L1) – Laval (L2) 2-0
Lorient (L1) – Paris FC (L1) 2-0
Nice (L1) – Montpellier (L2) 3-2
Troyes (L2) – Lens (L1) 2-4
THURSDAY
(9pm) Strasbourg (L1) – Monaco (L1)
