French season 2023/24

[mspm89]

The Coupe de France is not the tournament where you expect to see lopsided results even in matchups with several divisions of difference. The only overseas club left was double-digitted by a club with Champions League experience.

[FrancoisD]

The Coupe de France is not the tournament where you expect to see lopsided results even in matchups with several divisions of difference. The only overseas club left was double-digitted by a club with Champions League experience.

If you read Lyonnais' summary, you'll see there were two overseas clubs left. The other one lost 4-0 against Romorantin.

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD18


Game of the week

LENS - PARIS SG 0-2
Barcola 30' Mbappé 89'
Red card: Gradit (Lens) 45'

XG: 2.68 - 1.80

A clinical PSG
Lens missed the mark at the start of the match with this missed penalty. Then, the league leader was merciless with a decisive Barcola, scoring then pushing Gradit to make a mistake. Reduced to 10, Lens never gave up but Mbappé closed the debates at the end of the meeting. Paris soars in the ranking.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

LENS (3-4-3): Samba - Gradit, Danso, Medina - Frankowski, El Aynaoui (Sishuba 86'), Diouf (Fulgini 74'), Maouassa (Chavez 45') - Sotoca, Wahi (Saïd 74'), Da Costa (Thomasson 74')
Coach: F.Haise
PARIS SG (4-3-3): Donnarumma - Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos, D.Pereira, L.Hernandez - Soler (Ruiz 62'), Ugarte, Vitinha - Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola
Coach: L.Enrique

Man of the match

Kylian MBAPPE
FW, 25, Paris SG & France (75 caps)
Career: Monaco - Paris SG (2017)
Titles:
- Winner of the World Cup 2018
- Winner of the Nations League 2021
- Champion of France 2017 (Monaco), 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 & 2023 (PSG)
- Winner of the Coupe de France 2018, 2020 & 2021



The other games

RENNES - NICE 2-0
Bourigeaud pen 31' Kalimuendo 54'

LILLE - LORIENT 3-0
David 37' Cabella 90' Zhegrova 90+3'

MONACO - REIMS 1-3
Ben Yedder 49'; Teuma 35' Khadra 55' Matusiwa 90+5'

BREST - MONTPELLIER 2-0
Magnetti 48' Le Douaron 90+2'

MARSEILLE - STRASBOURG 1-1
Gigot 3'; Sebas 90+2'

LE HAVRE - LYON 3-1
Lloris 18' Sabbi 50' Operi 62'; Lacazette 54'

NANTES - CLERMONT 1-2
Mollet 47'; Nicholson 29' Allevinah 89'

METZ - TOULOUSE 0-1
Sierro pen 12'

[Lyonnais]

Table


43 - PARIS SG
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35 - NICE
34 - BREST
33 - MONACO
32
31 - LILLE
30
29 - REIMS
28 - MARSEILLE
27
26 - LENS
25
24 - STRASBOURG
23
22 - RENNES - LE HAVRE
21
20
19
18 - MONTPELLIER - NANTES
17 - TOULOUSE
16 - METZ - LYON
15
14 - CLERMONT
13
12 - LORIENT


MD19 to be played in 2 weeks time after the Cup beak next week-end with PARIS SG v BREST (Sunday 28-Jan 20:45)

[Lyonnais]

Coupe de France - Round of 32


The two finalists of last season Toulouse and Nantes have been eliminated, respectively by Rouen and Laval.
Reims also out by Sochaux who already eliminated Lorient in the previous round.


ORLEANS (3) - PARIS SG 1-4
Saint-Ruf 86'; Mbappé 16' pen 63' Ramos 72' Mayulu 88'

BORDEAUX (2) - NICE 2-3
Livolant 59' Weissbeck 76'; Guessand 35' Sanson pen 47' Sanson 60'

TRELISSAC (4) - BREST 1-2
Bisson 75'; Lala pen 78' Satriano 88'

RODEZ (2) - MONACO 1-3
Mambo 21'; Ben Yedder pen 10' 50' 58'

RACING (4) - LILLE 0-1
Haraldsson 33'

SOCHAUX (3) -REIMS 2-2 pso 5-4
Michel 21' Daho pen 45'; Agbadou 6' 82'

RENNES - MARSEILLE 1-1 pso 9-8
Terrier 53'; Veretout 29'

CLERMONT - STRASBOURG 1-3
Zeffane 88'; Sylla 32' Diarra 48' Bakwa 60'

CHATEAUROUX (3) - LE HAVRE 0-1
Ngoura 45'

FEIGNIES (4) - MONTPELLIER 0-4
Omeragic 58' Adams 73' 90+2' Delaye 90'

NANTES - LAVAL (2) 0-1
Tchokounté 60'

ROUEN (3) - TOULOUSE 3-3 pso 12-11
Bezzekhami 16' Sanson pen 43' Bouzamoucha 64'; Sierro pen 19' Gboho 32' Nicolaisen 90+2'

BERGERAC (4) - LYON 1-2
Escarpit 45'; Fofana 37' Caqueret 78'

VALENCIENNES (2) - PARIS FC (2) 2-1
LE PUY (4) - DUNKERQUE (2) 2-1
SAINT-PRIEST (5) - ROMORATIN (4) 4-1

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD19


Game of the week

PARIS SG - BREST 2-2
Asensio 38' Kolo Muani 45'; Camara 55' Pereira Lage 80'
Red card: Barcola (Paris SG) 90+4'

XG: 1.90 - 1.07

PSG neutralized by Brest
Realistic in the first period, PSG, uninspired, fell asleep after the break against an eye-catching Breton team who logically came back on score. Brest consolidates its 3rd place while PSG, although solid leader, has not reassured itself with a view to the Champions League.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

PARIS SG (4-3-3): Donnarumma - Zaïre-Emery, D.Pereira, L.Hernandez (Marquinhos 75'), Beraldo - Vitinha (Ramos 89'), F.Ruiz, Asensio (Soler 75') - Kolo-Muani (Dembélé 69'), Mbappé, Barcola
Coach: L.Enrique
BREST (4-3-3): Bizot - Lala, Chardonnet, Brassier, Locko (Le Cardinal 81')- Camara (Martin 72'), Lees-Melou, Magnetti - Del Castillo (Brahimi 81'), Mounié (Pereira Lage 72'), Le Douaron (Satriano 63')
Coach: E.Roy

Man of the match

Marco ASENSIO
MC, 28, Paris SG & Spain (38 caps)
Career: Mallorca - (Espanyol) - Real Madrid - Paris SG (2023)
Titles:
- Winner of the Nations League 2023
- Winner of the Champions League 2017, 2018 & 2022
- Champion of Spain 2017, 2020 & 2022
- Winner of the Copa del Rey 2023



The other games

TOULOUSE - LENS 0-2
Da Costa 42' Diouf 55'

MONTPELLIER - LILLE 0-0

NICE - METZ 1-0
Guessand pen 77'

MARSEILLE - MONACO 2-2
Aubameyang 38' Balerdi 50'; Ben Yedder 7' Akliouche 45'

REIMS - NANTES 0-0

LYON - RENNES 2-3
Henrique 57' Lacazette 78'; Terrier 22' 41' D.Doué 36'

CLERMONT - STRASBOURG 1-1
Nicholson 52'; Sahi 34'

LORIENT - LE HAVRE 3-3
Louza 33' Kari 51' Bamba 90+2'; Sabbi pen 15' Ayew 85' 90+4'

[Lyonnais]

Table


44 - PARIS SG
43
42
41
40
39
38 - NICE
37
36
35 - BREST
34 - MONACO
33
32 - LILLE
31
30 - REIMS
29 - MARSEILLE - LENS
28
27
26
25 - RENNES - STRASBOURG
24
23 - LE HAVRE
22
21
20
19 - MONTPELLIER - NANTES
18
17 - TOULOUSE
16 - METZ - LYON
15 - CLERMONT
14
13 - LORIENT


MD20 to be played next week-end with BREST v NICE (Sunday 04-Feb 17:05 CET)

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD20


Game of the week

BREST - NICE 0-0

XG: 0.88 - 0.67

A shock without a winner
As in the first leg, the two opponents parted in a logical draw without a goal, thanks to two solid defenses. Nice's Guessand and Brest's Satriano and Mounié lacked efficiency in this rhythmic display. Nice remains three points ahead of Brest and Lille, which is coming back.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

BREST (4-3-3): Bizot - Lala, Chardonnet, Brassier, Locko - Camara (Martin 77'), Lees-Melou, Magnetti - Del Castillo, Stariano (Camblan 83'), Pereira Lage (Mounié 70')
Coach: E.Roy
NICE (3-4-2-1): Bulka - Ndayishimiye, Todibo, Dante - Lotomba (Rosier 64'), Boudaoui, Thuram, Bard (Perraud 80') - Laborde (Cho 64'), Sanson (Louchet 81') - Guessand
Coach: F.Farioli


Man of the match

Pierre LEES-MELOU
MC, 30, Brest, France
Career: Dijon - Nice - Norwich - Brest (2022)



The other games

STRASBOURG - PARIS SG 1-2
Bakwa 68'; Mbappé 31' Asensio 49'

NANTES - LENS 0-1
Pereira Da Costa 48'

LILLE - CLERMONT 4-0
David 10' 38' André 24' Zhegrova 40'

LYON - MARSEILLE 1-0
Lacazette 37'

RENNES - MONTPELLIER 2-1
Terrier 3' Kalimuendo pen 48'; Savanier 73'

MONACO - LE HAVRE 1-1
Ben Yedder 63'; Fofana o.g. 65'

REIMS - TOULOUSE 2-3
Teuma 49' Akieme 90+1'; Mawissa 11' Babicka 31' Dallinga pen 45'

METZ - LORIENT 1-2
Lamkel Zé 22'; Bamba 19' Katseris 58'

[Lyonnais]

Updated table


47 - PARIS SG
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39 - NICE
38
37
36 - BREST
35 - LILLE - MONACO
34
33
32 - LENS
31
30 - REIMS
29 - MARSEILLE
28 - RENNES
27
26
25 - STRASBOURG
24 - LE HAVRE
23
22
21
20 - TOULOUSE
19 - MONTPELLIER - NANTES - LYON
18
17
16 - METZ - LORIENT
15 - CLERMONT


MD21 to be played newt week-end with PARIS SG v LILLE (Sat 10-Feb 21:00 CET)

[Phocea]

We need a Lacazette (and a coach)

[Lyonnais]

Coupe de France - Round of 16


Monaco eliminated at Rouen.
This time PSG not surprised by Brest (who came back twice in the L1 games after being 0-2 down)
Convincing wins of Nice, Rennes, Lyon and Strasbourg


PARIS SG - BREST 3-1
Mbappé 34' D.Pereira 37' Ramos 90+2'; Mounié 65'

MONTPELLIER - NICE 1-4
Sagnan 75'; Ndayishimiye 29' Louchet 37' Cho 39' Claude-Maurice pen 62'

LYON - LILLE 2-1
Orban 40' Cherki 47'; Ribeiro 53'

ROUEN (3) - MONACO 1-1 (pso 6-5)

SOCHAUX (3) - RENNES 1-6
Viltard pen 65'; Gouiri 24' 47' Salah 29' Kalimuendo 35' 41' Bourigeaud 81'

STRASBOURG - LE HAVRE 3-1
Bakwa 21' Emegha 36' Senaya 90'; Ayew 30'

LE PUY (4) - LAVAL (2) 2-1
SAINT-PRIEST (5) - VALENCIENNES (2) 1-2

[matt]

Next round of the French Cup:

PSG - Nice
Lyon - Strasburg
Le Puy - Rennes
Monaco * - Valenciennes

This time the cup won't be won by a surprise package like Nantes or Toulouse, but by a team in the first 8-9 places of Ligue 1, unless Lyon/Strasburg win it, though in my mind i still consider Lyon to be quite a big team.

* If they win tonight's game.

[Lyonnais]

* If they win tonight's game.

and they didn't - eliminated on penalties

Next round of the French Cup:

PSG - Nice
Lyon - Strasburg
Le Puy - Rennes
Monaco * - Valenciennes

This time the cup won't be won by a surprise package like Nantes or Toulouse, but by a team in the first 8-9 places of Ligue 1, unless Lyon/Strasburg win it, though in my mind i still consider Lyon to be quite a big team.

As long as PSG is still in the race, they are the huge favourites.
That said if my memories are good they were eliminated by Nice last season (or was it Marseille? I don't remember. For sure they were eliminated by these two but I don't remember the order.

[matt]

That said if my memories are good they were eliminated by Nice last season (or was it Marseille? I don't remember. For sure they were eliminated by these two but I don't remember the order.

I checked, it was OM in the round of 16. In the following round OM were eliminated by... Annecy.
In the following round Annecy were knocked out by Toulouse.
Toulouse then defeated Nantes in a one-sided final.

[Lyonnais]

Thanks for the check matt