Anthony Hacquard (Belfort coach, eliminated by Rennes): “The opponent did the job, respected us. This first goal hurts us because we were in place, we respected the game plan. We stayed in the game until the start of the second period when it could have changed on both sides. We ended up with cramps because … Read more
Wednesday evening, on the occasion of the French Cup quarter-final between OL and OM, the probable reunion between Lyonnais Maxwel Cornet and Marseillais Bouna Sarr promises to be delicious. Friends since their common passage in Metz, the two wingers sometimes used in lateral have experienced the same conversion, imagined by the same trainer, Rudi Garcia. … Read more
PSG will travel to Dijon on Wednesday (6.30 p.m.) in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, without Marquinhos (thigh), Marco Verratti and Presnel Kimpembe. The three players are forfeited. At the same time, Thomas Tuchel recovers Thiago Silva and Juan Bernat, recovered. A final point will be made after training, this Tuesday, to find … Read more
After putting pressure on his management at a press conference on Tuesday, the Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet delivered the best response on the field on Wednesday, being decisive against AS Saint-Etienne (2- 0). A boss size match! Dimitri Payet always wears more OM! — The goal is to bring the club back to the Champions … Read more
Robert Moreno (Monaco coach, eliminated by Saint-Etienne): “We have improved a lot (since the defeat against Strasbourg, 1-3, last Saturday). The team did everything I asked. It’s difficult, it’s football, but the team has had chances. For me it was a better game than Saturday. It lacked a bit of depth, finish, and opportunity. I … Read more
Kylian Mbappé and Neymar were from PSG in Lorient this Sunday evening but the two men appreciated the qualification of their team (1-0) from the bench. The French and Brazilian did not come into play, even if Thomas Tuchel sent them to warm up shortly before the goal of Pablo Sarabia (80th). “Kylian Mbappé and … Read more
“Why did OM meet so many difficulties against Granville? It was a tough game, we missed several opportunities in the first half. In this kind of match, the first goal becomes decisive. He gave us confidence and took it away from the opponent. The expulsion was difficult for Granville to accept, but their player touched … Read more
[*] Already complicated by the particularities of the Reunion Championship, which takes place over the calendar year, the preparation for this sixteenth round of the Coupe de France experienced a new twist on Friday. Within the framework of the competition rules, each club can only line up on the match sheet a maximum of six … Read more
Olympique Lyonnais have no choice but to rotate: while waiting for the possible recruitment of an attacker in the winter transfer window, OL coach Rudi Garcia must juggle the available staff to chain the matches, starting Saturday in Nantes in the 16th of the Coupe de France (20.55). “I work with this group and not … Read more
The president of the OM finds himself in the center of criticism after the muscular exit of his coach at a press conference. “It is up to Jacques-Henri to say the why and how of this decision. It’s your sporting competitiveness that gives the possibilities, it’s not by putting an agent. It’s up to Jacques-Henri … Read more