French Football Cup: Monaco, Nice and Clermont eliminated as soon as they entered scene

The three Ligue 1 clubs were released on Saturday, in the 32nd finals of the event by lower ranking teams.

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Tradition obliges, the entry into the Ligue 1 clubs in the French Cup reserved, Saturday, January 7, its share of surprises and embarrassing eliminations. The biggest feeling came from Alsace where lovers of Olympique Strasbourg, residents of Regional 1 – The equivalent of the 6 ^{e division – got rid of Clermont, 9 e of L1, in front of 3,000 spectators massaged in the small stadium Emile-Stahl. The amateurs resisted in regulation time (0-0) before confirming the feat by winning the penalty shootout (4 tab at 3).}

Another victim of weight: Monaco. On the 5th ^{e of L1, which had won its two championship games since the post-cut over the world, was unable to dominate at home Rodez (Ligue 2) after having led 2-0, however. ASM was joined (2-2) before losing to penalties (5 tab at 4). Enough to get the Belgian coach Philippe Clement out of his hinges. “It’s unacceptable it’s clear. I am upset (…) At 2-0, you have to better manage the match,” he said.}

Nice, finalist of the last edition, was defeated 1-0 at Puy, 16 e and relegated in National (3 ^{e division). Surprised from the 3 e minute by a goal scored by Mohamed Ben Fredj, the Aiglons did not manage to redo their meager delay. Already barely in the league (11 e ), Lucien Favre’s troops sink a little more. The Puy club confirms its appetite against the clubs of the elite after having released Lorient two years ago, in the sixties.}

“It’s bigger than the match against Lorient, said happy coach Roland Vieira after qualification on Saturday. The walk was higher against the finalist of the last edition and a European club. We had the Chance to live it this time with the public “. In March 2021, the feat had been carried out behind closedy due to the COVVI-19.

Frayers for Marseille

The other elite clubs have managed better. Marseille made a few scares in Hyères, especially after the exclusion of the 15 minute of the Ivorian defender Eric Bailly, guilty of a huge fault on the chest of Almike Moussa N’Diaye. The Hyères midfielder was then transported to the northern hospital in Marseille where he was admitted to resuscitation service, “as a precaution”, according to the president of the Varois club Mourad Boudjellal. Marseille ended up winning 2-0 to ten against eleven.

Lyon, in great difficulty in the championship (8 ^{e ), did not shine but still ruled Metz (L2) 2-1, just like Lens. The Dauphin in L1 of PSG – which, without its stars, qualified Saturday against the National Chateauroux club (3-1) – waited for the 72 e minute before having Linas -Montlhéry yield (National 3, 5 e division) on the score of 2-0. Rennes did not forced his talent either with a 2-1 success in Bordeaux (L2), reduced to ten in the second period.}

Finally, the title holder of the Nantes title did not tremble against Vire (N3), beaten 2-0, but lost his defender Nicolas Pallois, victim of a sprain of the knee, for “a few weeks, or even more “, According to coach Antoine Kombouaré.