Coupe de France- Stage set for a repeat of last year’s final?

After nearly five months of action, we have our four semi-finalists for this year’s Coupe de France. At first glance, one might feel a sense of déjà vu- three of the four sides were also semi-finalists in last season’s competition, and the draw has kept open the possibility of a repeat of the 2019 final.

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Player Ratings Lille 1-2 Marseille February 16 2020- How did Renato Sanches, Osimhen, Loic Remy & Sakai play?

Olympique Marseille maintained their stronghold on second place in France with a 2-1 away win over Lille on 16 February, 2020 in front of a 47,314 strong crowd. French newspaper L’Equipe gave Victor Osimhen, who netted LOSC’s only goal of the evening a 7/10. Renato Sanches was rated a 6/10. However Lille’s back four were … Read more

French Newspaper Player Ratings Amiens 4-4 PSG 15 February 2020- Navas, Draxler, Bongani Zungu & Gueye

Here is how the big French newspaper rated ASC and Paris SG’s players following their 4-4 draw on Saturday afternoon. The second from bottom club lead the defending champions 3-1 at half time, with the game eventually finishing 4-4. As you’d expect from the scoreline, several PSG players had a shocker, and that’s reflected in the ratings from the papers.

L’Equipe player ratings Amiens-PSG 4-4

For PSG, Ander Herrera and Kouassi, both of whom found the back of the net got a 6 and 7 respectively, but plenty of 2, 3’s and 4/10 for the rest. Amiens got a team rating of 5.4 from 10 while PSG were rated as a 4.2

From the Amiens side, Gael Kakuta, who scored a stunner; Serhou Guirassy, who netted a stoppage time equaliser and Bongani Zungu got a 7/10 for their efforts.

Player Ratings Amiens 4-4 PSG 2020 L'Equipe

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