This Wednesday evening at 9:10 PM, OGC Nice will travel to the Parc des Princes to face PSG for a spot in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France.
In the midst of a poor streak in the league with five matches without a victory (4 losses and 1 draw), OGC Nice meets PSG in the Coupe de France. This match is an opportunity to ” rekindle the spark ” for the people of Nice, said the Italian coach, Francesco Farioli, in a press conference on Tuesday. In Ligue 1, the Aiglons are the only ones to have beaten the capital club at the Parc des Princes. It was a 2-3 victory, on September 15. Even though for Luis Enrique, “there are no thoughts of revenge,” the PSG coach considered this quarter-final as ” a final ” in front of the press.
In the league, OGC Nice is coming off a home defeat against Montpellier 1-2. Now down to the sixth place in Ligue 1, the Gym will have to put up a great fight to play in Europe next season. For their part, the Parisians, leaders, had a draw (2-2) against Reims last Sunday. The Paris-Saint-Germain has been successful for the Aiglons in the Coupe de France. Tomorrow, the two teams will face each other for the third time in their history in the competition. In their previous duels, Nice emerged victorious each time: in the Round of 32 in 1978 and in the Round of 16 in 2022. The Gym then continued their journey to the final. Unfortunately, they failed to win the title.
Some absentees for both teams
In this last quarter-final, both teams will have to cope with notable absentees. The Aiglons will be without injured players Valentin Rosier (hamstring injury) and Sofiane Diop (foot) and Youssouf Ndayishimiye in the rehabilitation phase. The Parisians, for their part, will be without Marquinhos, who is out and unavailable until the international break. Besides the Brazilian, two other defenders will be missing: Presnel Kimpembe, who is rested, and Milan Skriniar, who has an ankle injury. The Spanish forward Marcos Asensio, suffering from a right hamstring injury, is still working on his recovery.
The winner of the match will host Rennes in the semi-final on Wednesday, April 3. In the meantime, see you tomorrow night. The match will be to follow on France 3 or beIN Sport at 9:10 PM.
