The people of Nantes had not seen such a scene of joy since their long-awaited accession to Ligue 1 against Sedan one evening in May… 2013. Nine years later, thousands of FC Nantes supporters once again invaded the lawn of the Stade de la Beaujoire this Wednesday evening, just after the victory of the FCN in the semi-final of the Coupe de France on penalties against AS Monaco (2-2, 4-2 on pens). A spectacular sequence that loops on social networks.
In an atmosphere of gentle madness, the public surged from the stands as soon as the decisive shot on goal was scored by the canary Moses Simon. Then the fans rushed to the players to congratulate them by dancing and singing “we are in the final”.
For safety, the stewards quickly created a separate space for the footballers at the entrance to the changing rooms. The festive communion thus lasted about ten minutes. Then, the announcer asked the supporters to return to their stands to go out calmly “paying particular attention to the children”.