Rennes, Lille, Nantes, Clermont, Nancy and Cannes qualified for the round of 16

Thanks to matches going until the final whistle, the football authorities were able to forget the meeting stopped at 1-1 Friday between Paris FC and Lyon due to new incidents in the stands. The Coupe de France has indeed resumed its rights on Saturday with the qualification for the round of 16 in Rennes, Lille, Nantes, Clermont, as well as Nancy and Cannes.

The meeting between the amateurs of the JSCBA Nîmes (Regional 2) and Clermont (L1) was however briefly interrupted in the 76th minute for six minutes after some overflows, which led to the deployment of CRS. After several calls for calm, the match resumed and ended with the qualification without surprise of Clermont (4-0).

Nantes win on penalties

In the evening, Rennes won the derby against Lorient at Roazhon Park (1-0). The winners of the 2019 edition won thanks to a goal from central defender Warmed Omari, 21. Earlier, the reigning French champion Lille quietly secured his 3-1 qualification against Auxerre (L2) at the Pierre Mauroy stadium, even if the Burgundians woke up in the second period. But Gomes, David and Celik had given the Mastiffs a comfortable lead. Nantes, 10th in Ligue 1, was pushed on penalties by Sochaux (L2) at the Bonal stadium (0-0, 5-4 tab).

Nancy, last of L2, signed one of the exploits of these 32nd by dropping Troyes (L1) at the Stade de l’Aube. Reduced to 8 after the expulsions of Nonnenmacher (32nd), Ciss (76th) and Karamoko (90th + 4), the team coached by Benoît Pedretti qualified on penalties (1-1, 4-2 tab). The Nancéiens had managed to equalize by Jung (63rd) when they were already outnumbered. Another very good performance, that of AS Cannes, a National 3 club, which ousted Dijon (L2). Led shortly after the break, the Cannois equalized to snatch a penalty shootout (1-1, 3-2 tab).

Quevilly-Rouen is scared

In a poster between Ligue 2 clubs, Amiens won his ticket by going to beat Guingamp 3-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Akolo. In another confrontation between clubs in the second division, Toulouse outclassed Nîmes 4-1 thanks in particular to a brace from Ado Onaiwu, also author of an assist. Toulouse, second in Ligue 2, and Nîmes, tenth, will meet on Tuesday in the league. Other residents of L2, the Quevilly-Rouen players have long been led 1-0 by Laval (National) before equalizing and qualifying on penalties (1-1, 4-2 tab).

The 32nd continues this Sunday with in particular the confrontation between Marseille and Cannet-Rocheville (N3) at the Vélodrome and the poster between the Red Star (National) and Monaco, two matches scheduled for 13:45. In closing, the defending PSG will face Feignies-Aulnoye (N3) at the Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes at 9:10 pm.

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