Lyon-Paris: The last title in France in the “goodbye” of Gasset and Mbappe

The “Stade Pierre Morois” does its best and opens its doors for the grand final of the French Cup!

Lyon and Paris Saint Germain clash (10:00 p.m.) for the last title in the country, in a game that has its own significance for different reasons. Both, are looking for the said trophy after years, typically the hosts since 2012, the visitors since 2021.

However, the spotlight will be mainly on him Kylian Mbappe and in his last game with her Parisbefore moving to Madrid on her behalf Real. However, this match will also be the last in his career Jean Louis Gassetwith the Lyon coach retiring at the age of 70.

To reach Lyon to the final it took 4 wins in the 90th minute against Pontarlier, Bergerac, Lille and Valenciennes, but also one on penalties against Strasbourg. At the same time, Paris went 5/5 on their trip to the Stade Pierre Morois against Revel, Orléans, Bres, Nice and Rennes.

In the competition there are no particular issues for Olimpic, which has won the trophy 5 times and is looking for its sixth. On the other hand, the multi-winner Paris Saint-Germain with 14 Cups does not count among Hernandez, Navas and Kibebewhile normally available are the Mbappe, Dembele who were doubtful.

The game has been rated High Risk by the police, since a large volume of fans is expected from both teams (30 thousand in total) and there is fear of clashes around the stadium. That’s why there are thousands of policemen on foot! The final will also be attended by Emmanuel Macron, as reported by the French media.

Referee: Francois Letesier