Paris (AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain, leader of Ligue 1, will receive Saint-Etienne, eleventh in the classification, at the beginning of January during the quarter-finals of the League Cup according to the draw made on Wednesday evening on Canal + Sport.
The Parisians, who validated their ticket by winning 4 to 1 on the lawn of Le Mans, a resident of Ligue 2, will therefore find for the second time in less than a month the Stéphanois whom they have upgraded to Ligue 1 on Sunday Geoffroy-Guichard (4-0).
"The main thing is to play at home. It is easier for us to organize, because we will have a lot of flights during the months of January and February," reacted German PSG coach Thomas Tuchel to the microphone. from Canal + sport.
This meeting in the capital "will allow us (...) to make a much better start than the one we did at home (Sunday)," said Saint-Etienne coach Claude Puel.
While this is the last edition of the Coupe de la Ligue, PSG intends to get its hands on this trophy which it had missed last season after five consecutive titles. The Parisians bowed against all odds in the home quarterfinals against Guingamp (2-1).
The other matches will oppose Lyon to Brest and Lille to Amiens, while the title holder Strasbourg will move to Reims.
The quarter-final program (January 7 and 8):
Lille - Amiens
Paris Saint-Germain - Saint-Etienne
Lyon - Brest
Reims - Strasbourg
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