Paris (AFP)
The Paris SG, defending champion, will travel to Montpellier in the semi-final of the Coupe de France, according to the draw made on Sunday which placed Petit Poucet Rumilly-Vallières (D4) against Monaco.
Still in contention for a Cup-Championship-Champions League treble, the Parisians have inherited a third Ligue 1 team in a row, after Brest (3-0), Lille (3-0) and Angers, stricken Wednesday in quarter final (5-0).
The semi-finals are scheduled for May 12, according to the Federation, which initially mentioned the programming of a meeting on May 11, which seemed incompatible with the 36th day of Ligue 1, where Monaco and Paris have a meeting to play on. Sunday May 9.
PSG have still not conceded a single goal in this competition in four games, and are aiming for a 14th title (record) in the historic event of French football.
The other semi-final will oppose Monaco, the in-form team of the year 2021, to the great surprise of this edition: Rumilly-Vallières, a 4th division club (Nat 2) which offered itself a notable in Ligue 2 on Tuesday. , Toulouse.
The Haut-Savoyards, fourth representatives of the 4th division to reach the semi-finals for twenty years, will have the honor of welcoming the Monegasques to dream of an improbable place in the final.
ASM will arrive with full confidence, after eliminating Lyon in the quarter-final on Wednesday (2-0).
The final is scheduled for May 19 at the Stade de France.
Program of the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, scheduled for May 12:
Montpellier - Paris SG
Rumilly-Vallières (N2) - Monaco
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