The Palois resisted the Parisians well despite their elimination. - IROZ GAIZKA / AFP

This time, it did not happen. But how to blame them? Impossible. After a performance at the height of the event, the Pau FC players were eliminated by PSG (2-0) in the 8th finals of the Coupe de France. Bordeaux will remain the only Ligue 1 team on their hunting list this season. But that the adventure was beautiful. And until the end.

Faced with a reworked Parisian team (without Neymar or Mbappé), the Palois did better than resist against the Draxler, Icardi, Sarabia or Paredes in a boiling Hameau stadium. “I am very proud of my players. I am also happy to see the attitude of our adversary who respected us. They were aggressive and not sufficient. It means something. After the walk was a little too high, ”explains Bruno Irlès. His players in place throughout the game did not leave many opportunities for PSG and they even created a few opportunities.

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But the ball never ended at the bottom: "We have one regret, it is not to have scored this goal that would have caused the Hamlet to explode," slips Louis Bury. This time there was no goal and an end to the dingo match as against the Girondins two weeks ago. But many memories even if all the supporters of Pau would have liked to see Kylian Mbappé on the ground for a few minutes despite a lawn not far from being catastrophic.

👏👏👏 Congratulations to @PauFootballClub for its journey in the Coupe de France which ends with a beautiful party in the Hamlet opposite the @PSG_inside! pic.twitter.com/2x8LdNcwxI

- Section Paloise Béarn Pyrénées (@SectionPaloise) January 29, 2020

Pau FC therefore leaves the Coupe de France with honors. And at the time of the assessment, there were a lot of good things to remember for the Béarnais coach: “He is of course very positive. There was a big spotlight on the club, on the city. I intend to rely on this for the championship. Bruno Irlès intends to capitalize on this journey.

Pau FC is indeed still in the race for a rise in Ligue 2. The penultimate lowest budget of its championship, the club intends to play the holiday troubles until the end.

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