Winners to the general surprise of Olympique de Marseille on March 1 on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, the Savoyards face Toulouse tonight at home for a place in the final.
With Lyon’s defeat on Wednesday April 5 against FC Nantes, the hope of a title at the Stade de France inevitably crosses the minds of Annecy or Toulouse who will face each other tonight for the second semi-final of the Coupe de France. France. The Savoyards, who have never been in Ligue 1, will once again face an elite team. Since its victory over Marseille the club in Ligue 2 has not won a single match in the Championship. They are 15th in the standings at the gates of the relegation zone synonymous with National. But the Coupe de France is a separate competition in which the Savoyards can shine. The club des Alpes could, if they win, become the 9th club from a lower division since 2000 to play a final at the Stade de France on April 29. “We are going to take up this challenge with a lot of desire, determination and pleasure”, detailed in a press conference Laurent Guyot, the coach of Annecy.
Toulouse also dreams of a first Coupe de France final. The club has never managed to reach this stage of the competition. The Toulousains have so far always failed in the last four in 1985, 2009 and 2023. If the coach of Toulouse, Philippe Montanier accepts “the status of favorite”, he preferred in a press conference to alert on “the stake” which should in no way “take over the game”. He expects the outcome of the meeting “to an even greater commitment. We will have to be in the fight” he warns cautiously.
The kick-off of the second semi-final of the Coupe de France will be given by Jérémy Stinat at 8:45 p.m. at the Parc des Sports.
Spectators who want to follow this Coupe de France semi-final between Annecy and Toulouse must have paid a subscription to beIN Sports which will broadcast the entire match.
You won’t be able to watch the match between Annecy and Toulouse anywhere other than on the beIN Sports channel. The Qatari media, however, reserves the luxury for its subscribers to watch the meeting on its streaming platforms.
Not at all confident, Laurent Guyot’s men will have to transcend themselves and ignore the poor results obtained in Ligue 2. His players will play the match of their lives tonight. The two formations will align for this duel the same device, that is to say a 4-3-3.
