While seven of the eight qualified teams are already known and while waiting to know the last lucky one – FC Rouen welcomes AS Monaco to the Stade Robert-Diochon from 8:45 p.m. – the draw for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France will begin this Thursday at 8 p.m. Big favorite for the final victory, Paris Saint-Germain, defeater of Brest (3-1), is logically there. Just like OGC Nice, who did not tremble to get rid of Montpellier HSC (4-1).
Among the other candidates for the final coronation, we also find Olympique Lyonnais, winner of Lille on Wednesday evening and thus confirming its revival after the success gleaned against OM last weekend. Author of an offensive festival (6-1) on the pitch of Sochaux, Stade Rennais is also awaiting its future opponent, just like Strasbourg, who defeated HAC (3-1), or Valenciennes, qualified in pain facing the Saint-Priest fans. Little thumb of the competition, Le Puy, resident of N2 and winner of Laval, continues his formidable epic.
A PSG-Nice shock on the program
Following these meetings, Ysaora Thibus, world foil champion in 2022, made the draw for the quarter-finals. From now on, the big names in the competition are determined on their fate. As such, the quarter-finals of the oldest competition will bring us a shock at the top between Paris Saint-Germain, big favorite for the final victory and current leader of the championship, and OGC Nice, runner-up to the Ile-de-France residents in Ligue 1. .
At the same time, Olympique Lyonnais will host Racing Club de Strasbourg at Groupama Stadium, a match which should keep all its promises as Les Gones cannot only rely on this competition to hope to secure Europe next season. At the same time, Puy-en-Velay inherited a tough opponent in the person of Stade de Rennais, in full swing in recent weeks. Finally, Valenciennes, the last survivor of Ligue 2 in this tournament, will face the winner of the meeting between Rouen and AS Monaco. As a reminder, at present, it is only indicated that the four quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday February 28, 2024 but these should be spread over two or three days of the week, between Tuesday 27 and Thursday 29 FEBRUARY.
The full quarter-final draw
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PSG (L1) – OGC Nice (L1)
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Olympique Lyonnais (L1) – Strasbourg (L1)
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Puy-en-Velay (N2) – Rennes (L1)
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Rouen (N1) / Monaco (L1) – Valenciennes (L2)
Qualified teams
- Rennes (L1)
- Olympique Lyonnais (L1)
- Puy-en-Velay (N2)
- OGC Nice (L1)
- Valenciennes (L2)
- Strasbourg (L1)
- PSG (L1)
- Rouen (N) or Monaco (L1)
