PSG experienced a painful evening this Monday at the Parc des Princes. Eliminated by Paris FC (0-1) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, the capital club had not experienced such an early exit in the competition for 12 years. We have to go back to January 22, 2014 to find traces of an elimination before the round of 16, against Montpellier of… Rolland Courbis, who died this same Monday, January 12, 2026. A distant precedent, now joined by this unexpected setback, which marks only the second elimination of PSG at this stage of the competition in the last 20 years.
This disillusionment is all the more striking as it is accompanied by rather worrying statistics. Ultra-dominant in the game, PSG tried their luck 25 times, compared to only 4 shots for Paris FC, but came up against a decisive Obed Nkambadio, author of 7 saves. The Parisians had not lost a Coupe de France match without scoring since the 2011 final against Lille, nor been behind at the Parc in the competition since 2016. In addition, for the first time since his arrival, Luis Enrique saw a national trophy slip away, having previously won 2 Coupes de France, 2 Ligues 1 and 3 Champions Trophies.
