Coupe de France: Toulouse against the executioner of OM!

The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, more open than ever after the eliminations of Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, was made on Thursday.

The suspense has ended. This Thursday was the draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. Alongside the last three Ligue 1 clubs still in the running – Olympique Lyonnais, Toulouse Football Club and FC Nantes – a Ligue 2 team which struck a blow on Wednesday evening by eliminating Olympique de Marseille, namely FC Annecy.

Sport Nantes still at home

The Haut-Savoyard club trained by Laurent Guyot, who scored on penalties for Igor Tudor’s men at the Orange Vélodrome, will this time have the honor of playing at home. Vincent Pajot’s partners will receive Toulouse, in demonstration against Rodez (6-1). Annecy will be aiming for a new feat and a qualification for the final. But Marseille’s surprise road trip suggests that Philippe Montanier’s TFC will be warned of the quality of their future opponent.

The other poster of the last four will pit FC Nantes against Olympique Lyonnais, at the Beaujoire stadium. Defending champion, the Loire-Atlantique club eliminated Racing Club de Lens (2-1) at home, thanks to a brace from Algerian striker Andy Delort, while Laurent Blanc’s Gones enforced the hierarchy. leaving Grenoble at Groupama Stadium (2-1), resident of Ligue 2.

The draw has delivered its verdict! Here are the posters of the 𝘿𝙀𝙈𝙄-𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎 of the #CoupeDeFranceedition 2022-2023 🏆@FCAnnecy 🆚 @ToulouseFC @FCNantes 🆚 @OL

🗓 See you on April 4th and 5th 🤩 pic.twitter.com/QMUIwpNviz

– French Cup (@coupedefrance) March 2, 2023

The matches will be played on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 April. After the eliminations of Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, the fight for the final victory in the event promises to be indecisive and exciting, all the more so with the prospect of European qualification next season. As a reminder, the final will be held on Saturday April 29 at the Stade de France.