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Coupe de France: Lyon and Rennes easy, OM struggles

The elite teams enforced the hierarchy on Sunday during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France.

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Coupe de France: Lyon and Rennes easy, OM struggles

The elite teams enforced the hierarchy on Sunday during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. If Lyon and Rennes easily beat Pontarlier (N3) and Guingamp (L2), it was more complicated for Marseille against Thionville (N3).

In Besançon against Pontarlier, Olympique Lyonnais scored the first goal just before half-time through Rayan Cherki (45th). It was easier in the second half for Pierre Sage's men, with goals from Ainsley Maitland-Niles (52nd) and Alexandre Lacazette (56th). Final score 3 goals to 0.

OL, 15th in Ligue 1, remains on a series of four consecutive victories without conceding a single goal under the leadership of their coach Pierre Sage, still officially interim: three in the championship which allowed them to leave the red zone and one sectional.

This qualification, to start the year, contributes to maintaining the capital confidence that the Lyonnais had already given themselves by finishing the first phase of the championship well.

On the pitch at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz, Marseille had a hard time getting rid of Thionville Lusitanos (0-1). Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the only scorer of the match (62nd).

Despite the five divisions difference between the two teams, there was still 0-0 at the break during a match where Thionville-Lusitanos was not ridiculous at all. Conversely, OM, even deprived of six players who left to compete in the African Cup of Nations (CAN) with their selection, did not shine in their first match of the year.

The Olympians even lost their nerve a little in the last minutes before the break when the Mosellans laid siege to their area. However, there was no real danger for the second Marseille goalkeeper, cup holder, Ruben Blanco. Neither goalkeeper was worried during the first forty-five minutes.

In the Breton derby, it was Rennes who won against Guingamp (0-2) thanks to a double from Arnaud Kalimuendo (45th, 57th).

Finally, Le Havre beat Caen in the Normandy derby (2-1). Antoine Joujou (16th) and Daler Kouzyaïev (43rd) are the scorers. Godson Kyeremeh (26th) equalized for SM Caen.

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