Nice secured a 2–0 win away at Strasbourg in the French Cup semi-final and will face Lens in the final. Elye Wahi made the difference with a brace. Initially dominated by a Strasbourg side sitting eighth in Ligue 1, Nice, 15th, remained defensively solid and clinically efficient in attack. They will return to the Stade de France on May 22, four years after losing their previous final to Nantes (1–0).
Nice secured a 2–0 win away at Strasbourg in the French Cup semi-final and will face Lens in the final. Elye Wahi made the difference with a brace. Initially dominated by a Strasbourg side sitting eighth in Ligue 1, Nice, 15th, remained defensively solid and clinically efficient in attack. They will return to the Stade de France on May 22, four years after losing their previous final to Nantes (1–0).
Paris Saint-Germain lost (2-1) to Lyon and now see Lens closing in on them at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Lyon can still hope to qualify directly for the Champions League.
Paris Saint-Germain lost (2-1) to Lyon and now see Lens closing in on them at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Lyon can still hope to qualify directly for the Champions League.
Lens came back from 2-0 down to claim a crucial home win over Toulouse on Friday night. The title-chasers are now just one point adrift of PSG, who have two games in hand.
Lens came back from 2-0 down to claim a crucial home win over Toulouse on Friday night. The title-chasers are now just one point adrift of PSG, who have two games in hand.
A two-goal deficit was overcome by Strasbourg, who, spurred on by their home crowd at the Meinau, thrashed Mainz to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League. This is the first time the Alsatians have reached this stage of European competition. "We told ourselves that anything was possible," said Abdoul Ouattara, the Ivorian RC Strasbourg midfielder who scored the equaliser.
A two-goal deficit was overcome by Strasbourg, who, spurred on by their home crowd at the Meinau, thrashed Mainz to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League. This is the first time the Alsatians have reached this stage of European competition. "We told ourselves that anything was possible," said Abdoul Ouattara, the Ivorian RC Strasbourg midfielder who scored the equaliser.