PSG travels to the pitch of National 3 club FC Espaly for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Follow the match live.
9:46 p.m. – It’s the break!
Marc Bollengier puts an end to this first period of Espaly – PSG. Surprise to Marcel Michelin since the amateurs stood up to the Parisians. They opened the scoring from the first moments but the response came through Zaire-Emery.
21:44 – Mayulu tries (45′)
The Parisian midfielder tries to surprise Etienne with this curling free kick but the Espaly goalkeeper had seen everything and calmly captures the ball.
21:43 – A good free kick (43′)
After a series of confusing dribbles, Doué ends up being brought down and wins a free kick on the edge of the Espaly area.
21:41 – Barcola a little short (42′)
On a cross to the far post, Barcola tried to volley but he was hampered by Allaigre who did not let the French international get past him.
9:40 p.m. – PSG accelerates (41′)
The Parisians took a series of corners at the end of the first period. Espaly must hold on to avoid returning to the locker room with a score disadvantage.
21:39 – Mendes warming up (39′)
Luis Enrique has already sent people to the warm-up with the presence of Nuno Mendes. The Spanish technician could quickly make changes.
9:36 p.m. – THE PARISIAN RESPONSE! (37′)
PSG comes back against Espaly thanks to Zaire-Emery who takes his chance from outside the area. Etienne was beaten and did not make the slightest move on this surgical strike.
21:35 – Ait Boulaalam’s class (35’)
Superb work in the middle from Ait Boulaalam who escapes from the Parisian pressure thanks to a superb technical move. Espaly is confident against PSG.
21:33 – Tape’s missed pass (34′)
Difficult first half for Tape who is honoring his first as a professional during this Espaly – PSG. He misses a pass that seemed rather easy.
21:32 – A sublime ball release (32′)
What a ball from Espaly who was close to hitting the mark a second time this evening. The center from Gjeci to Fournel is ultimately a little too long.
21:29 – ANOTHER STOP! (30′)
Etienne seems inspired this evening and pushes away a powerful strike at the near post from Mayulu who had benefited from a favorable counterattack. This is the Espaviot goalkeeper’s second decisive save in this Espaly – PSG.
21:28 – Neves’ head! (28′)
What an opportunity! Joao Neves arrives launched on this corner placed at the near post by Désiré Doué. The Portuguese misses his header and fortunately for the Espaviots who were surprised in this Espaly – PSG.
9:27 p.m. – Parisian chants being ridiculed (27′)
Every time the Parisian supporters shout “Allez Paris”, those of Espaly step up and whistle copiously. The battle in the stands is also underway.
21:25 – Espaly loses the ball very quickly (26′)
The Espaviots have a lot of difficulty in maintaining and are mainly confined to defending. This first goal also allows Espaly to project less.
21:23 – Zague still trapped (24′)
The Parisian full-back has definitely been too impatient since the start of this Espaly – PSG and is trapped for the third time in an offside position.
21:21 – Russo late (21′)
Espaly’s midfielder is well behind Tape and commits a fairly gross mistake. He gets away with no warning other than verbal.
21:19 – A goal refused for PSG! (20′)
Zague left too early and was flagged offside. Yet Fabian Ruiz had managed to score but the flag went up at the same time. Espaly still leads against PSG.
21:18 – Tape takes his chance (19′)
He is very far from the opposing cages but takes his chance. The young 17-year-old defender can’t find the target and even gets a little upset by the Espaly supporters.
9:16 p.m. – A first Parisian opportunity! (17′)
PSG offers itself its first opportunity in this meeting but the Espaviot goalkeeper makes a superb save in front of Doué before being helped by his defense.
21:13 – Enrique asks for speed (14′)
The Parisian coach left his sidelines to give his first instructions in this Espaly – PSG. In particular, he demands a lot more speed from his players.
21:12 – Paris does not create danger (13′)
For the moment, the Parisians are particularly hampered by the opposing defense and do not worry the Espaly goalkeeper. It’s a pretty surprising start to the match.
21:10 – Uzun intervenes (10′)
The Espaviot defense held up well in this start from Espaly – PSG like this very nice tackle from Uzun while Neves was looking for Ramos in depth.
21:08 – The quick projection of the Espaviots (9′)
When the ball is recovered, the Espaviots plan very quickly to try to surprise the Parisian defense in this Espaly – PSG.
21:06 – Zague’s cross is missed (6′)
Another center from the Parisian side but he has not yet found a partner. Doué congratulates his young teammate’s attempt.