20:49 – The last five confrontations
This Nantes – Toulouse remains quite undecided. Firstly it is a final and anything can happen and secondly the last five confrontations prove that the meeting of this Saturday evening is particularly open. The record is 3 wins for Nantes against 2 for Toulouse.
20:42 – A different state of form
Before this Nantes – Toulouse, the two teams are experiencing two very different states of form. Indeed, the Canaries have not won since the beginning of April and the short success against OL in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France (1-0). In the classification, in Ligue 1, the players of Antoine Kombouaré are 16th on equal points with Brest, first relegated. For Téfécé, if the maintenance is not yet acquired mathematically speaking it is normally only a question of time. Philippe Montanier’s men are 12th and have just won at Lorient in the Championship (1-0).
20:35 – A first coronation in the Coupe de France since 1957 for Toulouse?
In the event of victory at the end of this Nantes – Toulouse, Téfécé can once again lift the Coupe de France after a 66-year drought in this competition. The Toulousains won the Coupe de France for the last time in 1957 with a victory against Angers in a crazy match (6-3).
20:28 – Nantes defends its title
THE FC Nantes achieves a small feat this season in the Coupe de France because the Canaries find themselves, for the second consecutive time, in the final of the competition and could imitate the PSG which has much more substantial means than the club from the West of France.
20:21 – The Toulouse supporters have taken their seats
This Nantes – Toulouse will also be a battle of encouragement between supporters who are renowned for their fervor. The faithful of Téfécé have taken their place in the Stade de France and are already ready to give voice in the stands.
20:14 – A final in a unique context
This Nantes – Toulouse will take place in a very particular context. In effect, the extra-sporting has often taken precedence over the game and the pre-match for a few days. The various unions want to take advantage of the presence of Emmanuel Macron at the Stade de France this Saturday evening to express their dissatisfaction with the pension reform. They then distributed thousands of whistles and red cards but stewards confiscated several of them when the fans entered the stadium. The protocol is also turned upside down since the Head of State will greet the players in the locker room and not on the field as is usually the case. Same for the delivery of the cup which will be done from the stands.
20:07 – Team compositions
The team compositions of this Nantes – Toulouse are known. Alban Lafont started in the cages when a doubt remained because Rémy Descamps had played the entire competition until the semi-final where he was injured. Florent Mollet is preferred to Samuel Moutoussamy while Moses Simon starts in favor of Ignatius Ganago Here is the Nantes starting lineup: Lafont – Centonze, Castelletto, Pallois, Merlin – Sissoko, Girotto, Mollet – Blas, Mohamed, Simon.
Opposite, Philippe Montanier did not reserve any big surprises. Here is the Toulouse composition: Haug – Desler, Nicolaisen, Costa, Suazo – Dejaegere (c), Spierings, Van den Boomen – Aboukhlal, Dallinga, Chaïbi.
20:00 – Good evening everyone
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