Lionel Gougelot, edited by Alexandre Dalifard
The magic of the Coupe de France has struck again. Next Monday, Paris Saint-Germain will face sixth division club US Pays de Cassel in the Round of 16. A poster that delights fans and players of the amateur club. Two hours after the ticket office opened, 16,000 seats were sold.
When amateurs meet professionals. Paris Saint-Germain will face a sixth division club in the Coupe de France. Next Monday evening at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, the Parisians will face amateurs from the US Pays de Cassel in the round of 16. The places went on sale this Tuesday morning and went like hot cakes. The magic of the Coupe de France.
No less than 25,000 tickets have been sold in just five hours since the opening of the box office. The Bollaert stadium should be full during the round of 16 with 38,000 spectators expected for this clash of extremes.
the twelfth man
Gabriel Bogaert, leader of the amateur club, still can’t believe it. “Apparently, there will be 37,000 Casselois and Flemings and 1,000 Parisians. This is not why we are going to win the match but it will help us, it will make the twelfth man”, he underlines. Around the pretty village of Flanders, it’s not just tickets that are snapped up, the club’s scarves in yellow and black colors are very coveted. At the idea of crossing paths with Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the supporters and players of the US Pays de Cassel are on cloud nine.
“When we do associations at an amateur level, above all for a human adventure, and such situations happen, it is the culmination of our work. We reap everything we have sown for years. years and we are rewarded, it’s magnificent”, rejoices the leader of the club. A culmination indeed because this great adventure may well be stopped despite everything by the giants of Paris Saint-Germain. But the main thing, according to Gabriel Bogaert, will be to give a good image of Flanders and amateur football.