Pmore than two. There are only two Coupe de France games left to win for FC Nantes before a final at the Stade de France. Admittedly, it’s still a long way off, and there are still big names on the road, but the victory of the Canaries against Brest in 8and final allows them to dream a little. Midfielder Ludovic Blas shook Beaujoire on Friday night by scoring a double.
Aligned almost with their typical team, the Nantes people quickly imposed their pressing and their rhythm, pushed by an audience still reduced by sanitary measures but very reactive. Opposite, Michel Der Zakarian had promised not to give a gift to the club where he spent fifteen years, as a player then a coach, even if Brest never shone in the cup, with only two quarter-finals in his awards (1983 and 2015).
Antoine Kombouaré on a cloud
In the absence of Romain Faivre, injured in the adductors according to the club, in discussion for a transfer to Lyon according to several media, Brest struggled to bring out the balls and find their attackers, in particular the Uruguayan Martin Satriano, just landed from Inter Milan for the end of the season. And Nantes logically opened the scoring: on a Brest corner, Nicolas Pallois cleared in force forward. On reception, Blas slipped past Gautier Larsonneur with a cross shot (1-0, 24and).
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Appointed captain of this Cup campaign, Blas, ideally served by Randal Kolo Muani, doubled the lead with a powerful strike from the right full axis, before running to kiss coach Antoine Kombouaré. The Kanak coach has never ceased to surprise since his arrival almost a year ago. The Nantes residents had just been pitifully eliminated by Lens in the Coupe de France (4-2), for their 16and straight game without a win, led from a distance by a confined and already sacked Raymond Domenech. Since then, the Canaries, who were heading straight for relegation, have snatched their support in the top flight and are now in 9th place.and place in Ligue 1, 3 points from a European place.