Everyone will therefore have been able to enjoy the charms of Lille as they should, the Lyonnais by day, the Parisians by night. The first would certainly have liked to extend the party that they had started in the early hours of this Saturday, May 25, setting up in the streets of the capital of Flanders as if they were Place Bellecour. Paris Saint-Germain came to spoil the whole, winning against Olympique Lyonnais (2-1) in the 15e Coupe de France in its history, in an incandescent Pierre-Mauroy stadium.
There were, in the stands, joyful Lyonnais on the one hand, who had just spent a day basking in the sun to prepare for the final, the only ones to be audible before the kickoff of the match. Parisian supporters on the other hand, the most loyal of whom arrived at the last minute so as not to miss the start, after violent clashes with some of their Lyon counterparts at the Fresnes-lès-Montauban toll station (Pas-de-Calais). ), 60 km from the stadium.
The evening could have gone very badly, it finally ended perfectly for the Parisians, winners thanks to the two goals scored by Ousmane Dembélé (22e) and Fabian Ruiz (34e) and relentless control of the entire encounter. Luis Enrique relished this control: “This is the team I was looking for, that I was waiting for, a team that is not afraid. » The Parisian coach has insisted for too long on the importance for his team of knowing how to manage strong moments and weak moments for not having appreciated the show.
This was uneven, at times, and Paris could have pocketed this trophy with a larger victory. But the capital club also knew its opponent had full confidence, driven by the conviction of being able to overthrow mountains after crazy weeks leading up to this final. OL were last in Ligue 1 in December 2023? He managed, thanks to his trainer, Pierre Sage, to achieve 6e place in the championship and an unexpected qualification in the group stage of the Europa League.
A methodical PSG
In all Lyon minds, the moment seemed to have come. The one where OL, a beast never satisfied with success at the start of the 21st century, reconnected with its glorious past to win its first title since 2012. Only problem: Lyon remained on four defeats against PSG in the final and had been defeated during their last two meetings against the capital club in the championship (twice with a score of 1-4), the only one to have beaten them since the beginning of March.
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