Auxerre vs. PSG: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream, TV InfoPascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesLigue 2 side AJ Auxerre and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain meet at Stade de France on Saturday evening in the 98th Coupe de France final, French football’s most prestigious domestic cup competition. On paper, this should be a routine win for Laurent Blanc’s men. However, PSG are under pressure to pick up the trophy to become the first team in French football history to complete a domestic treble. Victory would also seal their ninth Coupe de France, which would move them to within one of record holders Olympique de Marseille on 10.
Blanc’s men are chasing an unprecedented domestic treble, and victory at Stade de France on Saturday would end what has been a mixed season in glittering fashion. PSG were familiar with Auxerre up until their relegation from the top flight at the end of the 2011-12 campaign, but the Burgundy-based outfit are now more of an unknown quantity to the men from the capital. REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE/Associated PressBoth sides have considerable history in this competition.
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Benfica: Joao Mario penalty cancels out Mbappe's record strikeKylian Mbappe let his football do the talking with a first-half penalty, but Paris Saint-Germain shared the spoils with Benfica on Tuesday. FotMob - about 1 month agoKylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain's leading scorer in European competition but Christophe Galtier's side were held to a 1-1 draw against Benfica in the Champions League. Tuesday's match at the Parc des Princes came on the back of widespread reports Mbappe was unhappy at PSG and would be seeking a January transfer. PSG's football advisor Luis Campos emphatically denied those reports before kick-off, and the France international put the speculation to one side to convert a first-half penalty, nosing his side ahead and overtaking Edinson Cavani in the club's European record books.
David Rogers/Getty ImagesThese days, although there have still been a large number of players coming through the celebrated youth academy in Appoigny, there is less top homegrown talent in the actual squad. The best recent prospects, such as Stade Rennais' Paul-Georges Ntep, Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo, SC Braga's Willy Boly, FC Utrecht's Sebastien Haller and Manchester city's Thierry Ambrose, have been swiftly moved on for little or nothing, leaving AJA to operate on a shoestring budget. A bargain pick up for Auxerre last summer was midfielder Amara Baby. The 26-year-old has scored six goals in Ligue 2 alone this season and will be one of the main threats to PSG on Saturday. Based wide on the left in the 4-2-3-1 starting XI unveiled by Vannuchi on Thursday, one of Serge Aurier, Gregory van der Wiel or Marquinhos will have his hands full trying to keep Baby quiet.
This fixture could produce one of them. Can Auxerre do the unthinkable and deny PSG a historic French domestic treble? Michel Euler/Associated PressForm Lines AuxerreL. 2-1 vs. Havre AC (Ligue 2)D. 2-2 vs. US Creteil-Lusitanos (Ligue 2)D. 1-1 vs. Chamois Niortais (Ligue 2)D. 0-0 vs. GFC Ajaccio (Ligue 2)D. Stade Lavallois (Ligue 2)PSGW.
Rubbish Ramos Up against his namesake Sergio, Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos failed to leave his mark leading Roger Schmidt's frontline. The Portuguese attacker scored a hat-trick against Rio Ave last Saturday but struggled here, winning three of his team-leading 13 duels and missing the target with a presentable second-half header. Key Opta Facts - PSG have failed to win either of their games against Benfica this season (D2), the first team they have failed to beat an opponent in a group stage since 2018-19 (D2 vs Napoli).
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PSG are eight-time winners; Auxerre are four-time champions after a rich spell of success between 1994 and 2005. PSG had to see off Montpellier HSC, Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Nantes, AS Monaco and AS Saint-Etienne to reach their 13th Coupe de France final. AJA ousted SC Dinsheim, Sarreguemines FC, RC Strasbourg Alsace, Jura Sud Foot, Vendee Poire-sur-Vie Football, Stade Brestois and EA Guingamp to reach their sixth. The odds are stacked firmly against Auxerre, but the Coupe de France is everything the English FA Cup claims to be. The "magic of the cup" is genuinely alive in France, and each year this competition witnesses multiple big shocks.
Michel Euler/Associated PressAs for PSG, few players in the team are in as good form as Edinson Cavani right now. Javier Pastore’s absence through suspension is a big blow, but even without him, there will be plenty of players capable of supplying El Matador with the opportunities he needs to continue his rich run of scoring form. The Uruguayan has 12 goals in his last eight domestic games and could add to his extremely strong finish to the campaign with more goals in Saturday’s finalCavani was in poor form for large parts of the season, but he has come good at the right time and can end his domestic campaign with more silverware before heading off on Copa America duty. Strike partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic should be back alongside him, but Cavani will be a bigger danger to Auxerre at this moment in time.
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However, there was no doubt over Oliver's next penalty decision after Antonio Silva clumsily felled Juan Bernat, with Mbappe calmly sending Odysseas Vlachodimos the wrong way for his milestone goal six minutes before half-time. Mbappe curled just wide in the second half before Marco Verratti brought down Rafa Silva just inside PSG's area. The foul was initially missed by Oliver, who swiftly changed his decision after consulting the pitchside monitor, with Joao Mario smashing a finish high into the back of Gianluigi Donnarumma's net. Mbappe thought he had struck a late winner, only to be ruled offside from Sergio Ramos' flick after acrobatically volleying past Vlachodimos. What does it mean? Sluggish PSG pass up progression chance While reported disgruntlement continues in the French capital, Galtier has made an impressive start, becoming the first PSG coach since Unai Emery to go unbeaten in his first four Champions League games.
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Joao Mario equalised with a penalty of his own after the restart, however, with Mbappe seeing a late goal disallowed for offside as both teams missed the chance to secure progression from Group H. PSG were thankful for a VAR reprieve in the 18th minute, an offside call seeing referee Michael Oliver change his decision to award Benfica a penalty for an Achraf Hakimi handball.
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3-2 vs. Stade de Reims (Ligue 1)W. 1-2 vs. Montpellier (Ligue 1)W. 6-0 vs. EA Guingamp (Ligue 1)W. 0-2 vs. Nantes (Ligue 1)W. 3-1 vs. FC Metz (Ligue 1)Kamil Zihnioglu/Associated PressPredicted FormationsFFW @FrenchFtWeeklyPredicted lineups from @lequipe #AJAPSG #CoupedeFrance http://t. co/YBjgt9yuBFPlayer to Watch Per SideTraditionally, Auxerre have been famed for their ability to identify and nurture young talent. The once-famous club has fallen on hard times, though, and the golden days under emblematic coach Guy Roux are now further away than ever before.
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The French champions were looking for a record-equalling sixth straight win in UEFA's flagship club competition, pre-dating Galtier's appointment, but a malaise set in in the second half as they squandered their lead. Their lacklustre performance was particularly surprising, given Juventus' earlier defeat at Maccabi Haifa meant a win would send them through – Benfica had the same chance, but will gladly take a point back to Lisbon. Ney hard feelings? Speculation over Mbappe's future was reportedly in part due to a breakdown in the relationship between Neymar and the World Cup-winning forward. While Mbappe will steal the headlines for his historic 31st European goal for PSG, Neymar proved capable of playing the backing role as he created a team-high two chances on a frustrating day for the club.
Jean-Luc Vannuchi’s Auxerre are not in the best form, having failed to win any of their last seven Ligue 2 games. If they pull off an improbable shock win in the capital on Saturday, though, it would be their fifth Coupe de France and first since 2005. REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE/Associated PressDate: Saturday, May 30Time: 8 p. m. BST (9 p. CEST) / 3 p. EDTVenue: Stade de France, ParisTV Info: France 2 (France) and beIN Sports (USA) at 2:55 p. ETLive Stream: beIN Sports CONNECT (USA)Kamil Zihnioglu/Associated PressPreamblePSG ended the Ligue 1 season in spectacular fashion, scoring 31 goals in their last nine league matches. Les Parisiens’ nine-game winning run set a new club record in Le Championnat. The French champions are coming into this clash against fallen giants Auxerre with plenty of momentum, while AJA’s Ligue 2 campaign came to a halt some time ago.
LIONEL CIRONNEAU/Associated PressKey BattleOne of Auxerre’s few experienced players, captain Sebastien Puygrenier will have his hands full in the centre of defence against Ibrahimovic at Stade de FranceMichel Euler/Associated PressThe Frenchman, a wily and uncompromising veteran, will be crucial for Vannuchi’s men on Saturday. Not only will he be expected to get physical with the Swede, but he will also be important in keeping some of the younger, more inexperienced members of this Auxerre side in check and stopping them from being overawed by the occasion. Ibrahimovic, returning from the calf problem that kept him out of PSG’s final two games of the Ligue 1 season, will be keen to make up for lost time as he chases Pauleta’s all-time scoring record of 109.
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