Third Tier outfit Chateauroux will welcome reigning Ligue 1 champions PSG in the Round of 64 of the French Cup.
Superstars Kylian Mbappe, Achraf Hakimi, Messi and Neymar are unlikely to feature in this cup tie despite being available for the contest. Les Parisiens struggled to find their rhythm in the final third without the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar. While the hosts will be looking to cause a massive upset in the competition, the talent gap between these two teams is immense, and one can only envisage a one-way traffic for the visitors, regardless of who Galtier sends out on Friday.
The waters are not calm at Paris Saint-Germain. What should have been all good things for the French club has turned into a storm.
"Kylian had a good attitude, he was disappointed with the defeat but he went to congratulate Leo with a lot of class. Both forgot the colours of the French club and engaged in a brawl that did not go unnoticed. Even Christophe Galtier, the PSG coach himself, had to intervene. [Mbappe's absence deepens the rift with Messi at PSG](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2023/01/05/63b6c6e6268e3ee7148b458f.html) [World Cup](https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup.html) winner with Argentina in Qatar - and Kylian Mbappe - beaten finalist with France - has left an open wound amongst the PSG teammates. [Galtier already has Messi to count on: When will he play for PSG again?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2023/01/05/63b6d859e2704e97968b459d.html)
PSG coach Christophe Galtier rested Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi yet still started with seven international players against a side sitting in a ...
Roux nearly scored moments later with a speculative shot just past the post, with Navas stranded. “Did we think things would be easy once we took the lead? With no extra time in the early rounds, Chateauroux was getting on top of the game and a penalty shootout loomed.
Former Cameroon midfielder Modeste Mbami has died following a cardiac arrest at his home in Le Havre, France on Saturday.
Modeste Mbami has just left us, at the age of 40, after succumbing to a heart attack,” PSG said on Twitter. “PSG [are] in mourning. The 2000 Olympic champion succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 40 in Le Havre where he has been living since his retirement from football in 2015.
The former Cameroon and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Modeste M'Bami died on Saturday aged 40 after suffering a heart attack.
He also scored three goals in 37 appearances for Cameroon and was part of the squad that won gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He won the Coupe de France with the Parisian club in 2004 and 2006. “PSG offers heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.”
Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Modeste M'Bami is dead. M'Bami died on Saturday at the age of 40 after a heart attack. PSG disclosed this in a.
Modeste M’Bami has passed away at the age of 40 after suffering a heart attack. M’Bami died on Saturday at the age of 40 after a heart attack. Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Modeste M’Bami is dead.
In the absence of their star trio, PSG left it late to beat third-division Chateauroux, but a youthful lineup pieced together a Coupe de France win.
Juan Bernat added a third in stoppage time, finding the bottom corner with a driven finish to secure a 3-1 win. Vitinha lifted a ball to the back post, which Ekitike headed towards goal. TELL ME MORE: Hugo Ekitike opened the scoring early on, latching on to a through ball from Ismael Garbi and poking it off the post and into the net.
Les Parisiens beat third-tier Chateauroux 3-1 in French Cup in absence of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar.
In a meeting between the two bottom teams of Carlos Soler put the visitors back in the lead in the 78th minute, knocking in the rebound after home goalkeeper Paul Delecroix had saved Ekitike's header. The home team hit back with a 37th minute goal by Natanael Ntolla and created several other chances before fading in the closing stages.
Sydney 2000 Olympic soccer gold medallist and former Cameroon and Paris St Germain midfielder Modeste M'bami has died...
"Modeste M'bami has passed away at the age of 40 after suffering a heart attack. Sydney 2000 Olympic soccer gold medallist and former Cameroon and Paris St Germain midfielder Modeste M'bami has died at the age of 40 after a heart attack. Born in Yaounde, he scored three goals in 37 appearances for Cameroon and as a 17-year-old was part of the squad that beat Spain to win gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Identical scorelines and fortunes then for the clubs from the French capital in the last-64 of the Coupe de France.
"I'm not a groundsman," said the Paris FC boss Thierry Laurey. "And now here in France, I want us to go as far as possible. "As a coach I won it in Portugal and Ukraine. [Ligue 1 ](https://www.ligue1.fr/)heavyweights Lyon on a chilly December night just before Christmas, Paris FC opened the scoring after seven minutes through Gaetan Laura. The controversy this year? In 2013, he led Saint-Etienne to the Coupe de la Ligue. Progress for the hosts was redemptive. And, in the light of Lyon and Paris FC's experience, to any fans thinking of staging a riot. The state of the pitch. "All the teams in France start out in it and as we are PSG we want to go all the way in it and lift the trophy at the end." "It was a shame not to win the Coupe de France with Nice," added the 56-year-old Frenchman. [Paris FC](https://parisfc.fr/en/) have not enjoyed a fraction of the success as their illustrious neighbours in the competition.
Former Cameroon and Paris St Germain midfielder Modeste M'bami died on Saturday aged 40 after a heart attack, the Ligue 1 club said as they offered their ...
He won the Coupe de France with PSG in 2004 and 2006. Modeste M'Bami has passed away at the age of 40 after suffering a heart attack,' the club said in a statement. 'Paris Saint-Germain is in mourning.