A positive 1-1 draw dominated the first half of the team match Paris Saint-Germain Its host, Esplay Saint Marcel, who plays in the French third division, will be at the Stade Marcel Michelin stadium this evening, Wednesday, as part of the round of 32 matches. French Cup For the current season 2024-2025.
Esplay v. BSG
Kevis Gichi scored Esplay Saint Marcel’s first goal in the third minute. While Warren Zaire Emery equalized in the 37th minute of the half. Paris Saint-Germain fears surprises from its host in cup matches, and seeks to win and overcome its competitor.
While the Esplay team is looking forward to achieving the biggest surprise in the history of the French Cup by eliminating the Parisian team from the competition, after defeating its rival Dijon in the previous round, and after two clean victories to reach the round of 64, Esplay showed consistency against Dijon, as he equalized in that match less than 20 minutes from the end, and he kept his cool from the penalty shootout to advance to this stage of the tournament for the first time in his life.
Esplay vs PSG match
The third-tier team did not lose in its last seven matches in all competitions before the upcoming confrontation with Paris, as the Esplay team did not lose a single match in 2024 when it scored multiple goals, as it won nine of those ten matches it played in all competitions.
Paris Saint-Germain has qualified for the round of 32 in 10 consecutive seasons in the French Cup since losing to Montpellier in the fourth round in 2014, with a score of 2-1.
Paris Saint-Germain started 2025 by winning the Super Cup, and enters this midweek match on the back of an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in winning the last three matches away from home, scoring nine goals during that period and conceding only three goals.
During the last 15 editions of the French Cup, Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the tournament only once by a team from a lower division, and that was against Rodez in the round of sixteen in 2009. Paris Saint-Germain is considered the record holder for the number of French Cup wins (15).
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Zaire Emery equalizes for Paris Saint-Germain#France_Cup pic.twitter.com/qQbM6k4uFz
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