2021 Coupe de France final

2021 Coupe de France final
The Stade de France hosted the final
Event2020–21 Coupe de France
Date19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeFrançois Letexier[1]
Attendance0[note 1]

The 2021 Coupe de France final was a football match between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain to decide the winner of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, the 104th season of the Coupe de France. It took place on 19 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris.[2][3]

Paris Saint-Germain won the final 2–0 for their record fourteenth Coupe de France title.[4][5]

Background

Monaco reached the final this year for the tenth time in its history, and the first since 2010, a game they lost to Paris Saint-Germain as well.[6][7]

Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, having won the 2020 final over Saint-Étienne 1–0 for their thirteenth title.[8][9]

Route to the final

Monaco Round Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent Result 2020–21 Coupe de France Opponent Result
Grenoble 1–0 (A) Round of 64 Caen 1–0 (A)
Nice 2–0 (A) Round of 32 Brest 3–0 (A)
Metz 0–0 (5–4 pen.) (H) Round of 16 Lille 3–0 (H)
Lyon 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Angers 5–0 (H)
GFA Rumilly-Vallières 5–1 (A) Semi-finals Montpellier 2–2 (6–5 pen.) (A)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

Monaco0–2Paris Saint-Germain
  • Icardi 19'
  • Mbappé 81'
Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain
GK 1 Radosław Majecki
RB 29 Djibril Sidibé
CB 20 Axel Disasi  74'
CB 3 Guillermo Maripán
LB 12 Caio Henrique
DM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 17 Aleksandr Golovin
CM 22 Youssouf Fofana  60'
RW 26 Ruben Aguilar  46'
LW 31 Kevin Volland  74'
CF 9 Wissam Ben Yedder (c)  60'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Vito Mannone
DF 2 Fodé Ballo-Touré
DF 32 Benoît Badiashile  74'
DF 34 Chrislain Matsima
MF 4 Cesc Fàbregas  74'
MF 11 Gelson Martins  60'
MF 36 Eliot Matazo
FW 10 Stevan Jovetić  60'
FW 27 Krépin Diatta  46'
Manager:
Niko Kovač
GK 1 Keylor Navas
RB 24 Alessandro Florenzi  68'
CB 5 Marquinhos (c)  86'
CB 4 Thilo Kehrer
LB 22 Abdou Diallo
CM 8 Leandro Paredes  79'
CM 15 Danilo Pereira
CM 27 Idrissa Gueye
RW 11 Ángel Di María  90'
CF 9 Mauro Icardi  79'
LW 7 Kylian Mbappé
Substitutes:
GK 16 Sergio Rico
DF 25 Mitchel Bakker
DF 31 Colin Dagba  68'
DF 32 Timothée Pembélé
MF 12 Rafinha
MF 19 Pablo Sarabia  90'
MF 21 Ander Herrera  79'
MF 23 Julian Draxler
FW 18 Moise Kean  79'
Manager:
Mauricio Pochettino

Assistant referees:[1]
Mehdi Rahmouni
Cyril Mugnier
Fourth official:[1]
Jérémy Stinat
Video assistant referee:[1]
Willy Delajod
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
William Lavis

Match rules[10]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  2. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gaillard, Claire (11 May 2021). "Coupe de France : Letexier arbitrera la finale" [Coupe de France: Letexier will officiate the final]. FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Coupe de France : le tirage complet des demi-finales" (in French). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "France - Coupe de France 2020/2021 Final". worldfootball.net. World Football. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Mbappe magic sets up PSG for French Cup victory". Reuters. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Monaco 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain: PSG win sixth French Cup in seven years". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Monaco met fin au rêve de Rumilly Vallières" [Monaco puts an end to Rumilly-Vallières' dream]. FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Monaco 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Saint-Étienne". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Règlement de la Coupe de France 2020–2021" [Regulations of the 2020–21 Coupe de France] (PDF). FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 1 July 2020. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 13 May 2021.