Yesterday the matches of the quarter-finals of the French League Cup were played, and also the matches between "Bastia" and "Caen" and "Nantes" and "Metz" ended on Tuesday.
In the first matches, the referee's whistle after 90 minutes fixed the result at 2-2, but the home teams "Bastia" and "Nantes" celebrated victories after extra time. The first defeated "Caen" 3-2, while the latter fought off "Metz" with a score of 4-2. It is worth mentioning that the players of Metz played more than an hour with a two-goal lead.
In the earliest match yesterday, "Saint-Etienne" secured a place in the quarter-finals with a minimal result victory over Lorient.
Meanwhile, the "Ligue 1" champion "Paris Saint-Germain" without Zlatan Ibrahimovic had to struggle against the second division average team "Ajaccio". The latter took the lead, but precise strikes by Edinson Cavani, Serge Aurier, and Jean-Christophe Bahebeck secured the capital team's victory.
"Bordeaux", occupying the fifth place in the French championship, failed to progress to the quarter-finals. Willy Sagnol's pupils lost to Lille players after an 11-meter penalty shootout as visitors. The main game time ended with a result of 1-1.
In the match between strong "Ligue 1" teams - another penalty shootout. This time the test was passed by the nerves of the "Lyon" and "Monaco" players. After 90 minutes, the scoreboard showed zeros, but seven minutes into extra time, the visitors from Monaco were put ahead by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco. However, with very little time left until the end of the second extra time half, the result was equalized by the most productive player of the highest league, Alexandre Lacazette.
On the other hand, the efforts of the striker were not enough, as the penalty shootout ended in a 5-4 victory for the team led by Leonardo Jardim.
Results:
"Bastia" 3 - 2 "Caen" (after extra time)
"Nantes" 4 - 2 "Metz" (after extra time)
"Lorient" 0 - 1 "Saint-Etienne"
"Ajaccio" 1 - 3 "Paris Saint-Germain"
"Arles-Avignon" 0 - 2 "Guingamp"
"Lille" 1 - 1 "Bordeaux" (after 11-meter penalty shootout)
"Lyon" 1 - 1 "Monaco" (after 11-meter penalty shootout)
"Rennes" 1 - 0 "Creteil"
