On this evening, the final participants of the "Coupe de la Ligue" semi-finals were determined.
The team from "Bordeaux" secured their ticket to the next stage after a fierce battle with "Guingamp", in which they had to come from behind after Sloane Privat's goal in the 11th minute. However, Francois Kamano quickly equalized the score, and Jeremy Toulalan put Bordeaux ahead in the first half.
Jocelyn Gourvennec's pupils fared better after the break, as Gaetan Laborde doubled the lead in the 65th minute. Nicolas Benezet gave some hope to Guingamp's team towards the end of the match, but it ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of Bordeaux.
In the other match, last season's league cup winners, "Paris Saint-Germain", defeated the players of "Metz". Interestingly, both goals for the Parisians were scored by the central defender Thiago Silva, who converted both after corner kicks.
Results:
"Bordeaux" 3 - 2 "Guingamp"
"Paris Saint-Germain" 2 - 0 "Metz"