Today in France, four cup quarter-final matches were played.
In dominating fashion, "Paris Saint-Germain" advanced to the next stage in the "Ligue 1" championship by defeating "Lyon" at home. However, it took the Parisians a long time to break through the opponent's defense, but after playing for just over an hour, Zlatan Ibrahimović finally secured the PSG victory.
Ibrahimović brought the hosts ahead in the 63rd minute, and scored again four minutes later. Finally, in the 75th minute, Edinson Cavani shattered all hope of Bruno Genesio's players returning to the game.
In another match between two top division teams, "Saint-Etienne" defeated "Troyes" in extra time. The visitors led by Stephane Galtier triumphed thanks to Neal Maupay. Before that, "Saint-Etienne" had taken the lead with a goal from Oussama Tannane, while Benjamin Nivet scored for the hosts.
In a highly productive match between "Bordeaux" and "Nantes", the latter team triumphed with a score of 4-3. The main match ended 2-2, and "Bordeaux" allowed Malcom to secure the victory in extra time. However, in the 115th and 118th minutes, Johan Audel and Alejandro Bedoya expanded Nantes' victory.
Results:
"Bordeaux" 3 - 4 "Nantes"
"Sarre-Union" 0 - 4 "Lorient"
"Troyes" 1 - 2 "Saint-Etienne"
"Paris Saint-Germain" 3 - 0 "Lyon"
