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Advancing to the next stage of the tournament is the "Ligue 1" leader "Paris Saint-Germain", who defeated "Strasbourg" with a score of 1-4. Yoann Salmier scored an own goal in the 12th minute, while Angel Di Maria doubled the Parisians' lead in the middle of the first half.
The newcomers from the top division fought hard and Jeremy Grimm scored a goal for them, but Dani Alves and Julian Draxler's goals eliminated all their hopes.
A surprising end was recorded in the city of Rennes, where the local team defeated "Marseille" in a penalty shootout. The coastal city team initially led after Kostas Mitroglou's goal, but the home team turned the result around with goals from Benjamin Andre and Wahbi Khazri.
Valere Germain's goal in the 80th minute extended the penalty shootout, but "Rennes" scored more accurately.
Also facing defeat were "Lyon" players, who were unable to resist against "Montpellier" in an away match. Bruno Genesio's players initially led when Myziane Maolida scored, but Souleymane Camara quickly scored a brace, and just before halftime Solomon Sambia added another goal.
Finally, Kevin Berigaud also scored a penalty, and "Lyon" suffered a defeat.
In this stage, the country's champion "Monaco" will also participate, having defeated "Caen" thanks to goals from Radamel Falcao and Guido Carrillo. Meanwhile, "Bordeaux" with tragic form lost to "Toulouse" with the same result.
Results:
"Toulouse" 2 - 0 "Bordeaux"
"Angers" 1 - 0 "Metz"
"Monaco" 2 - 0 "Caen"
"Rennes" 2 - 2 "Marseille" (after penalty shootout)
"Amiens" 2 - 1 "Tours"
"Lille" 1 - 1 "Nice" (after penalty shootout)
"Montpellier" 4 - 1 "Lyon"
"Strasbourg" 2 - 4 "Paris Saint-Germain
