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Macron hands over the cup and Nantes are officially French Cup champions! I'm done here, celebrate Nantes fans and stay tuned here for the repercussions of this match. Have a good night, and see you next time!
FOUR TIMES CHAMPIONS
With Blas's goal Nantes wins and reaches its fourth French Cup title, joining other four-time champions Bordeaux and Auxerre!
NANTES WIN THE CUP
22 years later, 22 years of waiting and the cry of champion can be shouted once again by the Nantes fans. Nantes are champions of the 2022 French Cup!
⏱𝟗𝟎+𝟓'
— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 7, 2022
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47'
And there were yellows for Lemina and Kolo Mouani for general confusion after a foul, which was hit over the goal by Cyprien.
22'
The referee gives four more minutes of extra time. Nantes are four minutes away from the cup, and Nice have four minutes to play for an equalizer!
41'
Substitution in Nice: Bard out, Guessand in.
37'
Replacement in Nantes: out went Coco and in came Fabio.
34'
Yellow for Dante, for another foul in the midfield.
27'
Double substitution at Nantes: Chirivella and Simon left for Bukari and Cyprien.
25'
Gouiri shot and Lafont saved, giving a rebound to the middle of the area, where Delort shot and Andrei Girotto, on the line, caught with his foot, saving Nantes!
18'
Substitutions at Nice: Dolberg and Rosario left for Brahimi and Lemina.
13'
Simon received Kolo Muani's pass and hit a goal, but he was stopped and the ball went out for a corner, beaten and taken by the defense for Nantes' possession.
12'
Substitution in Nice: Boudaoui is out and Justin Kluivert is in.
10'
For a hard tackle on the opponent in midfield, Boudaoui was shown a yellow card.
2' GOAL FOR NANTES
Blas flicked his foot into the right corner, with no chance for Bulka, who took the corner but could never get to the ball on top. The score is open!
1' PENALTY
Merlin tries a cross in the first move, and the ball clips the defender's arm, giving Nantes a penalty!
SECOND HALF STARTS
Simon makes the first touch on the ball and it rolls into the second half of the match!
Teams on the pitch
The players return to the pitch to start the second half of the final!
END OF FIRST HALF
No goals and few chances, first half of French Cup final ends in a draw!
42'
Yellow card to Todibo, for a strong arrival in the midfield.
33'
Rosario took a chance from outside the area and sent it over the goal.
29'
Gouiri hit it from the half moon and sent it through the left side of the goal, out!
28'
Blas received on the edge of the area, dominated invading the area and Bulka came out very well and saved Nantes!
13'
Blas creates the first chance of the game and hits a low shot from the halfway line, but it hits Bulka's hand.
11'
As expected in a final, the game starts tense, with no chances created. Nice is the one who tries to go up, but has done little so far.
HERE WE GO
Dolberg makes the first touch on the ball and it's off to the first half of the final!
Teams on the pitch!
The teams take the field to start the match!
Quarter and semifinals
In the quarterfinals Nice beat Olympique 4-1, and Nantes beat Bastia 2-0. In the semifinals Nice beat Versailles 2-0 and Nantes drew 2-2 with Monaco, winning on penalties 4-2.
Round of 16
In the round of 16 Nantes beat Stade Brestois, 2-0, while Nice drew 0-0 with PSG and went through on penalties, winning 6-5.
Warm-up!
The players take to the field to begin their warm-up exercises.
Nice lined-up!
Nice is scheduled for the match and will play with:
Nantes lined-up!
Nantes is scheduled for the match and will play with:
Welcome!
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What time is Nice vs Nantes match for Coupe de France?
This is the start time of the game Nice vs Nantes of 7th May 2022 in several countries:
Brazil: 4PM in ESPN4, Star+
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Referee
Stephanie Frappart will referee the match, with assistant referees Mikael Berchebru and Benjamin Pages. Jeremis Pignard will be in charge of VAR.
Probable Nantes
The probable Nantes team for the match is: Lafont, Appiah, Pallois and Andrei Girotto; Coco, Moutoussamy, Chirivella and Merlin; Blas, Simon and Kolo Muani.
Probable Nice
The probable Nice team for the match is: Benitez, Lotomba, Todibo, Dante and Bard; Bouadaoui, Thuram, Rosario and Kluivert; Gouiri and Delort.
Injuries
Nice will not be able to use Atal and Calude-Maurice, both injured, while Schneidelin may be out. Nantes will be without Castelletto and Traoré, both injured.
Coupe de France titles
Nice and Nantes are tied in Coupe de France titles, with both having three of them, as well as five vice-championships for Nantes and only one for Nice. Nice's titles were in 1951-52, 53-54, and 66-67, with the runner-up being in 77-78, to Nancy. Nantes' titles were in 1978-79, 98-99 and 99-2000, while the runners-up were in 65-66 (Strasbourg), 69-70 (Saint-Étienne), 72-73 (Lyon), 82-83 (PSG) and 92-93 (PSG).
Sentence: Nantes
Meanwhile, Nantes has had some intense games. On Sunday (24), the victory was over Bordeaux, 5-3, when Niang opened the scoring and Dilrosun extended the score for Bordeaux. Then Coulibaly decreased and Chaby (against) equalized. Then Kwateng put Bordeaux ahead again. Then Coulibaly, Simon and Bukari scored and turned the match into a rout. On Saturday (30) came the draw away 2-2 with Lens, when Simon opened the scoring and extended the lead for Nantes, who had one more, but Costa and Kalimuendo scored and tied the game.
Sentence: Nice
Nice comes to the match of two wins and, the curious thing about it is: they are two wins by 1-0. Against Troyes, on Sunday (24), with a goal from Thuram-Ulien and against Bordeaux, on the following Sunday (01), with a goal from Derlot.
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