Nantes-Monaco, line-ups: Descamps in goal
Nantes and Monaco face off this Wednesday evening (9:15 p.m.) in a sold-out Beaujoire to win the right to join OGC Nice in the final of the Coupe de France. Team compositions have fallen.
Who will join OGC Nice in the Coupe de France final? Answer this Wednesday evening. The day after the qualification of the Aiglons, who defeated Petit Poucet Versailles (2-0) at the Allianz Riviera, FC Nantes welcomes Monaco (9:15 p.m.) for the second semi-final. A fine display between 7th and 9th in Ligue 1. Fit and confident, Antoine Kombouaré’s men could count on the support of a jam-packed Beaujoire.
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Nearly 34,000 spectators are expected in the stands, including 300 Monegasques. “Everyone wants to relive great emotions and share them with the supporters. I am killing myself telling the players: there is nothing more beautiful. We hope to bring the supporters to the Stade de France”, repeated Kombouaré this week at a press conference.
Descamps rather than Lafont
Opposite, the Monegasques remain on three games without a win in the league, and they even come back from losing at home against Reims (2-1). Nothing to worry about Philippe Clément. “I had the chance to win the Belgian Cup several times in my career. These are wonderful moments. It’s a chance for the players to go down in the history of the club”, recalled the Monegasque coach. The Rock club can win a sixth Coupe de France this year (1960, 1963, 1980, 1985, 1991), while Nantes has three so far (1979, 1999, 2000).
For this meeting, Clément decided to trust Wissam Ben Yedder in attack. With Gelson Martins and Sofiane Diop to support him. Suspended last weekend, Aurélien Tchouaméni regains his place in the middle in front of a five-man defense. On the Nantes side, Kombouaré decided between Rémy Descamps and Alban Lafont. It is the first, substitute in Ligue 1 but holder in the Cup, who will be in the cages. No surprise for the rest of the composition.
The composition of Nantes:
Descamps – Appiah, Castelletto, Pallois, Merlin – Girotto, Chirivella, Moutoussamy – Blas, Kolo Muani, Simon
Replacements:
Lafont, Corchia, Sylla, Traoré, Achi, Cyprien, Pereira de Sa, Bukari, Coulibaly
The composition of Monaco:
Nübel – Vanderson, Sidibé, Disasi, Maripan, Caio Henrique – Gelson Martins, Tchouaméni, Fofana, Diop – Ben Yedder
Replacements:
Aguilar, Akliouche, Boadu, Jakobs, Mannone, MAtazo, Matsima, Okou, Volland