Annecy creates the feat by eliminating Marseille and joins Lyon, Nantes and Toulouse in the semi-finals

Icy atmosphere at the Velodrome. After eliminating Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round (2-1), Olympique de Marseille lost on penalties against Annecy (2-2, 7-6 pens), Wednesday March 1, in the quarterfinals final of the Coupe de France. After Olympique Lyonnais, FC Nantes and Toulouse FC, it is therefore the astonishing Annecy formation, resident of Ligue 2, which validates its coupon for the last four of the competition. Led 1-0 at break, the Ligue 2 resident club took the lead thanks to goals from Moise Sahi Dion (53rd) and Kevin Mouanga (59th), before conceding the equalizing lob from young Marseille François Regis Mughe in the very last moments of the game (90 + 6th).

Without complex, in front of more than 60,000 people present at the Vélodrome stadium, the Annecy residents did not tremble during the penalty shootout, despite a failed first attempt. It was the unfortunate Leonardo Balerdi, after a failure by Nuno Tavares, who finally sealed the fate of the Olympian club, not finding the target on the last attempt of the meeting. A new disillusion that darkens the Marseille season.

Ligue 1 as the only hope

Faced with Tottenham already, Tuesday, November 1, during the sixth and last day of the Champions League group stage against Tottenham, the Olympians had lost everything in the dying seconds of the game on a cruel goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (90^e+5). Last in Group D, they will ultimately not compete in any European competition. A third consecutive participation in C1 and the same outcome.

After this new disappointment in the Coupe de France, Olympique de Marseille now only has Ligue 1 to play. Dolphins of Paris Saint-Germain, the Olympians have the right to still be able to dream of the title of champions of France. But the slap suffered at the Vélodrome against the Parisian rival (0-3), Sunday February 26, made the situation worse. Distanced by eight lengths by the capital club, Olympique de Marseille must now also keep an eye in its rear view mirror. A rebound like the one that followed the disillusionment in the Champions League (six consecutive victories in the league) will be essential to keep up the pace set by its two pursuers, RC Lens and AS Monaco, and continue to dream of sacred. The first since 2010.