We will not offend you by repeating once again this worn-out adage: a final is not played, etc… Especially since the Pau will not be on paper the favorites of this final of the Coupe de France, this Saturday afternoon at Bercy against Strasbourg. Of course they didn’t steal anything, but the route to reach the last step was much more complicated for the Alsatians. The latter, just ahead of the Béarnais in the league (5th and 6th), still recently engaged in the European Cup, present a much more established game, sure of their strengths, while the Elan went through a mini- crisis after a three-game losing streak. But on the starting line, the Paloise will be determined to scoop the club’s first major trophy since ProB in 2010the first French Cup since 2007, the year of the last accession to the final.