Which stadium to host the semi-final of the Coupe de France between Versailles (N2) and Nice (L1)? This is the question that all fans are asking this Thursday.
The Versaillese, who won the victory against Bergerac on Wednesday on penalties 5-4 and who are expected this Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at home in their Montbauron stadium, hope to be able to step onto the lawn of a large stadium for the next match.
The Stade de France, the Parc des Princes or Charléty, each has its reference for March 3, 2022?
The coach of the Versailles club dreams of the Parc des Princes
FC Versailles coach Youssef Chibhi, guest of France Bleu Paris this Thursday morning, said he was very proud of this victory. “The boys remained very lucid and very calm, he analyzes to explain this success. “They showed remarkable mental strength to get the penalty shootout“, he adds.
For the continuation, the semi-final, he would like the Parc des Princes. “We have a historic stadium not very far from Versailles which is the Parc des Princes, so inevitably the Parc des Princes with all the popular Parisian enthusiasm… PSG represents so much in this region that if we had the possibility and the chance to to have a little Parisian support and PSG supporters would be exceptional“.
Charléty: a “nice idea” for the mayor of Versailles
The various right-wing mayor of Versailles, François Demazières, was live on France Bleu Paris at 8:15 a.m. Very happy and proud of the victory of the team of his city, he saluted the courage and the determination of the players especially at the time of the shots on goal against an audience which rather supported the local team.
So, Stade de France, Parc des Princes or Charléty for this semi-final? For the mayor of Versailles, Charlety would be a nice idea to host the meeting.
But he adds that the most important thing for him is that it is close to Versailles so that the people of Versailles, but also all Ile-de-France residents, can easily go and watch the match.
We already know that this semi-final of the Coupe de France which will oppose Versailles to Nice, cannot take place in Versailles at the Montbauron stadium which is not homologated because of the lighting. No source of light should be seen from the king’s chamber within a radius of five kilometers. The problem had already arisen for his 8th final.