AS Monaco faces Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final. The match will be played on Wednesday, May 19th at Stade de France (Paris - Saint-Denis)
On the way to the decisive match of the French Cup, AS Monaco beat Grenoble (0-1), Nice (0-2), Metz (0-0 and 5-4 on penalties), and Lyon (0-2). In the semifinal match, the Monegasques won 5-1 against Rumilly-Vallière, a team from the 4th French division. Having reached the cup final for the first time since 2010, Monaco retains theoretical chances for the title one round before the end of the French championship. Kovac’s men are three points behind Lille and two points behind PSG, and they can catch up with competitors in terms of points. However, in the case of equality of points, the goal difference is taken into account, and the Red-Whites (+34) have much worse indicators than PSG (+56) and Lille (+40). For this reason, the more realistic task for Monaco is to qualify for the Champions League. To get at least into the qualification, the Monegasques must not let Lyon go ahead, and the Kids are only one point behind.
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Paris Saint-Germain knocked out Caen (1-0), Brest (3-0), Lille (3-0), and Angers (5-0) from the tournament. In the semifinals, the Parisians barely coped with Montpellier (2-2 and 6-5 on pen.). PSG players have consistently played in the French Cup final since 2015. And they won five out of six finals, having stumbled only in the match against Rennes in 2019 (2-2 and 5-6 on penalties). The Parisians show an equally striking dominance in Ligue 1, where they won the title seven times in the last eight seasons. The only misfire came in the 2016/17 season, when the champion’s title went to Monaco. In the current season, the Parisians risk losing a title for the first time in four years. PSG is one point behind Lille, and there is only one round left to play in Ligue 1. Pochettino's team needs to score points in the away match against Brest and wait for the misfire of the Great Danes in the match against Angers.
PSG is formally the favorite of the cup final, but in reality, Pochettino's team will face a very difficult match. The Monegasques have already upset the club from Paris twice this season, which will give them extra confidence in their strength. Another problem for PSG is defense. Weakened by injuries and disqualifications, the defense of the Parisians began to falter by the end of the season. In the last 14 matches in all tournaments, the Red-Blues did not concede only in matches against Reims and Angers (5-0). The attack of AS Monaco, which has scored at least one goal in eight official games in a row, must punish PSG players for their mistakes at least once.
Prediction for the match: AS Monaco to score over 1.0 goal
