In the opening of the 1 / 16th finals of the Coupe de France, Paris FC and Paris Saint-Germain have an appointment at Stade Charlety. If Paris FC receives, this derby of the capital will be played in a stadium looking like neutral ground.


In recent years, the Charlety Stadium has long hosted the matches of the women's team at Paris Saint-Germain. A stadium occupied by the Paris FC men's team, and progressively deserted by PSG women last season under the impetus of Patrice Lair, for the Georges-Lefèvre stadium at Camp des Loges with its "English-style stands, closer to the field ".

For Paris FC, the merger with Juvisy meant at the same time that the Charlety stadium became one of the "homes" of the women's team, which continues to evolve mainly on the lawn of the stadium Robert-Bobin to Bondoufle. As part of the merger, three matches are scheduled in Charlety for teammates Gaëtane Thiney. The first took place in the fall, with the reception of Montpellier on behalf of the 7th day of D1. The second was to take place in early February with the league match (14th day) against Guingamp.

The draw of the Coupe de France upset the plans. With the reception of Paris Saint-Germain, it was the opportunity for Paris FC to create the event in Paris, with a derby of nature to mobilize Paris FC supporters, a handful of whom were present in Charléty. for the match against Montpellier, and to arouse the craze for a women's team that remains to be discovered for many supporters of the club of the capital.


"Frankly, it's going to be a very difficult match"


When asked the question to Patrice Lair on the choice of Charlety, the PSG coach speaks of a "cold stage", with a "track athletics" and "forums far away (...) as Bondoufle" . But for him, to evolve in this stadium will guarantee conditions of play which will be "undoubtedly better" than in Bondoufle with a lawn of "good quality". On the pitch, he expects a "tough match", a meeting he "fears a lot" against a team that he says has "the potential" to "play (...) second place [ and the qualification in the Champions League] ".

The last two league games between the two teams were played on a goal of difference, while the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France between the two teams was played on penalties-shots. Three meetings played at Bondoufle and who have each time turned in favor of PSG. They also reflect the small gap between the two teams despite the ten points that separates them in the D1 ranking.

After the match against Lyon, Gaëtane Thiney said that one of the goals for Paris FC would be to "beat Paris or Montpellier" on the "second half of the season". The captain added that Paris FC may have had "a Coupe de France team" this year. For both Parisian teams, a successful run in the Cup can give another turn at the end of the season, a challenge taken seriously by both teams, in a derby, a match necessarily particular where the choice of stadium Charlety participates in the indecision of the upcoming meeting.