For the first time in history, Marseille ended the competition in the French Cup two years in a row after a penalty shootout. Last season, they were kicked out by the second league team Annecy, and this time, in the round of 16, the penalty kicks were scored better by Rennes’ players. After both teams scored once in 90 minutes (1:1), the penalty shootout dragged on quite a bit, and the decision was made only in the ninth series. Experienced French stopper Samuel Gigot will be remembered as a tragic figure. His miss opened the way for Rennes to the quarter-finals, and 18-year-old Cameroonian Mahamadou Nagida did not succumb to the pressure, nor was his youth and inexperience swayed. He shook the net and set up a quarter-final clash with Sochaux.🇫🇷 Marseille est éliminé de la Coupe de France par Rennes après 9-8 aux tirs aux buts. #SRFCOM #TeamOm pic.twitter.com/GPZln8ti2T— Média de Guerre (@Mediadeguerre) January 21, 2024 Marseille will have to wait until next season for a new attack on the cup of the most massive football competition on the planet, a cup they have won on ten occasions, but none since 1989. Tonight they were tripped by Martin Terrier, with his first goal in the French Cup since 2020 when he scored against Paris Saint-Germain. A little before half an hour of the game, Jordan Veretout gave Gennaro Gattuso’s team the lead after a pass from Jonathan Klauss, and Benjamin Bourigeaud missed the chance to equalize the score from the penalty spot in stoppage time of the first half. However, what the Rennes midfielder failed to do, Terrier succeeded in the 53rd minute. It was his 44th goal in 123 appearances for the Roazon Park team. A month and a half ago, Marseille defeated Rennes at the Velodrome, and Julien Stephan’s team found a way to get revenge. It turned out that the 43-year-old coach did well when, in the 86th minute, he introduced Nagida, the performer of the decisive penalty, into the game. Also, Bourigeaud bravely took responsibility already in the second series, even though he missed a penalty during the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_7812710##
