Paris Saint-Germain with only one big name – Kylian Mbappe – without Neymar, Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti and Sergio Ramos, have had a perfect season so far. The defense of the league throne in France is certain, and after two painful eliminations in the round of 16 of the Champions League, they easily defeated Sociedad in two matches and reached the quarterfinals of the Euroelite. Luis Enrique’s team can still dream of a treble.At Parc des Princes tonight (10 PM EAT) Rennes arrives in the second semi-final. In the first one last night, Lyon easily defeated Valenciennes 3-0 and secured the match next May at Stade de France in Saint-Denis quart of Paris.Enrique replaced Kylian Mbappe against Marseille at the Velodrome at the weekend, which the future Real Madrid player did not like, so he rolled his eyes, but today’s best footballer should be in the starting line-up against the team from Brittany.Kylian Mbappe was left confused as Luis Enrique subbed off the attacker for Goncalo Ramos in the 64th minute against Marseille 🤨The Frenchman who was clearly upset walked off the pitch and headed straight down the tunnel 😳Mbappe counting down the days until Madrid 😅 pic.twitter.com/cXPGhsXYSc— SPORTbible (@sportbible) April 1, 2024 Paris Saint-Germain are chasing the 15th trophy in the cup, while Rennes wants to win a ticket to Europe through this competition and repeat the success of 2019 when they lifted the trophy after penalties, a shootout against the Saints in the biggest stadium in France where the national team plays.Luis Enrique’s team eliminated Orléans, Brest and Nice until the semi-finals and has the home field advantage. Only one match is played. The Spaniard warned the players that they have to give more if they want to reach the final.”It is time to get additional motivation. The final of the Cup is a great incentive for our team. One match is played. This is like a rematch of the qualification for the Champions League”, said the former coach of Barcelona, Roma and Celta and former coach of La Furia Roja.02/04/2024 France 🇫🇷Lyon supporters celebrating on the pitch after reaching the final of the Coupe de France pic.twitter.com/vgfjhFkUiR— 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 (@thecasualultra) April 3, 2024 Kolo Mouani and Ousmane Dembele, signings from Eintracht and Barcelona, are expected to partner Mbappe in the attacking third.The Saints are on fire, scoring 11 goals in their last three matches. Rennes was defeated by Strasbourg 2-0 at the weekend, and is only eighth in Ligue 1. In this championship, in the duel between these clubs, PSG won 3-1 in Brittany, while at Parc des Princes the result was surprising 1-1.COUPE DE FRANCESemifinalsTuesdayOlympique Lyon – Valenciennes 3-0 (0-0)/Lacazette 51 pen, 57, Orban 75/Wednesday22:10: (1.45) PSG (4.50) Rennes (7.00)***odds are subject to change***
