National cups are interesting competitions to watch for numerous reasons. For instance, once in a while, you can see a football David shocking a Goliath, as happened yesterday in the French Cup when the fifth-tier minnows Bourgoin-Jallieu upset the giants Olympique Lyon, eliminating them on penalties.PSG prevent embarrassment against a fifth league sideHowever, another match of this renowned competition drew people’s attention, but for a different reason, as this time the fifth-flight underdogs weren’t favoured by the penalty roulette – the duel between the little-known Thaon and the Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.Although followed by a lot of troubles and only after the pens, the favourites defeated the minnows, which fought bravely and salvaged a 2-2 draw in the regular time. So, the cause of shock was not the result, but one particular last name on the scoresheet – Messi?!Meanwhile in the Coupe de France 17-year old Rayane Messi 🇫🇷 has scored twice for Strasbourg… What’s in the name 😉⭐️ pic.twitter.com/GYYnvZkYid— 433 (@433) January 15, 2025 Namely, the 17-year-old boy, who netted a brace on his debut with Strasbourg’s first team is not the Argentinian Lionel, but the Frenchman Rayane, but does indeed share the last name with one of the greatest players in history.In the end, the minnows can be proud of their display and the fact that they “tormented” a much more powerful team, but can also say “We didn’t stand a chance! They had Messi for crying out loud!”##NAJAVA_MECA_8632975##
