Vendée Fontenay Foot will host PSG in a Coupe de France Round of 64 clash on Saturday.
PSG are the defending Coupe de France champions and enter the match fresh from securing their sixth trophy of 2025, having defeated Flamengo 2-1 on penalties in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final.
The French giants have already secured the Ligue 1 title, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Super Cup this calendar year, cementing their status as Europe’s most successful club this season.
Meanwhile, Vendée Fontenay Foot competes in the Championnat National 3 (fifth tier of French football) and faces an enormous challenge against the continental champions.
Vendee Fontenay Foot vs PSG – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 20th December.
- Kick-off: 8pm BST.
- Venue: Stade de la beaujoire, Nantes.
Vendee Fontenay Foot team news
Vendée Fontenay Foot will be available with a fully fit squad for this clash, with no significant injury concerns reported ahead of the match.
This represents their first-ever competitive meeting against PSG, with the club hoping to pull off one of the competition’s great shocks. However, the significant gap in quality and resources between the two sides makes such an upset highly unlikely.
PSG team news
Marquinhos suffered an adductor injury in the Champions League draw against Athletic Club on December 10 and is not expected to return before Christmas. Achraf Hakimi remains sidelined with a sprained left ankle.
Ousmane Dembélé, the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner, has returned to the pitch against Flamengo as a substitute. He will once again be included in the squad, although
the 28-year-old winger has endured a stop-start 2025-26 season, having been sidelined by a right hamstring injury in September and subsequently a left calf injury. Despite his individual quality, his limited game time remains a concern for Luis Enrique.
Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier has recovered from a minor right ankle injury and returned to training, though he missed the Athletic Club fixture and has not used it since then, even after being in the matchday squad. In his place, Matrey Safonov impressed, particularly against Flamengo, where his four penalty saves helped the French giants win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. However, he suffered a hand fracture during the shootout.
Form
Vendee Fontenay Foot
The fifth-tier club has demonstrated good performance in their recent matches, winning four of their last five matches while losing just once in their last eight matches. Their most recent results were a win against Chateauroux (4-1) at home.
PSG
PSG recently won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup against Flamengo 2-1 on penalties after finishing the match level on 1-1 after full time. Before that, they won 3-2 against Metz in their last Ligue 1 encounter. PSG currently sits in second position in the table with 36 points from 16 matches.
Predicted lineups
Vendee Fontenay Foot: N. Renou; Ernault, Moisdon, Leriche; Bremond, Vinet, Belbachir, Bisleau; Keita, Millimono, Diawara.
PSG: Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Kamara, Zabarnyi, Berlado; Neves; Mayulu, Ruiz; Mbaye, Ramos, Ndjantou.
How to watch Vendee Fontenay Foot vs PSG?
The match will be broadcast on DAZN, which holds exclusive rights to all Coupe de France fixtures in multiple territories including India and the United Kingdom.
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