PSG, largely revamped at the beginning of an intense February, eliminated Le Mans on Tuesday (2-0) on a quiet pace, without forcing its talent throughout the match, marked by the start of the school year of Presnel Kimpembe after two years of absence.
In an excellent pass since he ensured his presence in accession dams in the knockout stages of the Champions League, PSG, a solid leader of Ligue 1, validated his ticket in the quarter -finals of the Coupe de France, in Leaving his executives at rest and in particular Ousmane Dembélé, author of two triplets in a week.
Deprived of Zaïre-Emery (injured in an ankle), with Marquinhos, Donnarumma, Neves LEGAGE and BARCOLA, Hakimi, Mendes and Vitinha on the bench at the start, Luis Enrique wanted to preserve forces and not to spoil the Energy while his team plays the Champions League dams against Brest next week after Monaco in Ligue 1 Friday evening.
On the other hand, the Spanish technician aligned the winter recruit Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left side, still a little shy against the 6th of National, and which still needs a little time to adapt to the game of Luis Enrique, which asks a lot permutations.
This was also the case with striker Gonçalo Ramos, who plays the role of « super-sub » For a few weeks but holder on Tuesday evening: the Portuguese has been transparent almost the entire match, except when he went to get the ball in the heart of the game. So effective when he is replacement, this match has yet confirmed that he is more cutting edge in this role.
Kimpembe after two years of absence

Presnel Kimpembe returning to competition after two years of absence, February 4, 2025 at Le Mans / Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
Conversely, Désiré Doué continues his good form: he took advantage of a short recovery error of the goalkeeper and an opposing defender to open the score of a cross shot, just after having missed a big opportunity (1- 0, 25th).
On their first error, the Sarthois were sanctioned by the Parisians, who had struggled to get out of Espaly in the previous round (4-2) in particular because of approximations of the goalkeeper Arnau Tenas.
Tuesday evening, the Spanish coach preferred to him the Russian Matveï Safonov, who only had to work on at the end of the match, even if the defense left too many spaces and had concentration swings.
“The collective is always stronger than any other individual. The French Cup was made to create exploits ”had launched his players the Le Mans coach, Patrick Videira, in the locker room before the start of the game.
Serious and applied, the Sarthois hurt Parisians, who came out each time and were helped by the efficiency of Bradley Barcola.
Barely back (68th) and ideally served by Nuno Mendes, the winger made his speed and his sense of timing speak by perfectly arming his strike (2-0, 71st).

PSG winner without forcing Le Mans in the final of the French Cup, February 4, 2025 / Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
The meeting was marked by the entrance to Presnel Kimpembe, who had not played for two years and his injury to the Achilles tendon. With the armband – given for the symbol – he caused a dangerous free kick and received a yellow card in stride (84th).
The crazy Parisian period continues. This season, Paris does not lose even when the players in the capital play with the brake. Holding from the title, PSG therefore continues its route in the competition, won 7 times over the last 10 editions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2024).
(Tagstotranslate) Quiet