Coupe de France draw: Andy Carroll & Bordeaux face Rennes, PSG head to Lens

It's time for the return of Ligue 1 clubs in the Coupe de France! The round of 32 beckons for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs in France’s oldest cup competition, which will take place Saturday 21st and Sunday 22 December.  This is the stage that usually throws up plenty of surprises as amateur and semi-professional sides test their mettle against French football’s elite.

2024 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain will face a tough test in RC Lens, whilst last year's finalists Olympique Lyonnais will have to travel to National 2 (fourth tier) side Feignies Aulnoye. Group A was drawn first and provided an intriguing affair between AS Monaco and one of the lowest ranked sides in the competition, US Saint-Jean of the 6th tier. The evening’s first all-Ligue 1 tie was then drawn between AS Saint-Étienne and Olympique de Marseille.

Lille face a difficult trip to one of last season’s feel-good Cup stories in FC Rouen, whilst Girondins des Bordeaux and Andy Carroll will get to test their mettle against Jorge Sampaoli’s Stade Rennais.

FUll draw of the Coupe de France round of 32

Group A

FC Sochaux (N) vs Clermont (L2)

USC Corte (N3) vs OGC Nice (L1)

FC Espaly (N3) vs Dijon FCO (N)

AS Cannes (N2) vs Grenoble (L2)

GOAL FC (N) vs FC Annecy (L2)

FC Bourgoin Jallieu (N3) vs FC Martigues (L2)

Hauts Lyonnais (N3) vs Toulouse FC (L1)

AS Monaco (L1) vs Union Saint-Jean (R1)

AS Saint-Étienne (L1) vs Olympique de Marseille (L1)

Le Puy (N2) vs Montpellier (L1)

Group B

ESTAC Troyes (L2) vs FC Metz (L2)

FC Rouen (N) vs Lille (L1)

FCSR Haguenau (N2) vs US Boulogne (N)

ASS Still Mutzig (R1) vs Stade de Reims (L1)

AJ Auxerre (L1) vs USL Dunkerque (L2)

ES Thaon (N3) vs Amiens SC (L2)

Racing Club de Calais (N3) vs Strasbourg (L1)

Drancy JA (N3) vs FC Nantes (L1)

Feignies Aulnoye (N2) vs Olympique Lyonnais (L1)

FC Saint Joseph (Martinique) vs Bastia (L2)

Thionville (N2) vs Valenciennes (N)

Group C

FC 93 Bobigny (N2) vs Angers SCO (L1)

Tours FC (R1) vs FC Lorient (L2)

Laval (L2) vs SA Meringacais (R1)

RC Lens (L1) vs Paris Saint-Germain (L1)

St Philbert GD Lieu (N3) vs QRM (N1)

Rennes (L1) vs Girondins de Bordeaux (N2)

Verzon FC (N3) vs Le Mans (N)

SU Dives Cabourg (N3) vs St Denis FC (Réunion)

EA Guingamp (L2) vs SM Caen (L2)

Le Havre (L1) vs Stade Briochin (N2)

Stade Brestois (L1) vs La Roche sur Yon VF (N2)

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