2018 Coupe de France Final
# 2018 Coupe de France Final

The 2018 Coupe de France Final was a football match between Les Herbiers VF and Paris Saint-Germain to decide the winner of the 2017–18 Coupe de France, the 101st season of the Coupe de France.

Paris Saint-Germain won the final 2–0 for their 4th consecutive and 12th overall Coupe de France title.

## Background

The final was Les Herbiers' first. They upset many higher-level teams, such as Lens; however, they did not play any top-level teams en route to the final. Les Herbiers were the third team from the third division of French football to reach the final, after Nîmes, in 1996, and US Quevilly, in 2012. Both of these teams lost their matches, to Auxerre and Lyon respectively.

Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champion, having been to 15 finals and winning 11. They defeated Angers 1–0 in the 2017 final.

## Route to the final

| Les Herbiers | Les Herbiers | Round | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2017–18 Coupe de France | Opponent | Result |
| JS Coulaines | 4–1 (A) | Fifth Round | | |
| Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant | 5–1 (a.e.t.) (A) | Sixth Round | | |
| Balma | 3–0 (A) | Seventh Round | | |
| Romorantin | 2–1 (H) | Eighth Round | | |
| Angoulême CFC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) | Round of 64 | Rennes | 6–1 (A) |
| Saint-Lô Manche | 2–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Guingamp | 4–2 (H) |
| Auxerre | 3–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Sochaux | 4–1 (A) |
| Lens | 0–0 (4–2 pen.) (A) | Quarter-finals | Marseille | 3–0 (H) |
| FC Chambly | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Caen | 3–1 (A) |

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

## Match

### Details

| Les Herbiers VF | Paris Saint-Germain |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Matthieu Pichot |
| RB | 21 | Romuald Marie |
| CB | 2 | Diaranké Fofana |
| CB | 26 | Guillaume Dequaire |
| LB | 5 | Adrien Pagerie |
| DM | 28 | Valentin Vanbaleghem | 62' |
| RM | 11 | Rodrigue Bongongui |
| CM | 6 | Sébastien Flochon (c) |
| CM | 19 | Pierre Germann | 63' |
| LM | 7 | Joachim Eickmayer | 88' |
| CF | 18 | Kévin Rocheteau |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Esteban Salles |
| DF | 23 | Franck Héry |
| MF | 4 | Florian David |
| MF | 14 | Clément Couturier | 88' |
| FW | 10 | Ambroise Gboho | 63' |
| FW | 20 | Adrian Dabasse | 62' |
| FW | 29 | Moulaye Ba |
| Manager: ||
| Stéphane Masala ||
| GK | 1 | Kevin Trapp |
| RB | 32 | Dani Alves | | 86' |
| CB | 2 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| CB | 5 | Marquinhos |
| LB | 17 | Yuri Berchiche | 15' |
| CM | 18 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| CM | 8 | Thiago Motta | | 68' |
| CM | 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| RF | 29 | Kylian Mbappé | | 86' |
| CF | 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| LF | 11 | Ángel Di María |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Alphonse Areola |
| DF | 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| DF | 12 | Thomas Meunier | | 86' |
| DF | 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| MF | 19 | Lassana Diarra |
| MF | 23 | Julian Draxler | | 68' |
| MF | 27 | Javier Pastore | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Unai Emery ||
| Assistant referees: Frédéric Hébrard Huseyin Ocak Fourth official: Hakim Ben El Hadj Video assistant referee: Benoît Bastien Assistant video assistant referee: Jérôme Brisard | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
