2020 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 2020 Coupe de la Ligue final decided the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue, the 26th and last edition of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, contested by the 44 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final was originally scheduled for 4 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.^[3] The final took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, and was contested by Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon.

2020 Coupe de la Ligue final

French League Cup Final
The Stade de France in Saint-Denis hosted the final
Event	2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain Lyon 0 0
After extra time Paris Saint-Germain won 6–5 on penalties
Date	31 July 2020 (2020-07-31)
Venue	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the Match	Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
Referee	Jérôme Brisard[2]
Attendance	3,500[note 1]
← 2019

As the LFP voted in September 2019 to abolish the Coupe de la Ligue for the following season, the match was the last in the competition's history.^[4]

On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled until September.^[5] On 26 June, the LFP announced that the final was rescheduled to 31 July.^[6]

Paris Saint-Germain won the final 6–5 on penalties over Lyon, following a 0–0 draw after extra time, for their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title.^[7]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Paris Saint-Germain		Round	Lyon
Opponent	Result	2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue	Opponent	Result
Le Mans (A)	4–1	Round of 16	Toulouse (H)	4–1
Saint-Étienne (H)	6–1	Quarter-finals	Brest (H)	3–1
Reims (A)	3–0	Semi-finals	Lille (H)	2–2 (4–3 p)

Match

Details

Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Lyon
	Report
Penalties
Di María Verratti Paredes Herrera Neymar Sarabia	6–5	Andersen Toko Ekambi Caqueret Mendes Aouar Traoré

31 July 2020 (2020-07-31)

21:10 CEST

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 3,500^{[note 1]}

Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

GK 1 Keylor Navas RB 20 Layvin Kurzawa  70' CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)  55'  90' CB 3 Presnel Kimpembe LB 25 Mitchel Bakker CM 6 Marco Verratti CM 5 Marquinhos  95'  114' CM 27 Idrissa Gueye  58' RW 11 Ángel Di María  115' CF 18 Mauro Icardi  58' LW 10 Neymar Substitutes: GK 16 Sergio Rico DF 4 Thilo Kehrer  70' DF 22 Abdou Diallo  114' MF 8 Leandro Paredes  100'  90' MF 19 Pablo Sarabia  58' MF 21 Ander Herrera  79'  58' MF 23 Julian Draxler FW 17 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting FW 29 Arnaud Kalimuendo Manager: Thomas Tuchel

GK 1 Anthony Lopes CB 5 Jason Denayer CB 6 Marcelo  81' CB 20 Marçal  94' RWB 14 Léo Dubois  86' LWB 27 Maxwel Cornet DM 39 Bruno Guimarães  61'  65' CM 25 Maxence Caqueret  19' CM 8 Houssem Aouar CF 9 Moussa Dembélé  80' CF 11 Memphis Depay (c)  80' Substitutes: GK 16 Anthony Racioppi DF 3 Joachim Andersen  81' DF 4 Rafael  119'  86' MF 12 Thiago Mendes  65' MF 17 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde MF 22 Jean Lucas FW 7 Karl Toko Ekambi  80' FW 10 Bertrand Traoré  80' FW 18 Rayan Cherki Manager: Rudi Garcia

Man of the Match: Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Aurélien Berthomieu Gilles Lang Fourth official:[2] Thomas Léonard Video assistant referee:[2] Mikael Lesage Assistant video assistant referee:[2] Johan Hamel

Match rules[8] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Notes

1. The final was played in front of 3,500 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

1. "PSG-OL : Marco Verratti élu homme du match Konami" [PSG-OL: Marco Verratti elected Konami man of the match]. ligue1.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
2. "Coupes : les arbitres des finales désignés" [Cups: Designated Final Referees]. FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. "La finale de la Coupe de la Ligue BKT reportée" [Coupe de la Ligue BKT final postponed] (in French). lfp.fr. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
4. "French League Cup to end from 2020 'to reduce season schedule'". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
5. "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
6. "Calendrier général des compétitions 2020/2021" [General calendar of competitions 2020/2021]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
7. "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
8. "Règlement de la Coupe de la Ligue" [Regulations of the Coupe de la Ligue] (PDF). LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in French)