The 2020 Coupe de France final was a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne to decide the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de France, the 103rd season of the Coupe de France. The final was originally scheduled for 25 April, but was postponed to 24 July due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France, including those behind closed doors, would be banned until September. The FFF were considering whether the final of the Coupe de France could be rescheduled for when events are allowed to restart. On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 24 July.
Paris Saint-Germain won the final 1–0 for their 13th Coupe de France title.
Background Paris Saint-Germain were the runners-up of last year's edition, having lost the 2019 final to Rennes after a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in extra time.
Saint-Étienne reached the final this year, having lost at the round of 32 of last year's edition to Dijon. This was the first time they reached the final since 1982, a game they lost to Paris Saint-Germain as well.
Route to the final Paris Saint-GermainRoundSaint-ÉtienneOpponentResult2019–20 Coupe de FranceOpponentResultESA Linas-Montlhéry6–0 (A)Round of 64FC Bastia-Borgo3–0 (A)Lorient1–0 (A)Round of 32Paris FC3–2 (A)Pau FC2–0 (A)Round of 16Monaco1–0 (A)Dijon6–1 (A)Quarter-finalsSAS Épinal2–1 (A)Lyon5–1 (A)Semi-finalsRennes2–1 (H) Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
Match Summary The only goal of the game came in the 14th minute; Kylian Mbappé cut in from the right, with his shot being saved by Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Jessy Moulin, before the rebound fell to Neymar, who shot high to the net off the underside of the crossbar from six yards out.
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GK 1 Keylor NavasRB 4 Thilo Kehrer CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)CB 5 Marquinhos LB 25 Mitchel Bakker RM 11 Ángel Di MaríaCM 8 Leandro Paredes CM 27 Idrissa GueyeLM 10 NeymarCF 18 Mauro IcardiCF 7 Kylian Mbappé Substitutes:GK 16 Sergio RicoDF 3 Presnel KimpembeDF 20 Layvin KurzawaDF 31 Colin Dagba MF 6 Marco Verratti MF 19 Pablo Sarabia MF 21 Ander HerreraMF 23 Julian DraxlerFW 17 Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingManager: Thomas Tuchel GK 30 Jessy Moulin RB 26 Mathieu Debuchy CB 3 Wesley Fofana CB 24 Loïc Perrin (c) LB 5 Timothée KolodziejczakCM 8 Mahdi Camara CM 6 Yann M'Vila RW 27 Yvann Maçon AM 7 Ryad Boudebouz LW 20 Denis BouangaCF 21 Romain Hamouma Substitutes:GK 1 Stefan BajicDF 2 Harold Moukoudi MF 19 Yvan Neyou MF 33 Maxence RiveraMF 37 Aïmen MoueffekFW 10 Wahbi Khazri FW 14 Jean-Philippe Krasso FW 18 Arnaud Nordin FW 29 Charles AbiManager: Claude Puel
Assistant referees: Bertrand Jouannaud Philippe Jeanne Fourth official: Eric Wattellier Video assistant referee: François Letexier Assistant video assistant referee: Frank SchneiderMatch rules 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.
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