Le Parisien invites you to take a tour of the football program in Île-de-France. National clubs are away this weekend. . In National 2, Saturday will be marked by the matches of Racing against Évreux in group A, the derby Lusitanos Saint-Maur – Créteil and FC 93 Bobigny – Boulogne in group B. The clash at the top of the table between Aubervilliers (2nd) and Ivry (3rd) will be the poster for the weekend in National 3. In the Women’s French Cup, Fleury, opposed to Nantes (D2), will try to further improve its excellent season by reaching the semi-finals. Finally, the U19 championship is back after a three-week break.
The poster of the weekend: a hot derby between the Lusitanos Saint-Maur and Créteil
Since the departure of President Armand Lopes from the Lusitanos Saint-Maur for Créteil in 2002, the derbies between the two clubs have always been disputed and eagerly awaited by the supporters. A big rivalry even if the leaders of the two neighboring clubs have always maintained close ties. This season’s derby will be special since Armand Lopes has ceded his chairmanship to Bassam Al Homsi.
On the ground, there will be a strong stake. Revived by his victory against FC 93 Bobigny then leader of group B of N2, Créteil must take points to stay in the race for the climb. “This week, we did not feel a group that had relaxed after the victory against Bobigny, launches Stéphane Masala, coach of Créteil. It’s still a very important game for us. We have to go get points from our neighbour. There is the notion of derby so we expect a complicated and contested match. The Lusitanos recruited well in January, they have a different animation compared to the first leg where we managed to win at the end in numerical superiority ”.
Distanced for the climb, the Lusitanos Saint-Maur, 8th, must ensure their maintenance as quickly as possible to spend a quiet end of the season.
The question: Will Versailles bounce back in Nancy?
While waiting for the clash between Martigues (1st) and Red Star (4th) on Monday (6:30 p.m.), the 23rd day of National begins this Friday with the trips of Paris 13 Atletico to Avranches and that of Versailles to Nancy. The Versailles, who have lost two of their last four games, also gave up their leadership position after their defeat (0-1) against Concarneau on Monday. “With the expulsion it became more difficult, we tried to strengthen our midfield at half-time and tried to play counterattacks. Unfortunately it didn’t work. It’s a long and difficult championship that will be tight until the end,” said Cris. Deprived of its captain Akueson after his red card received against Concarneau, Versailles will nevertheless have to be wary of Nancy who has just taken 7 points out of 9 since the arrival of Benoît Pedretti on the bench in place of Albert Cartier.
Player to watch: Brice Irie-Bi (FC 93 Bobigny)
In the race for the climb, FC 93 Bobigny, 2nd in group B of National 2 which receives Boulogne-sur-Mer this Saturday, can count on a reinforcement of experience with Brice Irie-Bi. After leaving Beauvais (N2) in early October, the 30-year-old midfielder had been training with Bobigny for several weeks and signed his contract in January. He made his first two appearances in the last two games against Besançon and Créteil. Trained in Lille, the native of Villiers-le-Bel (Val-d’Oise) went through Blackpool (Championship, English D2), Southport (English D5), Drancy (N2), the Losc reserve (N2), Quevilly RM (N2 then Nat.) and Entente SSG (N2 then Nat.)
The number: 46
The number of goals scored by Racing CFF, the best attack of the four National 2 groups. Guillaume Norbert’s players will try to increase their total and get closer to the 50 mark by receiving Évreux, this Saturday in group A. Racing can count on the return of its top scorer, Arnold Vula, injured in January, and who scored his 14th goal last Saturday in Vannes (5-0).
The match to go to: Aubervilliers – Ivry, clash of National 3
In such a tight National 3 championship where the Top 5, from Vitry to Linas-Montlhéry is held in four points, direct confrontations will be decisive. Second at one point behind the leader CAV, Aubervilliers receives this Saturday at the Karman stadium the third Ivry, which follows him at two points. This shock may count.
Women’s French Cup: Fleury aims for the last four
There are only 5 D1 Arkema teams left in the quarter-finals of the Women’s French Cup. If PSG will make a delicate trip to Bordeaux, Fleury receives, one of the 3 D2 teams still in contention, FC Nantes, ranked 9th in group B. After their 6-0 victory in the league against Rodez, the team by Fabrice Abriel has a good opportunity to reach the last four of the Coupe de France.
THE PROGRAM
NATIONAL
Friday, 7.30 p.m.: Avranches – Paris 13 Atletico, Nancy – Versailles. Monday 6:30 p.m.: Martigues – Red Star
NATIONAL 2
Group A. Saturday, 2.30 p.m.: Racing CFF -Evreux, 6 p.m.: Guingamp (b) – Versailles
Group B. Saturday, 5 p.m.: Colmar – Fleury, 6 p.m.: Sainte-Geneviève – Besançon, Lusitanos Saint-Maur – Créteil (Cheron stadium), FC 93 Bobigny – Boulogne (Auguste Delaune stadium).
NATIONAL 3
Saturday, 3 p.m.: Drancy – Entente SSG (Charles Sage stadium), Les Ulis – Brétigny (Jean-Marc Salinier stadium), 4 p.m.: Aubervilliers – Ivry (Karman stadium), 4:30 p.m.: Paris FC – Le Mée (Déjerine stadium ), 6 p.m.: Montrouge – Le Blanc-Mesnil (Lezer stadium), PSG – Vitry (Camp des Loges). Sunday, 3 p.m.: Les Mureaux – Linas-Montlhéry (Léo Lagrange stadium).
U19
Group A. Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: Montfermeil – Le Havre (Henri Vidal stadium), Orléans – Drancy, PSG – Amiens (Camp des Loges).
Group B. Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: Troyes – Paris FC, FC 93 Bobigny – Torcy (Auguste Delaune stadium)
WOMEN’S FRENCH CUP (quarter-finals)
Saturday, 5.45 p.m.: Bordeaux – PSG. Sunday, 2.30 p.m.: Fleury – Nantes (D2) (Gentelet stadium).