2015 Coupe de la Ligue final

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2015 Coupe de la Ligue final
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Event 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue
Bastia Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
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Date11 April 2015
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the Match Zlatan Ibrahimović [1]
Referee Benoit Bastien
Attendance72,000
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The 2015 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 21st final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 11 April 2015 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested by reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, and Bastia, the two teams who also contested the tournament's first ever final in 1995. [2]

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PSG won 4–0, with two goals in the first half by Zlatan Ibrahimović and a further two in the second by Edinson Cavani. As winners, they would have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but qualified for the season's UEFA Champions League by winning Ligue 1 instead.

Background

Paris Saint-Germain were the reigning champions, having won a record fourth title in the previous year's final with a 2–1 win over Lyon. [3] It was PSG's sixth final — a joint record with Bordeaux — and they had previously won four (1995, 1998, 2008, 2014) and lost one (2000). [2]

Bastia's only previous Coupe de la Ligue final was the inaugural edition in 1995. There, they lost 0–2 to PSG. [2]

Route to the final

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

Bastia Round Paris Saint-Germain
OpponentResult 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue OpponentResult
Auxerre (H)3–1Third roundBye
Caen (H)3–2 ( a.e.t. )Round of 16 Ajaccio (A)3–1
Rennes (H)3–1Quarter-finals Saint-Étienne (A)1–0
Monaco (A)0–0 ( a.e.t. )(7–6 p )Semi-finals Lille (A)1–0

Bastia

Bastia, as a Ligue 1 club not competing in Europe, entered the tournament in the third round with a home match against Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre at the Stade Armand Cesari on 28 October. They trailed at half time due to Yannis Mbombo's goal for the visitors, but eventually won 3–1 after an equaliser by Floyd Ayité and a brace from Djibril Cissé. [4]

In the last 16, Bastia won 3–2 at home against top-flight Caen. Sloan Privat opened the scoring for the visitors, with Guillaume Gillet equalising before half time. In the second half José Saez put Caen back into the lead, and substitute Famoussa Koné equalised again for Bastia with a minute left. They advanced due to an extra-time goal from another substitute, Benjamin Mokulu. [5]

Bastia were again the hosts in their quarter-final, a 3–1 win over Rennes. They conceded an early goal by Sylvain Armand, with Sebastian Squillaci equalising two minutes into the second half. Rennes captain Romain Danzé then scored an own goal to give Bastia the lead, and Cissé extended their advantage in added time. [6] The Corsican club travelled for the first time in their semi-final on 5 February, to Monaco, where the game finished goalless after extra time at the Stade Louis II. In the penalty shootout, João Moutinho missed a chance to win the shootout after Giovanni Sio had his attempt saved by Maarten Stekelenburg. It went to sudden death, in which Nabil Dirar missed and Squillaci scored to put Bastia into the final. [7]

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain, due to competing in the UEFA Champions League, entered the tournament in the last 16 away to Ligue 2 club Ajaccio at the Stade François Coty. They were a goal down at half time, after Serge Aurier fouled Mouaad Madri for a penalty which Johan Cavalli converted past Nicolas Douchez. After the break, Edinson Cavani equalised, Aurier put PSG into the lead and Jean Christophe Bahebeck scored the final goal of a 3–1 win. [8]

On 13 January 2015, away again in the quarter-finals, PSG defeated Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne by a single goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović. The home team's fans did not believe that the ball had crossed the line, and threw objects onto the pitch, disrupting play for 10 minutes. [9] PSG won away by a single goal again in the semi-final on 4 February, a strike from full-back Maxwell to defeat Lille. [10]

Match

Bastia 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain
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Cavani Soccerball shade.svg80', 90+2'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien
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Bastia
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Paris Saint-Germain
SC BASTIA:
GK1 Flag of France.svg Alphonse Areola
RB29 Flag of France.svg Gilles Cioni Yellow card.svg 88'
CB20 Flag of France.svg François Modesto
CB5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Squillaci Red card.svg 19'
LB4 Flag of France.svg Florian Marange
CM18 Flag of France.svg Yannick Cahuzac (c)Yellow card.svg 24'
CM27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume Gillet
RM28 Flag of France.svg Gaël Danic Sub off.svg 22'
CM10 Flag of Algeria.svg Ryad Boudebouz
LM15 Flag of France.svg Julian Palmieri Sub off.svg 68'
CF19 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Giovanni Sio Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Leca
DF17 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Peybernes Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 22'
DF23 Flag of Mali.svg Drissa Diakité
MF6 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Romaric
MF7 Flag of Togo.svg Floyd Ayité Sub on.svg 68'
MF25 Flag of Guinea.svg François Kamano
FW26 Flag of Brazil.svg Brandão Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Ghislain Printant


Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FC:
GK1 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Douchez
RB19 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier
CB5 Flag of Brazil.svg Marquinhos
CB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Silva (c)
LB17 Flag of Brazil.svg Maxwell
DM24 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Verratti
CM14 Flag of France.svg Blaise Matuidi
CM25 Flag of France.svg Adrien Rabiot Sub off.svg 77'
RW22 Flag of Argentina.svg Ezequiel Lavezzi Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 63'
CF10 Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW27 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Pastore Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Sirigu
DF6 Flag of France.svg Zoumana Camara
LB21 Flag of France.svg Lucas Digne
DF23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gregory van der Wiel
MF4 Flag of France.svg Yohan Cabaye Sub on.svg 77'
FW7 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Sub on.svg 72'
FW9 Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Laurent Blanc

Man of the Match:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain)

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Haquette
Laurent Stien
Fourth official:
Frank Schneider

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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