The 2008 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 29 March 2008. It was contested between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lens.
It was PSG's fourth appearance in the final; they won the inaugural cup in 1995, won again in 1998, and lost to Gueugnon in the 2000 final. It was Lens' second appearance in the final, having won the cup in their only other appearance back in 1999.
After an opening goal from Pauleta, Lens secured an equaliser just after halftime from Eric Carrière. With extra time looming, PSG striker Péguy Luyindula was hauled down by Hilton in the penalty area which resulted in the referee pointing to the spot. Bernard Mendy converted the kick, giving PSG their third Coupe de la Ligue title and a spot in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
Lens mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after a PSG fan unfurled a banner insulting inhabitants of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region (taking inspiration from a comedy movie of the time) midway through the game.Lens rage after PSG fans banner insult - Soccernet The match was not replayed, but PSG were fined and penalised. One of the sanctions was that they would be unable to participate in the following edition of the League Cup, however this was later overturned on appeal.PSG Hearing set PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue
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 Lens Opponent Result 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result Lorient (A) 3–0 Third roundClubs competing in UEFA competitions receive a bye to the Third round Lille (H) 1–0 Montpellier (H) 2–0 Round of 16 Monaco (A) 2–1 Valenciennes (H) 4–0 Quarter-finals Nancy (H) 3–0 Auxerre (A) 3–2 Semi-finals Le Mans (A) 5–4
Match details
PSG: GK 1 Mickaël LandreauRB 2 CearáCB 3 Mamadou SakhoCB 15 Zoumana CamaraLB 22 Sylvain ArmandRM 20 Clément Chantôme CM 24 Grégory BourillonCM23 Jérémy ClémentLM 25 Jérôme RothenFW 9 Pauleta (c) FW 11 Amara DianéSubstitutes:GK 16 Jérôme AlonzoDF 5 Bernard Mendy DF 12 Larrys MabialaMF 10 SouzaFW 7 Péguy Luyindula FW 14 David NgogFW 18 Loris ArnaudManager: Paul Le GuenRC Lens: GK 16 Ronan Le CromRB 15 Fabien Laurenti CB 4 Adama CoulibalyCB 3 Hilton (c) LB 11 Nadir BelhadjAM 10 Eric CarrièreDM 23 Nenad KovačevićDM 6 Kader ManganeAM 14 Kévin Monnet-Paquet FW 8 Toifilou Maoulida FW 9 Loïc Rémy Substitutes:GK 1 Vedran RunjeDF 2 Marco RamosDF 26 Yohan Demont MF 28 Julien SabléMF 18 Olivier Monterrubio MF 21 Sidi Yaya KeitaFW 27 Aruna Dindane Manager: Jean-Pierre Papin MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Vincent Texier Stéphane Duhamel Fourth official: Olivier Thual
MAN OF THE MATCHMATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals) Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
See also 2008 Coupe de France final 2007–08 RC Lens season 2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain FC season
References
External links
Coupe de La Ligue Official Homepage Coupe de la Ligue Final Draw