Paris vs Saint-Étienne

Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne were founded in 1919 by the Groupe Casino. The team is considered as one of the most emblematic and historical one of French football.

The club has been run jointly by its two main shareholders, Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo, since 2004, while coach Claude Puel was appointed in October 4th, 2019.

AS Saint-Etienne is one of France’s most successful clubs, having won the French title a joint-record ten times, as well as six French Cup, one League Cup, and five Trophées des Champions.

ASSE is also famed for its youth set-up, which has produced the likes of Aimé Jacquet, Willy Sagnol, Grégory Coupet and Bafétimbi Gomis, all of whom have played for France. Olympique Lyonnais are their rivals in the famous Rhône derby, a fixture that has aroused genuine passion for many years now and is eagerly awaited by the fans every season. A new attendance record was set for the Rhône derby on February 25th, 2018, when a crowd of 58,069 saw the two sides play out a 1-1 draw at the Groupama Stadium.

On 2018-19 season, Thomas Tuchel’s men won their first confrontation 4-0, thanks to goals from Draxler, Cavani, Di Maria and Diaby. On Ligue 1 Uber Eats Matchday 25, the Red and Blue have defeated them once again on the pitch of Geoffroy Guichard stadium thanks to Mbappé's goal in the 73rd minute.

On 2019-20 season, Mathieu Debuchy's teammates have been defeated 4 - 0 at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, on matchday 18, with goals from Mbappé, Icardi and Paredes.

Consecutive to the draw made by Frédéric Déhu on December 18th, 2019, the Red and Blue were welcoming les Verts at Parc on League Cup round of 8. The parisians have defeated them 6 - 1, thanks to goals from Neymar JR, Mbappé, and a hat-trick from Mauro Icardi.

Paris Saint-Germain won its 13th French Cup on July 25th, 2020, after having defeated AS Saint-Etienne in the final at Stade de France.