Paris vs Saint-Etienne

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 10 times, as well as 6 French Cup, 1 League Cup, and 5 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.

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.

On January 6th, 2021, and for the first match of the year, the two teams left on a 1 - 1 draw at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Kean had answered Hamouma's opening goal. Facing eachother on Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 33 at the Parc, the two teams delivered one of the most beautiful matches of the season, concluded by a 3 - 2 victory of the Parisians. All the goals were scored after the 78th minute of play, Icardi giving the Red and Blue the victory in the very last moments of the extra time.