Yesterday night, FC Nantes made historical past as they beat FC Copenhagen within the Youth League changing into the second French facet to succeed in the semi-finals after Paris Saint-Germain in 2016.
The Nantes under-19s got here again from a 3-1 deficit at halftime to degree the scores by the top of the second half, taking the sport to penalties in entrance of a report French crowd on the Stade de la Beaujoire.
19,301 spectators watched as La Maison Jaune progressed to the semi-finals as they gained the shootout 5-4. It has grow to be a behavior of the Nantes facet to depart development till final as they’ve gained 5 out of their 4 video games by a penalty shootout.
Nantes hope to go one step additional in opposition to Olympiacos
Solely the 1-0 victory over RB Salzburg stays the exception, for a staff trying to go additional than any French facet that has come earlier than it by reaching the ultimate.
Solely Paris Saint-Germain has reached this stage earlier than after they had been defeated by Chelsea in 2016. If Nantes hope to raised them then they might want to defeat Olympiacos on the nineteenth of April.
This information comes as a vivid second in an in any other case tough season for La Maison Jaune as they give the impression of being to aim to steer themselves away from the relegation zone.
GFFN | Nick Hartland