Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain will continue the defence of their Coupe de France crown against second division Dunkerque while Reims, their fellow travellers from Ligue 1, will take on fourth tier Cannes following the draw for the semi-finals on Thursday night.
Should the form book be followed, it will be an all-Ligue 1 showdown at the Stade de France on 24 May.
But though the manual has been shredded throughout the 2024/2025 Coupe de France campaign, PSG adroitly negotiated their quarter-final hazard in north-western France.
Luis Enrique's men emerged from their tie against fourth division Stade Briochin on Wednesday night unscathed to prepare for tougher assignments in the shape of Lille on Saturday night in Ligue 1 and then Liverpool in next Wednesday night's first leg of the Champions League last-16.
Portugal international Joao Neves opened the scoring against the minnows in the 16th minute at the Roazhon Park in Rennes. His compatriot Gonçalo Ramos added the second on 36 minutes to imbue the tie with a tad of intrigue at the pause.
"At half-time, I told my players to believe and that the third goal could be for us ... but that wasn't the case," said Stade Briochin boss Guillaume Allanou.
The third went to PSG as Ramos grabbed his second goal of the night from the penalty spot soon after the restart. Désiré Doué lashed in the fourth in the 55th minute and Ramos completed his hat trick three minutes later to make it 5-0.
In the closing quarter, Senny Mayulu and Ousmane Dembélé supplied the gloss for the 7-0 rout.
And not complain about the referees.
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