Overview
- Lens beat Toulouse 4-1 in the semi-final at Stade Bollaert-Delelis to book their first cup final since 1998.
- Florian Thauvin scored from the spot and set up Allan Saint-Maximin, with Matthieu Udol and Adrien Thomasson also on target as Santiago Hidalgo replied for Toulouse.
- Lens will face the winner of Nice vs Strasbourg in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
- The result lands as Lens chase the Ligue 1 title, sitting on 62 points after 29 games while Paris Saint‑Germain can extend their lead with matches still to play.
- The title race calendar shifted when the league allowed PSG to postpone a meeting with Lens for Champions League preparation, and the rescheduled clash later this season could prove pivotal.