Overview
- Amine Gouiri scored after 76 seconds from Timothy Weah’s press, Mason Greenwood struck 31 seconds into the second half, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed it late.
- Rennes protested the caution shown to Ethan Nwaneri for a studs-up tackle on Glen Kamara, with complaints focused on the absence of VAR before the quarter-finals.
- The Vélodrome displayed angry banners yet backed the team, a day after a meeting with supporter leaders, with 61,873 spectators recorded.
- Roberto De Zerbi said the Bruges defeat “left scars” and portrayed the cup progress as relief rather than a solution to deeper problems.
- Jeffrey De Lange started in goal, Emerson returned from injury, and right back Amir Murillo remained sidelined, with attention now shifting to Sunday’s league trip to PSG.