A French sixth division amateur team is in a frenzy as it faces Ligue 1 champion and one of the world's top clubs, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), in a cup competition.

"The draw for the round of 64 of the Coupe de France has produced some exciting matchups," the French Ligue 1 announced on its official website on Nov. 11 (KST).

The Coupe de France is France's FA Cup. Founded in 1917, the competition is open to all clubs in the French Football League, with the winner earning a spot in the UEFA Europa League. PSG has won the trophy the most times with 14, and last season's champion was Toulouse.

Due to the large number of regional teams, Ligue 1 clubs start the competition in the round of 64. With Ligue 1 clubs in the draw, including PSG, the reaction of US-level players to facing PSG has been a hot topic of discussion.

In the round of 64 draw, PSG will travel to the US level on January 8, 2024. Revel is an amateur club that plays in the sixth division of the Ligue Regionale 1.

While PSG was expected to cruise to the next stage of the competition by facing an amateur team in their first match of the Coupe de France, the Revel players were excited to face some of the best players in the world despite being drawn in a group with a high probability of defeat.

In a video posted by Revel on the club's official social media, the players gathered in the clubhouse to watch the draw for the Coupe de France on TV. When PSG was announced as their opponent, the players in the room jumped up and down in unison, raising their arms in celebration.

While facing PSG increased their chances of being knocked out of the competition, the Revel players were excited to share the pitch with world-class players like Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Marquinhos, Ashraf Hakimi, and Gianluigi Donnarumma. 호텔카지노 

However, the Revel hierarchy had some work to do before they could meet the PSG players. As an amateur club, Revel usually rent a municipal stadium, which is not suitable for hosting a Coupe de France match, so they need to find a new venue as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, all eyes were on PSG, who were expected to make it through to the round of 32 with ease against a sixth-division team in their first group.

After winning the Coupe de France in the 2020/21 season, their 14th overall title, PSG suffered a disgraceful exit in the round of 16 two seasons in a row. In 2021/22, PSG met OGC Nice in the round of 16 and played to a 0-0 draw before falling 5-6 on penalties in the quarterfinals.

 After conceding the opening goal of the match, PSG equalized through Sergio Ramos, but conceded a late winner to end their campaign prematurely for the second consecutive year.