Captain Brecht Degeger may lift the French Cup for Toulouse | football in France

Toulouse captain Brecht Dejaeger won the honor of collecting the French Cup, the second in the history of Toulouse, at the Stade de France after a huge 5-1 victory.

Against Nantes, last year’s winners, Toulouse was already ahead after ten minutes: 2-0 thanks to two goals from Cape Verdean defender Logan Costa.

A dominant Toulouse doubled their lead before the break. Because the Dutch striker These Dallinga also scored a double goal for Toulouse, who went into the dressing room with a lead of 4-0.

Nantes managed to salvage their honor with a penalty kick, which was converted fifteen minutes from time by French midfielder Ludovic Plas. But in the end, Moroccan Zakaria Abu Khalal scored the fifth goal for Toulouse.

31-year-old Brecht Dejaeger won his first national trophy, after two defeats in the Belgian Cup final with Gent (2019) and Kortrijk (2012). For Toulouse, champions of Ligue 2 last season, this is the second trophy in their history, 66 years after the first success in 1957.

Usually, the French Cup also includes a good ticket for the group stage of the Europa League.

Just: can Toulouse also claim it according to the season? The owner of the French club is RedBird Capital, an American investment company that has also pumped money into AC Milan.

If the Italian club also qualifies for the Europa League, an unpleasant situation will arise, as Article 5 of the UEFA rules prohibits two clubs with the same owner from playing in the same competition.