What a sensation! Amateur club humiliates 2012 French champions with a 4-0 victory in the national cup
Ileana Sanchez
Dailysports's expert
Football fans might not be familiar with the team Le Puy-en-Velay from the Auvergne region of France. This club has been around for 121 years, but its most notable achievement in history is five seasons in Ligue 2.
Currently, Le Puy-en-Velay competes in the fourth tier of French football, which holds semi-professional status. According to Wikipedia, the club is categorized as amateur.
- Read also: Mbappe and PSG conflict heats up: the lawyer said the club is jeopardising the entire league
In the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France, Le Puy-en-Velay faced Montpellier—the 2011/2012 French champions. Although Montpellier has been struggling in recent times, they remain a Ligue 1 side.
However, the final result stunned everyone: the amateurs not only won but did so decisively, delivering a 4-0 thrashing.
The underdogs scored once in the first half, but in the final 15 minutes, Montpellier’s net was breached three more times.
It is worth noting that the Ligue 1 representative did not field a fully first-choice lineup. Nevertheless, several players who regularly start in France's top division were on the pitch.
