Recent finalists Saint-Etienne, Rennes lose in French Cup

<p>PARIS &mdash; Last year’s beaten finalist Saint-Etienne and 2019 winner Rennes both went out of the French Cup in the round of 64 on Thursday.</p>
<p>Saint-Etienne lost 1-0 at second-tier Sochaux and Rennes followed suit with a 2-1 defeat at fellow first-division team Angers.</p>
<p>Midfielder Angelo Fulgini scored two early goals for Angers before striker Serhou Guirassy replied shortly after the break for Rennes, which beat Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019 final.</p>
<p>Sochaux, which is seventh in the second division, took advantage of an error to score after five minutes through striker Chris Bedia.</p>
<p>Defending champion PSG won 1-0 at second-tier Caen on Wednesday but <a href="https://apnews.com/article/neymar-marseille-angel-di-maria-paris-la-liga-93cc18848b28715930cde5f6eb3142d2">lost striker Neymar </a> for four weeks with an adductor injury.</p>
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