Arnaud Pouille, Executive Chairman and CEO: "We didn't come all this way for nothing (laughs). We were thrilled and experienced some great emotions. The youngsters hung in there and believed right to the end. It's a great reward for everyone who works at the Academy. There have been great generations who have failed to reach the final, but this one has the chance to go all the way, now we have to go all the way.
Denis Arnaud, Director of the Académie Rouge & Noir: "We knew it was going to be very tough opposition. We saw that athletically, we had to compete. We're very proud of the boys, very proud of the work done with the whole staff. You have to savour these rare moments, but we haven't won yet. We need to get back into the swing of things. We've got three weeks to prepare for this final. Qualifying for the final is great news, but that's not the end of the story. The ultimate goal is to lift the trophy for the youngsters, for the club and for the Rennes fans.
William Stanger, head coach: "This competition is really special, it generates crazy emotions. There's another crazy scenario with a favourable outcome. We were convinced it was going to come down to very little. We were less inhibited and less timid than we were at Roahzon Park, but I would have liked us to have got the game going a bit more. We knew where we had to attack them and we weren't surprised by that. Compared to what they were offering, we were pretty good. My only regret is that in the first half we wanted to attack a bit too quickly, which meant we lost balls a bit high up the pitch and were exposed to avoidable counter-attacks. We managed better in the second half. Ayoube? I think it was his benchmark match of the competition. He was very good in his choice of play, he was technically correct and he made the right save. Well done to him! Today it was Ayoube who came up trumps, against Monaco it was Kader, in the previous round it was Ruben. Going to the Stade de France is great, lifting the cup is even better. We're going to savour and enjoy these rare moments before thinking about Dijon and the final that awaits us.
Jean-François Peslier, assistant coach: "I'd love to be in their shoes. We've just had a really good time. I think we can play even more freely and do what we know how to do. Ayoube was there today to get us out of trouble, but I'm not forgetting the work of the rest of the group. We're all delighted to be going to the Stade de France, it's a legendary stadium. We're there, but nothing's won yet. The only objective is to win the trophy. The overriding emotion is pride. The pride of taking a whole group with all the staff, as you can do over the course of an adventure that only lasts seven games. That's the beauty of it.
