The magic of the cupTM is back – and there are still several underdogs to root for. Four amateur teams remain in the last sixteen, Cannes and Moulins from the fourth tier, and L’Ile Rousse and Sete from the fifth – and as Moulins and Sete face off against each other, at least one minnow will leep swimming upstream. The big clash is the south-coast derby between Nice and Monaco, but there are some other tasty fixtures, as Lens (3rd in Ligue 2) go to Lyon, mid-Ligue-2-table Auxerre host stuttering Rennes, and feisty giant-killers Ile Rousse invite in-some-trouble Guingamp to the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the Stade François-Coty to see if they can keep their epic run alive.
Tuesday 11 February
18.30: Cannes (CFA) 1 – 0 (a.e.t) Montpellier (L1) – Eurosport – preview by Philippa Booth
20.00: Angers (L2) 4 – 2 (a.e.t) CA Bastia (L2) – preview by Bastien Leclair
20.45: Lille (L1) 3-3 (6-5 penalties) Caen (L2) – Eurosport – Preview by Andrew Gibney
Wednesday 12 February
16.45: L’Ile Rousse (CFA2) v Guingamp (L1) – Eurosport – preview by Philippa Booth
18.45: Auxerre (L2) v Rennes (L1) – France 4
19.30: Moulins (CFA) v Sete (CFA2) - preview by Philippa Booth
20.55: Nice (L1) v Monaco (L1) – France 3
Thursday 13 February
20.45: Lyon (L1) v Lens (L2) – Eurosport – preview by Simon Scutt
Quarter-Final DRAW
AS Cannes (CFA) v EA Guingamp (L1)
AS Monaco (L1) v Lyon/Lens
Moulins (CFA) v Angers SCO (L2)
Rennes (L1) v Lille OSC (L1)