Après les exploits des petits poucets et les déboires de certains clubs de Ligue 1 (Lyon et Rennes), l'heure est au tirage au sort du prochain tour de la compétition.

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French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

The draw for the last 8 of the Coupe de France 2024-2025 (played on

Le tirage au sort des 8es de finale de la Coupe de France avait lieu ce jeudi soir. Saint-Brieuc recevra l’OGC Nice tandis que Brest et Guingamp iront respectivement à Troyes et Toulouse.

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

After a humiliating elimination in the Coupe de France and a worrying defeat in Brest, Lyon returns to the championship

French Ligue 1 results on Saturday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league

The new 36-team Champions League format threw up some surprises and you might not have expected these teams to have qualified for the knockouts in years gone by.

Brest's incredible rise to the Champions League, the Boniface/Duran transfer saga, and the very rare Lasso trading

French side Brest have making wave through the 2024-25 season, rising from recent obscurity and becoming a tricky out for some of the world's biggest clubs.