Every Monday, "Le Sportcast" brings you the latest news in French sports. In this first edition, we look at Ligue 1 club upsets at the French Cup, the European campaign for Top 14 clubs and French failures at the Australian Open.
Neither Marseille nor Bordeaux managed to get the upper hand during Sunday's match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Marseille played two-thirds of the game a man down, after a red card ousted Edouard Cisse in the 33rd minute.
Yohann Gourcuff, the talented Bordeaux and France playmaker, will play for Lyon this season after the two clubs agreed on a 22-million-euro transfer fee.
Former France midfielder Jean Tigana has been named as coach of Girondins de Bordeaux. Tigana, whose previous coaching positions have included Lyon, Monaco and Fulham, will replace Raymond Domenech, set to become France coach after the World Cup.
As expected, Bordeaux's talented international striker Marouane Chamakh has joined English side Arsenal for the upcoming season. The young Moroccan star transfer is the first major signing of the Premier League summer transfer window.
Bordeaux was defeated by Lorient, 0-1, in French Ligue 1 as hopes for a new title are slowly vanishing for the defending champion. Paris Saint-Germain didn't manage to shine either with a draw against Rennes at home.
Marseille secured a hard fought 2-1 victory over Boulogne to go 5 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. The clash between seven-time champions Lyon and title holders Bordeaux ended with a 2-2 draw.
Marseille extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 Wednesday courtesy of a late goal against Sochaux, while holders Bordeaux saw their last chances of retaining the title vanish after defeat to relegation-threatened Le Mans.
Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history despite losing 1-0 (3-2 on agg.) to Bordeaux, while Bayern Munich scraped through after losing 3-2 (4-4 on agg.) to 10-man Manchester United.
After losing 3-1 in the first leg, Bordeaux will have to overcome their current run of bad form to beat Lyon in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final Wednesday evening.
