Coupe de France: Easy start for holders

Guingamp won their second Coupe de France title in five years last season, overcoming local rivals Rennes 2-0 in the final, and they will enter their round-of-64 tie on a six-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.

Coincidentally, Guingamp also defeated Rennes to win the 2009 final, with the latter opening their French cup campaign with a trip to third-tier Dunkerque.

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