Bordeaux stay on course for treble
Reuters - Tuesday 02 February 2010, 20:03
PARIS - Girondins Bordeaux stayed on course
for an unprecedented treble by beating Ligue 2 side Sedan 1-0 on
Tuesday to advance to the French League Cup last four.
Champions Bordeaux, who top the Ligue 1 standings and have
reached the French Cup last 16, dream of becoming the first team
to win the league and both domestic Cups in the same season.
They will visit Ligue 1 rivals Lorient on February 17 for a
place in the League Cup final.
Toulouse host Olympique Marseille
in the other semi-final on Wednesday.
Bordeaux, who achieved the Ligue 1 and League Cup double
last season, relied largely on reserves against visitors Sedan
and had to wait for the 49th minute, when forward Yoan Gouffran
exploited a defensive blunder to score from close range, to move
in front.
Sedan were reduced to 10 men 11 minutes later when Croatian
defender Ante Rozic received his marching orders for a tackle
from behind on Bordeaux forward David Bellion.
The League Cup final is on March 27 at Stade de France.