Ligue 1 Orange France (2008-2009)

The match between Evian Thonon-Gaillard and Olympique de Marseille has been postponed, with a rescheduled date to be determined.

Ligue1.com spoke exclusively to Bordeaux coach Francis Gillot about Les Girondins' tough start to the season, their recent form turnaround and his ambitions for the future.

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The LFP's Competitions Commission has announced that the three Week 22 Ligue 1 matches postponed due to poor weather at the weekend will be played on Wednesday, February 22 at 19:00 CET.

PSG and France striker Kévin Gameiro may already have ten league goals to his name this season, but the ambitious forward wants to do even better and give Montpellier's 15-goal Ligue 1 top-scorer Olivier Giroud a run for his money.

The Côte d'Ivoire overcame rivals Mali 1-0 - thanks to ex-Lille star Gervinho - to book a place in the final against Zambia, who had earlier caused one of the upsets of the tournament by eliminating Ghana 1-0.

Proud OL boss Rémi Garde says his squad is in formidable shape after their 3-1 win over Bordeaux, while Lille's Rudi Garcia must re-focus on the league after his side were knocked out of the Coupe de France 2-1 by Valenciennes.

Valenciennes pulled off the upset of the Coupe de France's last-16 by ousting holders Lille 2-1 to reach the quarters alongside OL - who beat Bordeaux 3-1 - and Montpellier, who downed Châteauroux (L2) 2-0.

In an effort to beat the worst of the cold conditions this weekend, the LFP's Competitions Commission has brought six Week 23 matches forward to 15:00 CET kick-offs.

Rennes boss Frédéric Antonetti was at a loss to explain his side's nerviness as they squeezed past Evian 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals; Evian's Pablo Correa expects much better from his defence.

Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Montpellier will all brave freezing conditions on Wednesday as they look to join Rennes in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.

As the Africa Cup of Nations nears its climax, Ligue1.com's Matthew Spiro singles out five French-based Africans who have enhanced their reputation over the past fortnight.

Rennes became the first club to qualify for the Coupe de France's quarter-finals as they held out for a nervy 3-2 win over Evian, the promoted side notching two goals in as many second-half minutes but failing to force extra time.

After Dijon-PSG, Marseille's trip to Bourg-Péronnas has also fallen victim to the arctic conditions in France, the French Football Federation pushing both matches back to Wednesday, February 15.

PSG star Javier Pastore is working hard to recover from a thigh strain and coach Carlo Ancelotti believes he could make an early return to action in time for Week 24's crunch clash with title rivals Montpellier on February 19.