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The French cup always provides shock results, every year you see Ligue 1 teams crashing out to teams from the lower divisions because they fail to motivate themselves in what they see as a low key match. The lower league teams take advantage of this, they are well drilled, tactically effective and motivation levels are sky high so they can prove themselves. Last year little Quevilly from the north of France knocked out Rennes and Boulogne (who were then in Ligue 1) - and completely outplayed them both from kick off to the final whistle. They were eventually beaten by PSG 1-0 in a close encounter.

This year we have Paris FC, in the previous round playing Ligue 1 Toulouse off the field winning 2-1 away from home, now face Sochaux. Can an upset happen here? Who knows, but the odds certainly represent value for those who fancy a punt in the way of the underdog, you can currently lay Sochaux at 1.5.

Finally, Jean-Luc Vannuchi, Paris FC manager on his teams chances this Friday night (please excuse the dodgy translation!):

"After our exploits in Toulouse, they know what to expect, they will take us seriously. Afterwards, everyone knows the magic of the Cup ... If it stops at Sochaux, too bad, but once the play thoroughly. It has nothing to lose, everything to gain."