Auxerre v Guingamp: Holders wary of semi-final upset

Holders Guingamp will be wary of Auxerre s Coupe de France history when the pair square off in Tuesday s semi-final.

Ligue 1 Guingamp won the tournament for the second time in their history when they defeated Rennes 2-0 in last season s showpiece.

Jocelyn Gourvennec s side will start the contest as favourites at the Stade de l Abbe Deschamps against their second-tier rivals.

However, Auxerre have historically performed well in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France having won five of the six last-four encounters they have been involved in, their only defeat at this stage of the competition coming in 1989 against Marseille.

Auxerre subsequently went on to lift the trophy on four of those five occasions the last of which coming in a 2-1 victory over Sedan …