Bordeaux target Coupe de France upset amid takeover limbo | OneFootball

Bordeaux bid for a Coupe de France shock against Angoulême on Sunday as they chase a place in round five while a proposed sale awaits approval. They will play without their players under federal contracts.

The fourth-round tie starts at 15:00 at Stade Sainte-Germaine in Le Bouscat, near Bordeaux. According to L'Équipe, Angoulême, currently second in its National 1 group, are the visitors and the match will be held behind closed doors due to a sanction from last season for the use of flares. Ultras will remain outside the ground.

Bordeaux progressed after beating Saintes, from D2 départementale, 4-0 last weekend.

On Wednesday, the commercial court granted the club further respite following an agreement to sell Bordeaux to the British investment fund Park Bench for one euro. The plan includes a debt reduction from 26 to 13 million euros and a continuation plan over 12 years instead of 10. The saga continues with possible outcomes ranging from a regional restart to liquidation.

While full documents still require validation by the commercial court and the Ligue de Nouvelle-Aquitaine’s regional club control commission, Bordeaux have requested a further sporting delay. They want to start their R1 league season on 17 October, matchday five, rather than the weekend of three and four October, having initially been due to kick off on 29 August at Saint-Médard-en-Jalles.

Source: L'Équipe

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