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Ligue 1 sides Toulouse, Le Mans and Grenoble all face tricky trips to lower league opposition in the last 16 of the Coupe de France.

Toulouse travel to Boulogne, Grenoble are at Dijon and Le Mans visit Guingamp, with the three hosts playing in Ligue 2.

Guingamp v Le Mans (17 :00 UK time)

Le Mans broke a nine-game winless streak with a 2-0 win at bottom club Le Havre, which moved them four points above the drop zone into 11th place.

"I think that this win will relax us a bit, it could do us the world of good," Le Mans' Belgian striker Roland Lamah said.

Guingamp, meanwhile, sealed back-to-back league wins in France's second flight with a 3-2 defeat of Dijon.

They have some giant-killing form this season, having beaten Saint-Etienne 4-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue.

"We have to reproduce this type of match against Le Mans and play even better than we do week-in week-out," Guingamp midfielder Lionel Mathis said. "It's 50-50."

Dijon v Grenoble (18:30)

Grenoble have not won in five Ligue 1 matches, although four of these matches have been draws.

The most recent tie against Nantes left them only three points above the bottom three, suggesting that the Cup is not a priority for coach Mehmed Bazdarevic.

The Bosnian tactician is expected to field a second-string side although Djion must overcome a recent slump which saw them lose consecutive Ligue 2 matches off the back of seven games unbeaten.

Boulogne v Toulouse (19:45)

Toulouse's last two Ligue 1 matches have been drawn, causing their title challenge to stutter, but they are still fifth in the standings and clear favourites for this clash.

"Since the Sochaux match (their last win) we have stayed confident. Maybe there has been a subconscious relaxation that we have reached our objectives," Toulouse boss Alain Casanova said.

Etienne Didot has been recalled to the side.

Boulogne overcame a poor February - where they lost three and drew one - by winning 3-1 at Bastia last weekend.

They also beat Ligue 1 Caen by the same score in the last 32 of the Cup.

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