France Football

France struggled Resurrection
Arya Perdhana - detiksport


Reuters

Jakarta - The success of Bordeaux move into the quarter-finals Champions League to make the French season is represented by two clubs. Is this a sign of the rise of football 'Affairs Mode' is?

Bordeaux bowed Olympiakos 2-1 at home, the Stade de Jacques Chaban Dalmas, Thursday (18/3/2010) morning pm. The results led Les Girondins ahead to the 8 Great with advanced 3-1 on aggregate.

With the success of Bordeaux to secure tickets quarterfinals, then the French this year will be represented by two clubs. One representative other is Lyon a week ago put down Real Madrid.

This is the first time that France represented two clubs in 8 Great since season 2003-2004. At that time, football France represented by Lyon and AS Monaco.

Monaco at the time even able to trace the final. Only, Les Rouges et Blanc failed to embrace the trophy winners because they dipecundangi FC Porto who was brought up Jose Mourinho.

After that, the French dip. Seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, the country Eiffel Tower was only represented by Lyon. After that, until last season, the representatives of France in fact already annihilated before 8 Great.

Now, on the shoulders of Lyon and Bordeaux was desperate French pinned. Can they follow the trail Monaco, or even than this?

Task Lyon and Bordeaux certainly not light. Clubs remaining in the 8 Great obvious is the club strong. Coach Bordeaux Laurent Blanc and even openly pointed nose Barcelona as an opponent to be avoided.

"Now, we just hope to avoid Barcelona," said Blanc at Reuters trying to wander the draw quarterfinals which will be held Friday (19 / 3).

For the record, French club last won the Cup / Champions League is the Marseille in 1993. Can Lyon and Bordeaux menapaktilasinya both showed twisted revival of France is taking place.