In Ligue 1 on Sunday, Lens will look to put a disappointing start to 2024 behind them when they travel to face a Toulouse side reeling from a shock cup exit.
The hosts were dumped out of the Coupe de France in extraordinary circumstances last weekend, after returning to league action in fine fashion.
FC Rouen of the third tier were the side that caused the biggest giant killing of the round of 32, as Toulouse threw away a 2-1 lead and eventually lost on penalties.
Carles Martinez's side needed a 92nd-minute strike from Rasmus Nicolaisen to force the shootout, but after drawing 3-3, 12 rounds of penalties were needed to split the teams, as 11 players on either side scored before Gabriel Suazo missed his second kick.
Toulouse will have to regroup and continue their fight to move away from trouble in Ligue 1 after they finished 2023 by going 10 games without a win.
Their only victories from October 1 onwards all came in the Europa League, as a promising start quickly diminished and Toulouse found themselves in a relegation fight.
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