Sunday 6 January 2013 23:34, UK
Lowly Epinal stunned joint Ligue 1 leaders Lyon to dump them out of the Coupe de France on penalties in the ninth round.
Paris Saint Germain were given a huge scare by amateur side Arras before eventually booking their place in the next round with a 4-3 victory. PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti rested a number of his big names, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but the capital club looked comfortable as they raced into a 2-0 lead inside 10 minutes thanks to Ezequiel Lavezzi and Blaise Matuidi. Arras pulled one back in the 26th minute through Moustapha Ait-Bouhou, before Zoumana Camara added PSG's third in the 40th minute. Arnaud Despres got a second goal for the hosts in the 52nd minute to set PSG nerves jangling again until Lavezzi's second in the 68th minute restored their two-goal cushion. Sebastien Bernard struck Arras' third with nine minutes remaining but PSG held on. Ligue 1 Bastia suffered a huge shock as they went down to a 2-0 defeat at neighbours CA Bastia, the amateur side earning local bragging rights thanks to an Alassane Ndiaye strike and a Sylvain Marchal own goal. Brest needed penalties to see off Lucon after a 1-1 draw, while Nantes were 3-2 winners away to Dieppe.
