Grenoble and Rennes both booked their places in the semi-finals of the French Cup.
Grenoble and Rennes both reach semi-finals
Grenoble and Rennes both booked their places in the semi-finals of the French Cup with victories over Monaco and Rodez respectively.
Mehmed Bazdarevic's Grenoble, who are unbeaten in six Ligue 1 games, overcame Monaco 2-0 to join Toulouse and Guingamp in the last four.
Experienced French striker Daniel Moreira opened the scoring after just 13 minutes to put Grenoble in front.
Monaco battled for a leveller but Nassim Akrour's 54th minute goal put the result beyond doubt.
The last remaining quarter-final saw
Rennes extinguish French third tier outfit
Rodez's hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
Cameroon midfielder Stephane Mbia, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League, broke the deadlock on 31 minutes.
And the outcome was sealed on the hour mark as France forward Jimmy Briand slotted home.
