Bordeaux took their place in the 2009/10 Champions League courtesy of winning the French Ligue 1 last season and putting an end to Lyon's domestic dominance in the progress. Managed by former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanc they have a young squad who worked wonders to come through Group A of the group stages of the Champions League group stages considering past Champions League winners and heavyweights Juventus and Bayern Munich were also in the group.
Bordeaux are odds on favourites to progress to the quarter-finals as they defend a 1-0 lead in their second leg Champions League tie with Olympiakos on Wednesday.
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Bordeaux are in the form of their life having qualified from a group containing Juventus and Bayern Munich with two matches spare. The French were unbeaten in their first four matches winning both games at home.
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Key players include French internationals Yoann Gourcuff and Alou Diarra. There's also the usual influence from South America and Africa with Brazilian midfielder Wendel and Morrocan forward Marouane Chamakh key to the teams success.
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