Arctic conditions throughout France have forced the country's football authorities to postpone three last-16 encounters in the French Cup.
Lille's Nolan Roux (C) and teammates during a French L1 football match on January 28. Lille are third in the league but have won just one of their past four matches in the top flight.
Last year's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain had their tie against Dijon - originally scheduled for Tuesday evening in Burgundy - pushed back to next Wednesday, while Marseille's trip to fourth division Bourg-Peronnas was rescheduled too.
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