Veteran forward Dimitar Berbatov and substitute Anthony Martial scored in each half as Monaco beat 10-man Guingamp 2-0 to reach the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
Belgian winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco burst down the left, beat defender Lars Jacobsen and crossed to the back post, where Berbatov was left unmarked to head home in the eighth minute for his sixth goal of the season.
Monaco extended their unbeaten run to nine games, during which them kept eight clean sheets.
"It was very difficult match, as we expected it to be," Monaco left back Layvin Kurzawa said. "Once again we didn't concede a goal, so that will keep everyone happy."
After missing several chances, Guingamp was reduced to 10 men in the 36th when midfielder Christophe Mandanne was shown a straight red card for shoving over defender Ricardo Carvalho, who rolled around theatrically.
Guingamp's players were angered that Kurzawa did not even get booked when, early in the second half, he went to clear a high ball and instead kicked forward Claudio Beauvue in the head. After lying on the ground for a few moments, Beauvue was able to carry on playing.
The 33-year-old Berbatov should have made it 2-0 in the 65th when Bernardo Silva's pass put him clean through, but Bulgaria's all-time leading scorer casually flicked his shot straight at goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.
Guingamp midfielder Thibault Giresse headed wide from a good position in the 79th, and Martial tapped in from close range with the last kick of the game after a shot that Lossl could only parry presented him with an open goal.
Lille was hosting Nantes In Wednesday's later quarterfinal.
In Tuesday's semis, Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at Saint-Etienne and Bastia beat Rennes 3-1.
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