Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol has been given a three-match ban from the touchline and all game-day functions for his behaviour during a recent cup tie, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday.

Former France international full-back Sagnol was punished following an incident during Bordeaux's French Cup defeat to Nantes last month and will begin his suspension at Saturday's league match at Toulouse.

In his second season in charge of Bordeaux, Sagnol is under pressure with his side languishing in the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table and leaking goals at an alarming rate in recent weeks.