After both presidents stated their mutual respect when the draw was made, the polite small talk was quickly forgotten when Bordeaux asked the Lyon v Grenoble game scheduled for Friday to be played on Saturday - the day the French champions play the League Cup final against Olympique Marseille.
"Don't talk to me about fairness when you know how things go, when (Bordeaux coach) Laurent Blanc directly calls the League president to try and influence him," Lyon coach Claude Puel told reporters.
"Everybody has to respect the hierarchy and stop doing things on the sly."
Lyon asked for the French Olympic Committee's arbitration in a last-gap attempt to overturn the decision but their request was turned down by the CNOSF on Thursday.
"I would have accepted that (decision) if it had been done by the rules," said Puel.
"The preparation plan for this game was based on a five-day period between the Marseille and Grenoble matches," Lyon said in a statement.
Olympique Marseille, who are fourth, also sit out of this weekend's matches as they play Bordeaux in the League Cup final.
