Tag: Ligue 1
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Ligue 1: Victor Osimhen seals Lille comeback win
Victor Osimhen scored a second half penalty to help Lille come from behind to defeat Strasbourg 2-1 as the Great Danes claimed a first win in five in three games across all competitions. Christophe Galtier’s men were forced to dig deep when Adrien Thomasson profited from a shambolic defending to hand the hosts a 12th…
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Super Eagles striker ranked 17th best player
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted the 17th best player in French football in only is first half season by influential website, Get French Football News. The French publication published its ranking of the 100 best players of the championship of France with 2018 best player, PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, retaining his position.…
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Ligue 1: PSG held in six-goal thriller
Neymar scored twice as Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain were made to settle for a point in a six-goal thriller against Monaco at the Parc des Princes. The Brazilian struck a third-minute opener before goals from Gelson Martins and Wissam Ben Yedder completed a quick six-minute turnaround for the visitors. Fode Ballo-Toure’s own-goal and Neymar’s…
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Ligue 1: Marseille break into top four as Monaco edge Rennes
Olympique Marseille broke into the Ligue 1 top four after goals from Boubacar Kamara and Kevin Strootman gave them a 2-0 home win over struggling Strasbourg on Sunday. In the day’s early fixtures, Monaco eased their relegation woes with a last-gasp 3-2 defeat of Rennes while Girondins Bordeaux suffered a 1-0 setback against visiting St…
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Ligue 1: Di Maria sends PSG five points clear as Nice see red
Angel Di Maria once again proved his worth with a double that earned Paris St Germain a 4-1 win at Nice and a five-point lead in the Ligue 1 standings on Friday. The result put PSG on 24 points from 10 games as Nice finished with nine men after Wylan Cyprien and Christophe Herelle were…
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Ligue 1: Lyon appoint Garcia as manager
Former Olympique de Marseille and AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia will take charge of Olympique Lyonnais, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday. “Olympique Lyonnais confirms the appointment of Rudi Garcia as coach starting today,” OL said in a statement, adding that he had signed a contract until 2021. Garcia, 55, replaces Brazilian Sylvinho who…
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Mourinho rejects Ligue 1 job, keen on Premier League return
Lyon have failed with a bid to appoint Jose Mourinho as their new manager, RMC reports. Mourinho remains desperate to secure an imminent return to the Premier League. The former Manchester United and Chelsea boss is waiting for the right opportunity to return to club management, after being sacked at Old Trafford last December. Lyon…
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Ligue 1: Nice sack player for stealing team-mate’s watch
French Ligue 1 club Nice have sacked Lamine Diaby-Fadiga after he admitted stealing a watch worth a reported £62,000 from team-mate Kasper Dolberg. Denmark forward Dolberg, 21, had his watch stolen from the dressing room on 16 September and reported the theft to police. Striker Diaby-Fadiga, 18, has represented France at Under-18 level. “Nice and…
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Ligue 1: Lyon’s winless streak stretches to seven with Nantes defeat
Olympique Lyonnais’s winless streak stretched to seven games in all competitions on Saturday as they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to new Ligue 1 leaders Nantes. Nantes prevailed thanks to a 59th minute own goal by Fernando Marcal. The Canaries, with 16 points from eight games, now lead Paris St-Germain (PSG) by one point…