Tag: Ligue 1
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Ligue 1: Golovin double earns Monaco first win of the season
AS Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin scored twice as the principality side beat visiting Nice 3-1 in the Azurean derby in Ligue 1 on Tuesday to claim their first victory of the season. Golovin found the net either side of Patrick Burner’s equaliser with Wissam Ben Yedder wrapping up the win late on to lift Monaco to…
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Ligue 1: Neymar the saviour as PSG beat Strasbourg 1-0
Neymar scored a spectacular last-gasp goal for Paris St Germain that was greeted with more cheers than boos in a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over Racing Strasbourg on Saturday. It was the Brazilian’s first appearance of the season following a failed transfer to Barcelona. The forward found the back of the net with a bicycle…
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Neymar can leave PSG if we get an offer – Leonardo
Paris St Germain sporting director Leonardo says Neymar is free to leave the French champions, but there have been no offers for him and only “superficial” talks with his former club Barcelona. The Brazilian forward joined PSG from Barcelona on a five-year deal for a world record transfer fee of 222 million euros (£199 million)…
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Ligue 1: PSG terminates Lassana Diarra’s contract
Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra has had his contract at French champions Paris St-Germain terminated by mutual consent. The 33-year-old joined the Ligue 1 side as a free agent in January 2018, signing an 18-month deal. The former France international made 13 appearances in the second half of last season as…
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Ligue 1: Monaco beat Nantes to move out of relegation zone
Monaco beat Nantes 1-0 to record their second home win of the season in Ligue 1 on Saturday to move out of the relegation zone for the first time since September. Leonardo Jardim’s return as coach at the end of January has sparked a turnaround in fortunes for the principality side. They have now won…
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Ligue 1: Managerless Monaco face another defeat at Dijon
Managerless Monaco crashed to another defeat on Saturday, going down 2-0 away to Dijon the day before their former coach returns to the club to try and save them from relegation. Leonardo Jardim will take charge again on Sunday, just three months after he was replaced by Thierry Henry who was himself sacked on Friday.…
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Ligue 1: Henry denied first win as Monaco play draw
Monaco head coach Thierry Henry is still searching for his first victory after the Ligue 1 strugglers drew 2-2 with Dijon on Saturday, while second-place Lille extended their winning run to four matches. Henry, who took over from the sacked Leonardo Jardim earlier this month, needed a powerful header from centre-back Kamil Glik on 78…
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Henry starts off at Monaco, as Ligue 1 returns
The French Ligue 1 will resume from the international break on Friday, but Thierry Henry’s start of his reign as AS Monaco coach will be the major talking point. Henry who begins with a trip to Strasbourg on Saturday faces a big task to revive the club where he started his glittering playing career. Monaco,…
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Ligue 1: Struggling Monaco sack manager Jardim
Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim with the club third from bottom of France’s Ligue 1. The news potentially opens the way for Thierry Henry to become the French club’s next boss after their former striker was linked with the role. Former France and Arsenal star Henry, 41, began his career at Monaco and helped…
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PSG appoints Thomas Tuchel as new manager
French Ligue 1 champions, Paris St-Germain have appointed Thomas Tuchel as their new manager. Tuchel, who has been out of work since leaving Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in May 2017, has signed a two-year contract with the French club. The 44-year-old spent two years in charge at Dortmund after succeeding Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in…