On-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for Reims against 10-man Paris St-Germain. The result means PSG miss the opportunity to open up a five-point lead over Lens at the top of Ligue 1. Neymar had opened the scoring for PSG who then had midfielder Marco Verratti sent off. Balogun’s equaliser arrived [...]
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Manchester United will face Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Europa League in a tie featuring eight Champions League titles between the two teams. The draw for the next stage of the competition took place in Switzerland on Monday lunchtime, with several big hitters in the draw either via qualification in second place [...]
Olympique de Marseille or simply Marseille, is once again expected to challenge for another Ligue 1 title this year. Marseille play their football at the 60,000-seater Stade Vélodrome which it moved to in 1937. The stadium filled regularly by the impressive L’OM fans and is said to have one of the best atmospheres in the [...]
Neymar was close to his brilliant best as his goal Paris St Germain beat bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille 1-0 on Sunday in the latest edition of Le Classique. Neymar scored right on the stroke of halftime to put the Ligue 1 leaders in front when he steered Mbappe’s low cross out of Lopez’s reach. [...]
Paris Saint-Germain had one of the best transfer windows in history signing Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma on free transfers, But as PSG Manager Mauricio Pochettino and Sporting Director Leonardo have learnt. It is easier to play football manager than it is to manage a top club in Europe. LIGUE 1 Top four: [...]
Mauricio Pochettino won the first trophy of his managerial career as Paris St-Germain beat Marseille to win the Trophee des Champions in Lens. The Trophee des Champions is France’s version of the Community Shield – a game between the league and cup winners. It was only the former Spurs manager’s third game in charge of [...]
Paris St Germain have been crowned champions of Ligue 1 after the French football season ended early due to the coronavirus crisis. PSG had a 12-point lead over second-placed Marseille when the season was suspended as part of the French government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Didier Quillot, chief executive of the French [...]
The 2019-20 Ligue 1 season in France has been cancelled after the prime minister Edouard Philippe announced football games, even behind closed doors, will not be allowed before September. France has now joined the Netherlands, Belgium and Argentina in announcing the 2019-20 season is already over. Last week, the French Professional Football League (LFP) announced [...]
UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin admits the idea of Champions League and Europa League play-offs are “an option,” but either way all leagues “must finish by August 3.” All football has been suspended in Europe’s major leagues due to the coronavirus pandemic and it’s not clear when, or indeed if, the campaign will be concluded. What [...]
Inter Milan suffered a rather tragic exit from their Champions League campaign as Claudio Ranieri’s side went out from the competition in the last minute of the match courtesy of the away goal rule. The former treble winner actually won their match in midweek 2-1, but their opponent, Marseille, were the ones having the last [...]
