A confederacy of… talented but flawed teams fighting tooth and nail for a limited spot in the Champions League often makes Ligue 1’s European race one of the more interesting in Europe. And this year is no different, with Olympique de Marseille showing signs of running out of steam, just as a challenger like AS […]
It couldn’t have been a worse time for Olympique Lyonnais to host AS Monaco. As Lyon stutter and begin to fade, Monaco have hit a new gear. The race for third place (automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League) and fourth ( a place in the third-round playoff) is growing fierce, with a bottleneck forming […]
The race for Europe is growing tighter in France. Coming into this game, only two points separated Lille OSC in 7th from Stade Rennais in 6th. A win for either side would send them 5th and above AS Monaco. Lille would dominate the first half before a more contained approach would allow Rennes to grow […]
AS Monaco have brought life back into the Ligue 1 title race by defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at the Parc des Princes. Under head coach Sébastien Pocognoli, Les Monégasques appear to have found the blueprint to unsettle Luis Enrique’s side, even if it hasn’t always left the club the victors in this season’s encounters. Tactical […]
There was more at stake than usual in the latest Choc des Olympiques. Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais are in direct competition for third and the last remaining automatic qualification spot for the UEFA Champions League. Marseille started poorly, but grew into a helter-skelter game, winning all three points and reducing Lyon’s lead by […]
For the second weekend in a row, RC Lens dropped points. Their title bid looks as if has collapsed, with RC Strasbourg Alsace holding Les Sang et Or to an unwanted, but not unappreciated draw. Unlike last weekend when Lens were torn apart by Monaco, this was a game they perhaps should have walked away […]
AS Monaco came from behind to stun RC Lens’s title charge. It looked as if it would be business as usual for Pierre Sage’s Lens when they went two goals ahead against an inconsistent and injury-ridden Monaco side. However, Sébastien Pocognoli’s men showed what had been missing for so much of the season: determination. A […]
It was a return to basics for Olympique de Marseille following the departure of Roberto De Zerbi. And the basics seemed to give the club new life as they stole to a two-goal lead over RC Strasbourg Alsace. However, familiar problems would creep into the team, as a fragile defense once again collapsed. Tactical analysis […]
Total and utter humiliation awaited Olympique de Marseille as they travelled to the Parc des Princes to face bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille were perhaps hoping for a repeat of their home heroics earlier in the season, but instead they were in complete disarray. Five unanswered goals left this as the largest ever victory in […]
Olympique Lyonnais would make it ten wins in a row across all competitions as they dispatched European rivals Lille OSC. The three points puts Lyon level with Olympique de Marseille as the race for UEFA Champions League qualification heats up. A race that Lille have slipped out of, following a disastrous start to 2026 that […]