The revolving doors at Olympique de Marseille have stung more than a few players as they’ve swung shut on the way out. Elye Wahi lasted only six months in La Provence before he was deemed a failure and carted off to Eintracht Frankfurt. The striker struggled in Germany, but has found a new lease of […]
Lens showed the difference in quality against their opponents. Lens’ efficiency in the final third on multiple occasions proved to be their strength. Toulouse, however, struggled to take advantage of the half-chances presented before them. They made it easy for their opponent to defend them. Quality individual performances from the Lens’ players were evident but […]
Olympique Lyonnais stunned a much-changed Paris Saint-Germain side at the Parc des Princes. All three points would go to the visitors after their first-half blitz, as they ended the weekend on the podium and with one hand gripping a spot in the Champions League. For PSG, an unexpected loss opens the door to RC Lens’s […]
Each passing weekend leaves the Champions League race growing increasingly tighter in France. Olympique Lyonnais could not afford to fall behind any further following wins for Lille OSC and Olympique de Marseille, but they were coming up against a team in FC Lorient that have enjoyed making their opposition sweat this season. Tactical analysis and […]
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 […]