Ligue 1
Olympique Marseille – Stade Brestois: Sampaoli Makes It Two Out Of Two For Work-In-Progress Marseille (3-1)
A team with an already established style of play faced an opponent in search of identity. As a result, different formations, ways to press and buildup
Olympique Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais: Fractious Encounter Ends In A Draw (1-1)
Lyon and Marseille did their best to undermine each other’s hopes for progress this season. Both sides plodding through ninety unfocused minutes on their way to
Paris Saint-Germain – AS Monaco: Monaco Do The Double Over Toothless PSG (0-2)
Monaco manager Niko Kovać’s decision to switch to a back three made the difference in a match that saw the visitors dominate PSG without the ball.
Paris Saint-Germain – OGC Nice: Kean Plays Hero Against Nice (2-1)
Paris Saint-Germain’s aggressive buildup formation exposed Nice’s 4-1-4-1 medium block in the first half, allowing a heavily rotated side to coast comfortably through the first 45
Olympique Marseille – Paris Saint-Germain: Early Goals Decide Le Classique (0-2)
The blistering pace and delicate technique of Kylian Mbappé in the ninth minute of Paris Saint-Germain’s match against Olympique Marseille proved enough to see the guests
Saint-Étienne – Olympique Lyonnais: Puel Gets It All Wrong In Lyon Rout (0-5)
Saint-Étienne’s level of disorganization was profound and a lethal Lyon side took full advantage. The visitors pressed their opponent’s shaky backline into submission, while in the
Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique Marseille: Pochettino Claims His First Trophy With PSG (2-1)
Marseille were passive throughout the first half – perhaps too deferential to a PSG side struggling to find its best form. The slow start did eventually
AS Saint-Étienne – Paris Saint-Germain: Problems In Possession During Pochettino’s Debut (1-1)
Several problems in possession resulted in a draw for PSG against AS Saint-Étienne. Mauricio Pochettino’s debut as a manager was characterized by an unclear role for
LOSC Lille – Paris Saint-Germain: PSG Flat Again In Monotonous Draw (0-0)
A sterile match wherein the game state changed infrequently suited Lille fine, as the nil-nil draw saw Christophe Galtier’s side move back to the top of
Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique Lyonnais: Clever Lyon Undoes Predictable Paris (0-1)
Lyon’s strategic pressing forced PSG’s least experienced center-back into dictating the tempo of their buildup, which in turn led to numerous turnovers. The recoveries triggered a