Ligue 1 News

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe believes the midfield battle in their upcoming Champions League clash against Marseille could decide the outcome. The Magpies have won three of their four Champions League games so far this season, leaving them sixth in the standings, while Marseille are one place outside the play-off places with three points to […]

Paris Saint-Germain returned to the Ligue 1 summit as goals from Lee Kang-In, Joao Neves and Bradley Barcola confirmed a 3-0 victory over Le Havre at the Parc des Princes. Having relinquished top spot to Marseille following their 5-1 thrashing of Nice on Friday, the defending champions put on a fine performance in an end-to-end […]

Roberto De Zerbi took a subtle dig at rivals Nice after his Marseille side thrashed them 5-1 to move to the top of Ligue 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his 400th career goal and a brace from Mason Greenwood helped Marseille record their fourth away win from their last five games (D1), two more than they […]

Mason Greenwood scored twice as Marseille thrashed Nice 5-1 at Allianz Riviera to go top of Ligue 1. Greenwood’s double came after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring on 11 minutes, while Timothy Weah and Igor Paixao also got on the scoresheet to move Marseille above Paris Saint-Germain in the standings, with the Parisiens facing Le […]

Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi confirmed captain Leonardo Balerdi will be available for selection for their Ligue 1 fixture against Nice on Friday. The 26-year-old missed Marseille’s last four matches before the international break with a calf injury, with De Zerbi’s side winning two of their games in that time. The defender, who has made […]

Joao Neves saluted Paris Saint-Germain’s “spirit” after the reigning Ligue 1 champions’ dramatic victory over Lyon. PSG left it late for the second week running, with Neves heading in a 95th-minute winner to seal a narrow 3-2 success at Groupama Stadium. Indeed, the Parisiens have now won their last two Ligue 1 matches thanks to […]

Joao Neves scored a 95th-minute winner, as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the Ligue 1 summit with a dramatic 3-2 victory over 10-man Lyon. Luis Enrique’s side left it late before snatching all three points for the second league game in succession, following Goncalo Ramos’ 94th-minute strike against Nice last weekend. Although Senny Mayulu headed a […]

Paris Saint-Germain have suffered a triple injury blow, with Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembele, and Nuno Mendes set to be out for weeks. All three players suffered injuries in PSG’s Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Hakimi was forced off in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time after being caught by Luis Diaz, […]

Vincent Kompany believes Bayern Munich’s 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain was “really important” for their Champions League campaign. Luis Diaz scored twice for the Bundesliga side before being sent off for a rash challenge on Achraf Hakimi, while Joao Neves could not spark a comeback with his second-half strike. Diaz became the first player to […]

Luis Enrique lamented Paris Saint-Germain’s bad luck with injuries this season but put the onus on the European champions to perform to a higher standard. PSG went down 2-1 to Bayern Munich on Tuesday, suffering their first Champions League defeat of the season. Luis Diaz scored a first-half double before he was sent off prior […]