Ligue 1 News

Xabi Alonso wants Bayer Leverkusen to click through the gears after they edged out Jena in the DFB-Pokal. Jonas Hofmann’s header was enough to send holders Leverkusen into the next round with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Alonso’s side only allowed their lower-league opponents to have six shots, but worryingly for the Bundesliga champions, those […]

Bradley Barcola is confident he can make a difference for Paris Saint-Germain this season in the absence of Kylian Mbappe after his brace against Montpellier. Barcola, who has three goals in two appearances already this season, starred for Luis Enrique’s side during their 6-0 win in first home game of the new campaign. The 21-year-old […]

Jonathan Rowe has completed a season-long loan move to Ligue 1 side Marseille after a breakthrough campaign with Norwich in the Championship. Rowe, who made 56 appearances for the Canaries in all competitions, has signed an initial loan deal with an option to buy for £17million. After coming through the club’s academy, Rowe made his […]

Paris Saint-Germain will not rush into the transfer market even after losing striker Goncalo Ramos to injury, head coach Luis Enrique pledged on Thursday. Ramos injured his ankle in last week’s 4-1 win at Le Havre and is expected to be out for up to three months in a major blow to the French champions, […]

Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova again came up with potentially pivotal goals to put Lille in control of their Champions League play-off tie against Slavia Praha on Tuesday. Both David and Zhegrova had netted against Fenerbahce in the previous round, with the Canada forward’s extra-time penalty eliminating Jose Mourinho’s men, and the pair were on […]

Roberto De Zerbi has hailed Mason Greenwood’s performance after the striker scored a brace on his Marseille debut on Saturday. The Italian started life in Ligue 1 with an impressive 5-1 win over Brest, with Luis Henrique also scoring twice on either side of Mahdi Camara’s goal, before Elye Wahi rounded off the win from […]

Goncalo Ramos will undergo surgery after sustaining an ankle ligament injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Le Havre, the club has confirmed. The PSG striker limped off in the 20th minute of their 4-1 win at the Stade Oceane following a late tackle from behind. Ramos, who scored 11 times for Luis Enrique’s side last […]

Luis Enrique believes Goncalo Ramos’ injury is “serious” after the forward limped off early on in Paris Saint-Germain’s opening day win over Le Harve. Ramos, who scored 11 goals for PSG last season, was forced to withdraw from the action at the Stade Oceane in the 20th minute following a late tackle from behind. The […]

French champions Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1 at Le Havre on Friday, capitalising on a late collapse by the hosts to get their Ligue 1 season off to an excellent start. PSG opened the scoring after three minutes when Goncalo Ramos found Lee Kang-in inside the box and he sent a left-foot shot into the net. […]

Luis Enrique said questions regarding Kylian Mbappe are “boring” as Paris Saint-Germain begin life without the Frenchman this weekend against Le Havre. Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid in June, scored on his maiden outing for Los Blancos in their 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win against Atalanta on Wednesday. The 25-year-old became the first Madrid player […]