Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

LILLE – Wolfsburg, Champions League (Tuesday 8pm UK)Lille have made a stuttering start to their title defence, winning just one of their opening five games despite escaping the summer transfer window relatively intact with keeper Mike Maignan (AC Milan) the only guaranteed starter to depart. New coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, a shock appointment after a poor […]

MONTPELLIER – 3 (Germain 11, 50, Mollet 71) Jonas Omlin, 5 Arnaud Souquet, 5 Maxime Estève, 4 Nicolas Cozza, 4 Mihailo Ristić, 6 Jordan Ferri, 6 Léo Leroy, 5 Téji Savanier, 8 – He seems to have taken the Laborde and Delort departures personally and, as captain, is dictating and orchestrating again, having been a […]

In a video published on Lyon’s social media channels, club president Jean-Michel Aulas paid tribute to the late Bernard Tapie, the iconic Marseille owner having passed away yesterday morning following his battle with cancer. Tapie, who presided over four league titles and a Champions League in 1993, was notably involved in Aulas’ decision to take […]

Speaking to RMC Sport after Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 success over Manchester City, midfielder Idrissa Gueye gave his verdict on a match which saw him open the scoring in style in the first half. The Senegal international notable analysed the way the team defended against an onslaught of City attacks, concluding that the task was made more straightforward […]

In an interview published in this month’s France Football, Lionel Messi notably spoke at length about his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain. From his return to Barcelona from the Copa America to first impressions of the PSG dressing room and Ligue 1, the Argentine recounts a summer of upheaval for him. On your return to Barcelona [from […]

In a laidback interivew with Konbini Sports, Monaco defender Axel Disasi discussed how he spent the last international break, notably commenting on the way his club’s training sessions adapt when players are away on national team duty. From his return to his parents’ home in Paris for the first few days of the break, to […]

Champions League, Group G: Lille 0-0 Sevilla LILLE: Ivo Grbić, 4 – Should have been punished with a goal after an awful first half pass out straight to Rafa Mir, his flying save from Ocampos made up for it a little. Zeki Çelik, 5 José Fonte, 5 Tiago Djaló, 6 – Did well to recover […]

TROYES – 2 (Rami 38, Dingomé 40) Gauthier Gallon, 8 – Quietly solid this season so far, Gallon made three key saves to preserve Troyes’ point. An early leaping stop from Laborde and another from Bourigeaud were topped by an superb close range save in injury time from Terrier who looked certain to win it. […]

Paris Saint-Germain have released their squad for tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Leipzig, with Lionel Messi notably missing from the squad and Kylian Mbappé making his return to action. The club have indicated that the Argentine currently has a left hamstring issue as well as knee pain, having been taken off at half-time in Friday’s […]

This feature is the latest in our series looking at the top 20 hottest properties in Ligue 1; those players to keep an eye on this season and who are most likely to feature heavily in the 2022 summer transfer window. Look out for 2nd place tomorrow and follow the run down in full here […]