Bench Spark, Wahi Double: Nice Crush Saint-Étienne to Seal Safety
Nice beat SaintÉtienne 41 last night and locked down their Ligue 1 status inside an empty Allianz Riviera, punishment for that earlier pitch...
Frederic Lumiere
Knife-Edge Playoff: Puel’s Stalled Nice Host Belief-Fuelled Saint-Étienne in Decider
Ninety minutes in Nice will now decide a season. The promotionrelegation final is balanced at 00 and Claude Puel knows Allianz Riviera must ...
Frederic Lumiere
No Shots, No Separation: Greens and Nice Settle for Goalless First-Leg Grind
The first leg of the Ligue 1 promotionrelegation playoff final ended without a goal at Stade GeoffroyGuichard, leaving Saint Etienne and Nic...
Frederic Lumiere
From 8-0 scars to survival stakes: Saint-Étienne seek revenge on fragile Nice in playoff opener
AS SaintÉtienne and Nice go into Tuesday night’s relegation playoff knowing the tie will define their seasons. The GeoffroyGuichard crowd ex...
Frederic Lumiere
Promoted Le Havre Tighten Grip on Ligue 1 Safety with Clinical Win Over Lorient
Result and significance Le Havre left the Stade du Moustoir with a 20 victory on Sunday, a result that consolidates Didier Digard’s push t...
Frederic Lumiere
Allianz angst: 22-shot Nice draw with relegated Metz keeps Puel on the edge
Nice were held to a goalless draw by Metz at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday, leaving Claude Puel’s side rooted in 16th place and headed for t...
Frederic Lumiere
Strasbourg roar back from 4-1 down to sink Monaco in nine-goal Meinau epic
Here we go: Strasbourg 54 Monaco at Stade de la Meinau, trimming L. Rosenior’s team’s gap to seventh place to a single point and leaving A. ...
Frederic Lumiere
Sinayoko Stuns Lille: Auxerre’s Tactical Masterclass Derails Génésio’s UCL Push
Lille fell 20 to Auxerre at Stade PierreMauroy, dealing a blow to Bruno Génésio’s push for automatic Champions League qualification. Christo...
Frederic Lumiere
SaĂŻd's First-Half Double Shatters Lyon's Champions League Bid
Lyon's modern history is full of springtime chargeups, yet on Sunday night I watched Paulo Fonseca's 4312 unravel under the same Groupama li...
Maya Ellison
Derby Drama: Paris FC Stuns Luis Enrique’s PSG with Gory’s Double
Here we go: Paris FC beat Paris Saint Germain 21 at Stade Jean Bouin last night, a scoreline that cuts Luis Enrique’s lead at the top to six...
Frederic Lumiere