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VERDICT: Manchester United shown levels by PSG on tough European night

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VERDICT: Manchester United shown levels by PSG on tough European night Paris Saint-Germain served Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United with a huge reality check after leaving Old Trafford with a relatively straightforward 2-0 victory on Tuesday night. It marked the first time in United’s history that they have lost a home European match by more than a o...

Ligue 1 round-up: Former Manchester City target among top rated players

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Ligue 1 round-up: Former Manchester City target among top rated players Paris Saint-Germain battled to a 1-0 victory over Bordeaux on Saturday but it came at a huge cost as Edinson Cavani joined Neymar on the sidelines for Tuesday’s Champions League encounter with Manchester United. Lyon, meanwhile, lost ground on second place Lille after losing 1-0 away to Nice i...

Donnarumma hits career-best form in U21 team of the week across Europe

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Donnarumma hits career-best form in U21 team of the week across Europe Goalkeeper – Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) – 8.62 ratingFootball INDEX share price - £1.15Gianluigi Donnarumma isn’t long into his career but the AC Milan starlet has arguably never played better than he is now. Donnarumma has won the WhoScored Man of the Match in three suc...

Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France

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Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target continues to excel in France Lyon delivered Paris Saint-Germain their first league defeat of the season in Ligue 1, allowing Lille to cut their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. At the opposite end of the season, Monaco ended a six-game winless streak in the league with three points at home to Toulouse. Here we round u...

Ligue 1 Team of the Month: Paris Saint-Germain dominate the XI

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Ligue 1 Team of the Month: Paris Saint-Germain dominate the XI Here we run through the first best rated monthly XI of 2019 in Ligue 1Goalkeeper: Bobby Allain (Dijon) - 7.96 rating Dijon have made a mixed start to 2019 but did at least end January with a victory over strugglers Monaco. Few can claim to have played particularly well for Dijon over the course of t...

Who is the Nicolas Pepe alternative Arsenal are targeting?

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Who is the Nicolas Pepe alternative Arsenal are targeting? Ismaila Sarr is once more being linked with a Premier League switch, so we look at the Senegalese’s style of play and how he’d fit in in England.Who is he?Previously courted by Barcelona, Ismaila Sarr opted to instead move to Rennes in 2017 as he sought regular game time in a bid to real...

Arsenal target pulls off sublime assist in Lille win

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Arsenal target pulls off sublime assist in Lille win Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Lille star Nicolas Pepe in recent months and it’s not hard to see why. The Ivorian has been in sensational form for the Ligue 1 side this season, scoring 13 and registering seven assists to return a WhoScored rating of 7.52.He had a direct hand ...

The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year

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The 2018 Big Fat Football Quiz of the Year And so it ends. 2018 has been quite the year for football, with record breaking champions, World Cup winners and a new Ballon d’Or champion to celebrate, but how closely were you paying attention throughout the year.We’ve compiled a 36-question quiz (three for each month of the year) to ...

Ligue 1 round up: Neymar and Mbappe firing Paris Saint-Germain to another easy title win

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Ligue 1 round up: Neymar and Mbappe firing Paris Saint-Germain to another easy title win Paris Saint-Germain are cantering towards their sixth league title in seven years after a blistering start to the season that has seen Thomas Tuchel’s side win 15 of their 17 league matches. PSG are already 13 points clear of their nearest challenger and can begin to turn their focus towards t...

In-form Nimes midfielder stars in Ligue 1 team of the month

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In-form Nimes midfielder stars in Ligue 1 team of the month PSG may have seen their 100% start to the season come to an end in the first two matches of December having been held to respective draws with Bordeaux and Strasbourg, but they steamrolled their way through November, winning all three matches, the champions one of only two teams to achieve the feat....