In-form Nimes midfielder stars in Ligue 1 team of the month
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Dec 6 2018 15:47
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....
Ligue 1 round-up: Former Celtic striker Dembele the star man in best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Sep 27 2018 12:20
Moussa Dembele seems to be settling into life in Lyon well. The French striker made just his second league start of his career with the French side in the midweek 3-0 win at Dijon and showcased his exceptional goalscoring talent with a brace in the victory. Lyon will have rued the exit of Mariano, w...
Ligue 1 round-up: Former Chelsea man lands a perfect 10 as Lyon dismantle Marseille
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Sep 24 2018 15:47
Former Chelsea attacker and current Lyon star Bertrand Traore is our Ligue 1 player of the week after helping himself to a perfect 10 in a 4-2 win over Marseille. In what was the most hotly anticipated game in France at the weekend, Lyon were superb as they put their top-four rivals to the sword, fo...
Champions League round-up: Manchester United star shines in Switzerland
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Sep 20 2018 07:40
After Tuesday's entertaining start to the Champions League group stages, Wednesday lived up to expectations. Here, we run through the best performers of the second batch of group games.Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Hoffenheim: Leonardo Bittencourt - 7.78 ratingA hugely entertaining encounter in one of the tw...