League Focus: Five Observations From the First Half of Ligue 1 2015/16
by Andy Brassell
at Tuesday, Dec 22 2015 09:40
PSG's history boysThough the neutral might regret that the Ligue 1 title race is effectively over at the halfway stage, there is no getting around Paris Saint-Germain’s excellence. Laurent Blanc’s team are so much better than last season, in which they gave their rivals a proper sniff of...
Team Focus: Antonetti’s Instant Impact at Lille
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Dec 7 2015 16:15
Team Focus: Can Montpellier or Lille Handle a European Campaign?
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Apr 27 2015 15:13
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips
by Tancredi Palmeri
at Friday, Oct 17 2014 15:43
As we return from the international break this is one of those very rare weeks in which there is not really any direct encounters between clubs at top of the table in any of Europe's top 5 leagues. In the Premier League City host Tottenham but Spurs still haven't shown any signs of leadership, while...
Team Focus: Lille Still Not Pretty, but Hard to Budge
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Sep 1 2014 17:42
Player Focus: Can Hazard Rank Among the Greatest in the World?
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, Jan 15 2014 15:07
With men behind the ball and visitors Chelsea struggling to carve out many clear cut opportunities, Steve Bruce may have been confident of another clean sheet at the KC Stadium as the sides approached the hour mark on Saturday. It took some tidy build up play for the Blues to finally break the deadl...
League Focus: Can Anybody Stop Lille Finishing Third in Ligue 1?
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Jan 13 2014 17:57
Having began Sunday evening knowing a win would take them into second place in Ligue 1, Lille had the opportunity to build further on a stunning first half of the campaign in which they garnered 40 points - a pre-Christmas record for a third-placed team. In the end, the surprise home defeat to an un...
League Focus: Four Conclusions from the Ligue 1 Season So Far
by Andy Brassell
at Tuesday, Dec 24 2013 09:30
1) Paris Saint-Germain are far stronger for having a fit Thiago MottaMuch has changed for PSG in the last 12 months. At the beginning of the season, Laurent Blanc outlined his hope that PSG would become more of a dominant team, bossing possession and always looking to attack. That has come to pass. ...
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips
by Tancredi Palmeri
at Friday, Nov 1 2013 17:23
Much of the focus this weekend is on the Emirates Stadium, where Liverpool take on Arsenal in a top of the table clash between two Premier League heavyweights. However, the best odds from a betting perspective come from Italy and a potential slip up at the summit of Ligue 1.LIKELY BETS Arsenal-Liver...