Ligue 1 21/22, Round 20 – 9/1/22 Click Here: BREST – 0 Marco Bizot, 5 Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, 5 Brendan Chardonnet, 6 – He made a crucial recovery block on Dolberg’s effort just before halftime and was a positive presence after Nice went down to ten as a threat from set plays and in driving his team forward but to no avail. Christophe Hérelle, 5 Jean-Kévin Duverne, 5 Lucien Agoumé, 5 Paul Lasne, 5 Franck Honorat, 2 – No real impact on the game, despite his side being on the offensive for much of the afternoon with Nice down to ten men. Brest’s key man this season was close to anonymous…

As reported by RMC, Lille president Olivier Létang confirmed the club’s interest in former Newcastle, PSG and Bordeaux forward Hatem Ben Arfa. “There are still discussions ongoing with CSKA Moscow but we still don’t have an agreement as we speak. Indeed, in the event of a departure for Yusuf, we want to replace him. Ben Arfa is an available player, he has quality, he’s one of the players potentially of interest to us. The first step, which is an agreement with the Moscow club for the departure of Yusuf, hasn’t been completed, so I can’t tell you anymore. Until things are finalized, anything can happen.” Click Here: It was reported…

Speaking to Europe 1, Lyon club president Jean-Michel Aulas has stated that he is still “thinking about” the prospect of potentially bringing in Laurent Blanc as manager. The former Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain coach, now at Al-Rayyan of Qatar, had met with Aulas during the 2018 World Cup, as explained by the president. At the time, then-director Juninho had preferred Rudi Garcia over him. “I’m thinking about it. I saw him extensively in Russia and I really felt like he had that capacity. He’s a guy with incomparable experience. […] You never know.” Click Here:  

Julien Maynard of Téléfoot reports tonight that discussions are currently taking place between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé’s entourage over a potential short-term contract extension. Click Here: Nevertheless, the World Cup winner, who pushed to leave for Real Madrid last summer, is now looking to concentrate on the second half of the season on the pitch before making a decision on his future. In addition, PSG are currently looking at the transfer market in terms of midfielders in order to see whether a loan or a swap deal could be carried out in order to streamline to their squad, notably Idrissa Gueye or Leandro Paredes.

In speaking with France Football, after being named French coach of the year by the publication, Nice manager Christophe Galtier answered questions submitted by his coaching peers, including former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger. Other than losing, what’s your least favourite aspect of your job and, other than winning, what’s your most favourite part? (question submitted by Arsène Wenger)“I don’t like the 25 minutes alone in my office when the players leave to warm up. I met Arsène at Arsenal and was surprised to see him go to the sponsor’s boxes during the warm-up. He told me that it allowed him to meet people and avoid being alone for 25 to…

In speaking with France Football, after being named French coach of the year by the publication, Nice manager Christophe Galtier answered questions submitted by his coaching peers and explained he feels no regret over leaving Lille after winning the Ligue 1 title last season. Do you have a twinge in your heart when you see your former team play in the Champions League without you? (question submitted by Christophe Pelissier of Lorient)“No. My decision was carefully considered with my wife and my eldest son. When I took it, I knew we would be in the Champions League, I knew I was going to give that up – but my decision…

Paris Saint-Germain have this afternoon published a round-up of the squad’s injury situation, notably announcing that Kylian Mbappé is in the treatment room for left adductor pains. His condition will be reviewed against on Friday. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has returned to full training after recovering from the after-effects of his bout of Covid-19 at the start of the month, as is the case Keylor Navas who tested negative today. Neymar continues his recovery from an ankle injury last year, and is expected to resume running exercises next week, while Georginio Wijnaldum and Juan Bernat are also in the treatment room due to a ligament injury and Covid-19 after-effects respectively. Click…

Paris Saint-Germain F.C, a little known club from France, bankrolled since 2011 by the Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) with Nassar Al-Khelaifi as current club president. With a reported worth of $8billion you would be mistaken for thinking the club had a lack of talent available to them. In almost every position they have top tier talent, including, goalkeeper. Today we’ll be looking at the two big names that PSG have fighting for that number one spot, Keylor Navas and Gianluigi Donnarumma and trying to figure out who we think should be their number one, after all, as fans we know more than the managers, right? Before we get started, it’s…

Speaking with La Provence after Marseille’s impressive 2-0 win at Lens on Saturday night, Marseille’s Polis striker Arkadiusz Milik explained his frustration at being left out of the starting line up and then seeing new signing Cédric Bakambu, who then scored, preferred as an alternative off the bench “He came on on the left and I think we can play together… But it all depends on the coach,” said Milik. “Sometimes I look at the clock, we’ve been playing for 20 minutes and I’ve only received two passes with an opponent on my back. This lack of supply decreases the confidence I have in myself. Together with the coach, we’re…

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 22 – 23/1/22 MONTPELLIER – 3 (Wahi 31, Mavididi 31, 91) Jonas Omlin, 6 Arnaud Souquet, 7 – A persistent runner and useful outlet on his flank here and it was he who created the chance for the first goal by pinching the ball from Henrique in the right-back area before carrying the resulting counter. Made the most defensive actions for MHSC with 17. Nicolas Cozza, 8 – Defended clinically and proactively all game and used the ball neatly throughout before creating the winner in injury time with a sharp interception and mazy dribble before slipping in Mavididi. Mamadou Sakho, 6 Mihailo Ristić, 5 Jordan Ferri,…