UNFP Trophy Awards 2016- Ligue 1 Player of the Season 2015/16

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was named Ligue 1’s Player of the Year for the third time on Sunday. The UNFP Trophees (France’s version of the PFA, as voted for by peers), saw Ibra beat Angel di Maria, Hatem ben Arfa and Lassana Diarra to the crown. Ibra’s coach at PSG, Laurent Blanc, won the Coach of the Year award for the second season running.

The best keeper of the year went to Marseille’s Steve Mandanda. Continue reading →

Video SCO-OM 2016 | Angers Marseille 0-1 Highlights | OM stay in Ligue 1

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Olympique Marseille guaranteed their spot in Ligue 1 next season as they beat SCO Angers in this French top flight game on May 1, 2016. Batshuayi’s goal midway through the first half separated both sides at the final whistle and gave OM an eight point lead over third from bottom Reims, meaning that OM will stay in Ligue 1 next season.

OM had gone eleven league games without a win prior to the Angers clash and recently fired coach Michel.

Captain Steve Mandanda expressed relief at the result and said that his players could now focus their attention on the French Cup final against PSG in three weeks’ time Continue reading →

Monaco-Guingamp 3:2 Highlights | ASM beat EAG to set up crucial OL clash

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AS Monaco kept their hopes of an automatic Champions League spot alive as they beat En Avant Guingamp 3:2 at Stade Louis II on 30 April, 2016. Traore (17), Dirar (40) and Bernardo Silva (76) were on target for ASM, while Erdinc (75) and Angoua (81) scored for EAG.

The race for the two CL spots has effectively become a two horse one, with Nice and St.Etienne suffering setbacks this weekend. OGCN went down at Nantes, while ASSE were held to a stalemate by Toulouse Continue reading →

The race for CL Spots in Ligue 1

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With just three rounds of fixtures left in the 2015/16 Ligue 1 season, there is a tense battle going on to decide who will join champions Paris Saint-Germain as France’s representatives in Europe’s premier club competition next season.

As many as four teams are in the hunt for the two remaining spots- Olympique Lyon and AS Monaco are the usual suspects, but Nice and St.Etienne are in with a good shout too.

France has three Champions League spots available- the top two automatically go through to the group stage, while the third team has to go through the playoffs.

Lyon and Monaco are on the same number of points (59), but OL lead the principality club on goal difference. Nice and St.Etienne are both two points behind (57) Continue reading →

Player Watch Video Kevin Gameiro penalty vs Shakhtar Europa League

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Kevin Gameiro continued his wonderful form for Sevilla as he scored his 26th goal of the season against Shakhtar in Lviv last night. It was a crunch penalty for the Rojiblancos, and Gameiro nailed it to gave the Andalusian outfit two precious away goals ahead of next week’s return leg at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Rumours in the Spanish press say that domestic giants Barca are interested in Gameiro Continue reading →