Bordeaux qualify for Europa League, Lyon vs PSG in Trophee des Champions 2015 Montreal

PSG’s 1-0 win over Auxerre in the French Cup last night (Coupe de France) means that Bordeaux have qualified for the Europa League in 2015/16. Marseille will go directly into the group stages of the Europa League, while Bordeaux will enter the tournament in the third qualifying round.

PSG’s win also mean that their Trophee des Champions fixture in Montreal (League winners vs Cup winners) will be played against Lyon.

Who qualified for Champions League and Europa League from Ligue 1 2014/15? Continue reading

Ligue 1 Flops of the Season 2014/15- Worst Ligue 1 team of the season Origi Thauvin

Divock Origi has been named by L’Equipe in their “worst Ligue 1 team” of the season for 2014/15. Origi has an average rating of 4.46 for the season, and the Belgian forward, along with Marseille’s Florian Thauvin, was also named in the list of most overrated players this season in Ligue 1.

Not surprisingly, Toulouse, Evian, Metz and Lens- the bottom four teams in the league, account for most of the players. The four clubs account for seven of the worst players Continue reading