Lille v Toulouse – Stade Pierre-Mauroy at 20:00 GMT Lille have been one of the surprise packages in France this season. LOSC are runaway league leaders PSG’s nearest challengers, and whilst they might sit 10 points behind the league leaders, Christophe Galtier’s group have impressed and excited for large swathes of the campaign. Les Dogues…
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Caen v Toulouse – Stade Michel d’Ornano at 19:00 GMT Before the 2018/19 Ligue 1 season kicked-off, Caen were expected to toil towards the bottom end of the table. SMC survived by the skin of their teeth last term – by one point following a dreadful spell of seven defeats in 10 winless games to…
Red Bull v RB Leipzig Two teams are competing to succeed for the knockout stage of the Europa League on Thursday. Red Bull Salzburg made an impressive start to their Europa League campaign, coming out victorious in all 4 of their group fixtures so far this season and an accomplishment only Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea…
Strasbourg v Toulouse – La Meinaub at 19:00 Chasing a fourth Ligue 1 win in six, Strasbourg were happy to depart Guingamp last weekend with a share of the spoils. Le Racing were behind inside the opening 10 minutes and second-best for large swathes of the encounter before Kenny Lala missed a penalty and substitute…
Marseille v Caen – Orange Vélodrome at 16:00 live at BT Sport Marseille produced an abominable effort last Sunday when going down 3-0 at high-flying Lille. Les Phoceens were without banned centre-half Duje Caleta-Car, full-back Jordan Amavi, as well as injured Adil Rami, and so had to field a centre-back partnership between Luiz Gustavo and…
RB Leipzig v Red Bull Salzburg Austrian champions are all set to take on RB Leipzig for the first round of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Europa League in Group B competition. Both teams will face-off in high spirits and confidence following their respective home victories last weekend. German club Leipzig performed a…
Angers v Nimes Nimes make their long awaited return to the French top-tier on Saturday night as the Crocodiles travel to Angers for their first Ligue 1 fixture since 1993. The Occitanie club were a breath of fresh air in Ligue 2 last season as Bernard Blaquart’s enthusiastic, attack-minded style to the division by storm….
Lille v Rennes Fifth-placed Rennes earned a Europa League berth last term following a strong finish under the astute leadership of Sabri Lamouchi. Les Rouges et Noir suffered a sole reverse in their final 14 games and should Brittany boys enhance their record at their Roazhon Park home, the 19-point gap to fourth should be…