Bravo for Brest and bye to Mbappé: the complete Ligue 1 season review
Kylian Mbappé made the most headlines but the story of the year belongs to Brest, Eric Roy and Pierre Lees-Melou
April 2024
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Thank you, Metz: ‘King Georges’ grateful for second chance in Ligue 1
European football: Ajax’s season hits new low after 6-0 Feyenoord thrashing
January 2024
Milan show support for Mike Maignan amid seesaw draw with Bologna
Milan’s game against Bologna was paused for an anti-racism statement in support of Mike Maignan, who suffered racist abuse at Udinese last weekend
December 2023
Ten January transfer targets – from Guirassy and Toney to André
European football: Barcelona edge past Almería, Harry Kane hits Bayern winner
November 2023
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Le Havre are climbing up Ligue 1 with a team built on a shoestring
Despite losing star players and investing just €3m to replace them, newly promoted Le Havre are up to seventh
October 2023
European roundup: Juve beat 10-man Milan; Barcelona’s teen dream debut
Manuel Locatelli scored the second-half winner for Juventus at San Siro while the seventeen-year-old Marc Guiu found the net on his debut to give Barcelona victory over Athletic Bilbao
June 2023
Bordeaux’s promotion bid in danger after fan assault on player ends game
Bordeaux’s bid for promotion to Ligue 1 is in jeopardy after their final match was abandoned when one of their supporters injured a Rodez goalscorer
May 2022
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Marseille were the big winners in Ligue 1’s topsy-turvy final day
Marseille finished second in the table behind PSG, while St-Étienne picked up the point they needed to stay alive
April 2022
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PSG’s latest Ligue 1 title feels empty, unsatisfying and unexciting
Inter beat Juventus to revive title defence as Barcelona leapfrog Sevilla
March 2022
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Bordeaux are bottom of Ligue 1 and only fighting among themselves
The fans have turned on the players; the owner has turned it to his advantage; and the players are turning in dire performances
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PSG’s defeat at Nice shows just how much they rely on Kylian Mbappé
The striker was suspended for the trip to the Allianz Riviera and his teammates looked bereft of ideas without him
European roundup: Giroud sends Milan top as Barcelona’s Depay grabs late win
João Felix scored twice as Atlético Madrid won 3-1 at Real Betis while Álvaro Morata’s goal was enough for Juventus to beat Spezia 1-0
February 2022
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The fight to beat the drop in Ligue 1 is preposterously tight
European roundup: Napoli lead Serie A; Sevilla win to close gap at top
January 2022
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Bordeaux’s 6-0 defeat to Rennes is just their latest embarrassment
Even the company that sponsored their shirts this season has been making jokes at their expense
November 2021
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Neymar turned up against Lille. Why can’t he be like this all the time?
With Messi and Mbappé off the field, Neymar dragged PSG to a comeback win over Lille. If only he applied himself more often
October 2021
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Nice come from behind to beat Lyon and show they mean business
Christophe Galtier led Lille to the Ligue 1 title last season. He couldn’t do it again with Nice this season, could he?
