French season 2011-12

Lyonnais · Post by **Lyonnais** » Sun May 06, 2012 23:27

Ligue 1 - MD36

Montpellier did it! Winning at Rennes whereas they were under a huge pressure after their disappointing performance vs. Evian and the win of Paris yesterday was not that easy.
The game was balanced but Boye did a miatake and offered an excellent opportunity for Camara who took to his chance to make him forgive the penalty missed last week vs. Evian. Montpellier could then control the game and scored a second goal thanks to Cabella whose shot on the post was deflected by the back of Costil in his own goal.

Montpellier thus keep their 3-point advantage with 2 games to go. Paris and Lille both did the job vs. Valenciennes and Caen. Lyon didn't and thus will not play the Champions League next season for the first time in the last 13 years.

RENNES (5) - MONTPELLIER (1) 0-2
Camara 26' Costil og 53'

VALENCIENNES (12) - PARIS SG (2) 3-4
Aboubakar 8' Gomis 11' Cohade 80'; Nene 14' Maxwell 40' Matuidi 42' Menez 58'

LILLE (3) - CAEN (14) 3-0
De Melo 26' 35' Payet 60'

LYON (4) - BREST (18) 1-1
Gourcuff 37'; Lorenzi 75'

SAINT-ETIENNE (6) - MARSEILLE (10) 0-0

TOULOUSE (7) - NICE (15) 0-0

AUXERRE (17) - BORDEAUX (8) 2-4
Kapo 67' 80'; Gouffran 1' 5' Sané 9' Plasil 47'

EVIAN TG (9) - AJACCIO (16) 2-1
Barbosa 15' Wass 54'; André 14'

SOCHAUX (20) - NANCY (11) 1-0
Roudet 86'

LORIENT (13) - DIJON (19) 0-0

Malko · Post by **Malko** » Mon May 07, 2012 08:08

Very exciting and spectacular match yesterday in valenciennes vs Paris SG. and those who have seen valenciennes pplay (Valenciennes which is still concerned by the relegation), know what i mean when oi say that the lower teams in France are of better class than in other championships,even if these put from time to time teams in European finals.

KUYT! · Post by **KUYT!** » Mon May 07, 2012 14:46

PSG face Rennes at home and Lorient away, whilst Montpellier face Rennes away and Lille at home, as well as Auxerre (relegation battle) away... it's definitely much harder for Montpellier, who were in the driving seat a week or two ago (after LIL 2-1 PSG). If PSG win the title, then they will have a lot of funding for them in summer (they already will have a lot due to CL qualification).

Paris SG 73 (36)
Montpellier 73 (35)
Lille 68 (35)
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Lyon 60 (36)
Rennes 57 (35)
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If Lille can win tonight against Caen- and then beat Montpellier next week, and if Montpellier lose to Rennes today- then Lille could even take 2nd. PSG are the slight favourites now- but if Montpellier win at Rennes, then the south coast side are back on top.

Very interesting- and the CL race is now officially over.

Lyonnais · Post by **Lyonnais** » Mon May 07, 2012 23:27

Ligue 1 - Standings

76 - MONTPELLIER
75
74
73 - PARIS SG
72
71 - LILLE
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60 - LYON*
59
58
57 - RENNES - SAINT-ETIENNE
56
55 - BORDEAUX - TOULOUSE
54
53
52
51
50
49 - EVIAN TG
48
47
46
45 - MARSEILLE
44
43
42 - NANCY
41
40 - VALENCIENNES
39 - LORIENT
38 - NICE - CAEN
37 - AJACCIO
36 - SOCHAUX
35 - BREST - DIJON
34 - AUXERRE

Top scorers

21 goals - Olivier GIROUD (Montpellier)
18 goals - NENE (Paris SG)
17 goals - HAZARD (Lille)
etc.

scapulaire24 · Post by **scapulaire24** » Tue May 08, 2012 09:43

5 out 6 european teams are knowned.

Montpellier, Paris SG and Lille in CL.

Lyon (French Cup winner), Marseille (League cup winner) in EL

Rest 4 teams for the last spot :

Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse and surprise : Bordeaux who comes from nowhere...

I just hope they will not finish 1st non-european team for the 3rd time in a row.

Malko · Post by **Malko** » Tue May 08, 2012 12:17

scapulaire, are you sure? The 3rd time?
I thought the 2nd. 2 years ago, i see Bordeaux vs Lyon in Quarterfinals of Championsleague.......

Executor · Post by **Executor** » Tue May 08, 2012 12:39

Malko wrote:scapulaire, are you sure? The 3rd time?
I thought the 2nd. 2 years ago, i see Bordeaux vs Lyon in Quarterfinals of Championsleague.......

Yes, that was in 2009/10. Then, Bordeaux missed 2010/11 and 2011/12. IF they will miss Europe this time, it will be for the 3rd season in a row. "Jhust" as scapulaire vingt-quatre said.

This math! It's not for everyone

Malko · Post by **Malko** » Tue May 08, 2012 12:58

....we jhust see how fasttime is running.

Malko · Post by **Malko** » Thu May 10, 2012 11:40

Diguassed! it already begins. Now that Montpellier will play the CL for France, Olivier Giroud is announced.....in bayern Munich!
All the players which qualified Montpellier for this CL should be oblidged to stay in Montpellier and make possible Montpellier would go far (quarterfinals? semifinals?final?) in CL.
It is always the same crap. A club which has real chances even to win an european cup qualifies, and plays with a complete different new team next year.
Without Giroud and belhanda, Montpellier is no more the team that becomes maybe french champion
This "going abroad" must stop for Ligue 1 players. One for all !

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » Thu May 10, 2012 15:28

The best goals of this season's Ligue 1 according to Canal+

I especially like Hazard's and Feret's goals.

Lyonnais · Post by **Lyonnais** » Thu May 10, 2012 23:08

Lusankya wrote:The best goals of this season's Ligue 1 according to Canal+

I especially like Hazard's and Feret's goals.

me too!
Thanks for the link

Lyonnais · Post by **Lyonnais** » Thu May 10, 2012 23:10

Ligue 1 - postponed game

It will not have any effect on the final ranking, but it's still better to win these games rather than losing them.

EVIAN TG (9) - LYON (4) 1-3
Sagbo 15'; B. Koné 23' Briand 68' Lacazette 90+2'

KUYT! · Post by **KUYT!** » Fri May 11, 2012 19:18

Malko wrote:Diguassed! it already begins. Now that Montpellier will play the CL for France, Olivier Giroud is announced.....in bayern Munich!
All the players which qualified Montpellier for this CL should be oblidged to stay in Montpellier and make possible Montpellier would go far (quarterfinals? semifinals?final?) in CL.
It is always the same crap. A club which has real chances even to win an european cup qualifies, and plays with a complete different new team next year.
Without Giroud and belhanda, Montpellier is no more the team that becomes maybe french champion
This "going abroad" must stop for Ligue 1 players. One for all !

You can't blame them- they want to play in a league with much better players and clubs.

And Montpellier serious contenders for the Champions League?! They wouldn't even pass the group stage, even with this team.

Lyonnais · Post by **Lyonnais** » Fri May 11, 2012 22:46

Everything is done in Ligue 2 although there is still one game left.

Bastia, Reims and Troyes are now offcially promoted to L1. Congratulations to them!

SC BASTIA

left the Ligue 1 in 2005
best performance ever: 3rd in 1977
Bastia were also runner-up of the UEFA Cup 1978.

STADE DE REIMS

left the Ligue 1 in 1979
best performance ever: 6 times Champion (last time in 1962)
Reims were also runner-up of the Champions Cup in 1956 and 1959.

ESTAC TROYES

left the Ligue 1 in 2007
best performance ever: 7th in 2001 and 2002

Metz, Boulogne and Amiens are relegated to National (level 3)

Malko · Post by **Malko** » Sun May 13, 2012 11:59

My club, FC Metz, vice champion in 1998,....now goes to Ligue3 (National). and in 2001 i had a meeting with the actual president of the club, trying to demonstarte that they are leading the club to its end, building only on the formation centre, and selling the players as soon as they could get a fair amount. Ribery is an example. Adebayor is a second one.....Cisse is another one.
In the 90s, Metz was a respected club in Ligue 1, having thrown out Barcelona of the Cupwinners Cup, having elimiated Sporting Lisbon of the UEFA cup.....beating regulary Marseille, paris, Lyon, Monaco and Bordeaux......
Metz forgot that in France runs the fastest and most modern train of the world, the TGV. They stayed on the Corail-Train.....
Now, what can we hope.
We can hope to be like Toulouse.
What must we fear? To be like Cannes.....or Strasbourg.
When will we see FC Metz again in Ligue 1 ? and which role will it play?
metz is jhust 40 kms away from the Luxembourgish border...and in Luxembourg, there is much money. I told them in 2001, they didn't listen.......the money is still there.....