French season 2024/25

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD18


Game of the week

LYON - TOULOUSE 0-0

XG: 0.62 - 1.37

OL held by Toulouse at home
Under the whistles of the few supporters still present in the stands, the Lyonnais share the points after a disappointing performance, far from the expected rebound. Téfécé can even have regrets for not having managed better some interesting situations in the second half. OL remains 6th.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

LYON (4-3-3): Perri - Kumbedi (Maitland-Niles 79'), Mata, Niakhaté, Tagliafico - Veretout, Matic, Tolisso - Cherki (Nuamah 79'), Mikautadze, Benrahma (Fofana 70')
Coach: P.Sage
TOULOUSE (3-4-2-1): Restes - Canvot, Cresswell, McKenzie - Donnum, Genreau (Zajc 85'), Caceres, Suazo - Aboukhal (Babicka 77'), Gboho - King (Magri 77')
Coach: C.Martinez


Man of the match

Aron DONNUM
DMR, 26, Toulouse & Norway (11 caps)
Career: Valeranga - (Ham Kam) - Valeranga - Standard - (Valeranga) - Standard - Toulouse (2023)



The other games

LENS - PARIS SG 1-2
M'Bala Nzola 36'; F.Ruiz 59' Barcola 86'

MONTPELLIER - MONACO 2-1
Al Ta'mari 54' 82'; Kehrer 32'

LILLE - NICE 2-1
Haraldsson 48' Diakité 63'; Diop 29'

MARSEILLE - STRASBOURG 1-1
Greenwood pen 68'; Emegha 23'

RENNES - BREST 1-2
Blas 77'; Magnetti 27' Ajorque 73'

REIMS - LE HAVRE 1-1
Munetsi 26'; Sangante 67'

ANGERS - AUXERRE 2-0
Diomandé o.g. 18' Lepaul 47'

ST-ETIENNE - NANTES 1-1
Boakye 86'; Simon 14'

[Lyonnais]

Table


46 - PARIS SG
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37 - MARSEILLE
36
35
34
33
32 - LILLE
31 - MONACO
30 - NICE
29 - LYON
28
27 - LENS
26
25 - TOULOUSE - BREST
24 - STRASBOURG
23
22 - AUXERRE - ANGERS
21 - REIMS
20
19
18
17 - RENNES - NANTES - ST-ETIENNE
16
15
14
13 - LE HAVRE
12 - MONTPELLIER


MD19 to be played newt week-end with NICE v MARSEILLE (Sunday 26-Jan 20:45)

[Lyonnais]

Florent Malouda, former international player and former player of Lyon or Chelsea with whom he won the Champions League enlisted in the Foreign Legion in Guyana (the 3rd REI located there said to be one of the most difficult)

Following more than two decades at the pinnacle of football, Florent Malouda, the former French international and star of esteemed clubs including Olympique Lyonnais and , has made a surprising decision: he is enlisting in the army. At 44 years old, the ex-striker of the French national team announced that he will join the citizen reserve of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (REI) in Guyana, where he will serve as a combat officer.

Malouda, who earned 80 caps and scored 9 goals for the French national team, decided to turn the page on football after retiring in 2018. His new chapter, away from the football pitch, is now leading him towards a mission of instilling military values among the youth of Guyana.

"The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment welcomes Mr. Florent Malouda to its citizen reserve as an officer. After an exceptional career in international football, he is eager to share and pass on the values of commitment alongside the legionnaires of the 3rd REI," stated the French army in an announcement on social media.

This citizen reserve program allows public figures like Malouda, who are not militarily trained, to volunteer in support of the institution and promote its values. Based in Kourou, in northern Guyana, this regiment will be the new place of service for the 1998 champion.

This commitment marks a return to Malouda's roots, as he hails from Cayenne, the capital of Guyana, where he had previously represented the region in various international competitions towards the end of his playing career. Through this initiative, Malouda aims to actively contribute to the empowerment and development of the youth in his home region, engaging in missions that emphasize commitment and discipline.

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD19


Game of the week

NICE - MARSEILLE 2-0
Guessand 7' Cho 51'

XG: 2.11 - 1.11

Nice extinguishes OM
Nice logically wins after a successful performance, a solid team and decisive individuals. Brassier's blunder quickly plunged Marseille into a disappointing evening and unworthy of its standards away from home this season. The Aiglons, 4 pts behind OM, are getting closer to the podium.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

NICE (3-4-2-1): Bulka - Ndayishimiye, Dante, Bard - Clauss, Boudaoui, Santamaria (Ndombélé 88'), Abdi (Bombito 67') - Guessand, Cho (Bouanani 81') - Laborde (Louchet 88')
Coach: F.Haize
MARSEILLE (3-4-2-1): Rulli - Murillo, Balerdi, Brassier (Lirola 61')- L.Henrique (Nadir 75'), Rougier (Rowe 61'), Hojbjerg, Merlin - Greenwood, Rabiot - Maupay (Vaz 61')
Coach: R.De Zerbi


Man of the match

Evann GUESSAND
AMC, 23, Nice & Ivory Coast (6 caps)
Career: Nice - (Lausanne) - Nice - (Nantes) - Nice (2023)



The other games

PARIS SG - REIMS 1-1
Dembélé 47'; Nakamura 56'

NANTES - LYON 1-1
M.Mohamed 90'; Nuamah 10'

MONACO - RENNES 3-2
Akliouche 15' Biereth 52' Golovin 56'; Nagida 45' Gouiri 67'

STRASBOURG - LILLE 2-1
A.Santos 70' Emegha 74'; Sahraoui 8'

LENS - ANGERS 1-0
Frankowski 49'

LE HAVRE - BREST 0-1
Ajorque 25'

TOULOUSE - MONTPELLIER 1-2
Casseres 59'; Sagnan 62' Maamma 83'

AUXERRE - ST-ETIENNE 1-1
Traoré 27'; Stassin 45'

[Lyonnais]

Table




47 - PARIS SG
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37 - MARSEILLE
36
35
34 - MONACO
33 - NICE
32 - LILLE
31
30 - LYON - LENS
29
28 - BREST
27 - STRASBOURG
26
25 - TOULOUSE
24
23 - AUXERRE
22 - REIMS - ANGERS
21
20
19
18 - NANTES - ST-ETIENNE
17 - RENNES
16
15 - MONTPELLIER
14
13 - LE HAVRE


MD20 to be played next week-end with MARSEILLE v LYON (Sun 2-Feb 20:45 CET)

[Lyonnais]

Ligue 1 - MD20


Game of the week

MARSEILLE - LYON 3-2
Greenwood 61' Rabiot 64' Luis Henrique 85'; Tolisso 53' Lacazette pen 72'

XG: 3.62 - 1.84

Marseille wins against Lyon
OM wins the Olympic at the end of a match full of twists and turns. Trailing against the run of play (0-1) then caught up in the score (2-2) by opportunistic Lyon, Marseille snatch victory in the final moments and keep their 2nd place with a 3-point lead over Monaco.
(lequipe.fr, google translation)

MARSEILLE (3-4-2-1): Rulli - Murillo, Balerdi, Cornelius - L.Henrique, Rongier; Hojbjerg, Merlin (P.Lirola 80') - Nadir (Gouiri 58'), Rabiot - Greenwood (Garcia 89')
Coach: R.De Zerbi
LYON (4-2-3-1): Perri - Kumbedi, Mata, Niakhaté, Tagliafico - Matic (Almada 86'), Veretout (Tessmann 86') - Cherki, Tolisso, Nuamah - Lacazette (Mikautadze 79')
Coach: P.Fonseca


Man of the match

Mason GREENWOOD
FW, 23, Marseille & England (1 cap)
Career: Manchester United - (Getafe) - Marseille (2024)



The other games

BREST - PARIS SG 2-5
Del Castillo 50' Ajorque 71'; Dembélé 29' 57' 62' G.Ramos 89' 90+7'

MONACO - AUXERRE 4-2
Kehrer 35' Biereth 57' 63' 65'; Diomandé 38' Jubal pen 45'

LILLE - SAINT-ETIENNE 4-1
David pen 32' Sarhaoui 63' 78' Gudmundsson 72'; Davitashvili pen 6'

MONTPELLIER - LENS 0-2
M'Bala Nzola 1' Agbonifo 61'

TOULOUSE - NICE 1-1
McKenzie 85'; Laborde pen 18'

RENNES - STRASBOURG 1-0
Blas 89'

REIMS - NANTES 1-2
Castelletto o.g. 45'; Abline 42' M.Mohamed 70'

ANGERS - LE HAVRE 1-1
Hanin 90'; A.Ayew 73'

[Lyonnais]

Table



50 - PARIS SG
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40 - MARSEILLE
39
38
37 - MONACO
36
35 - LILLE
34 - NICE
33 - LENS
32
31
30 - LYON
29
28 - BREST
27 - STRASBOURG
26 - TOULOUSE
25
24
23 - AUXERRE - ANGERS
22 - REIMS
21 - NANTES
20 - RENNES
19
18 - St-ETIENNE
17
16
15 - MONTPELLIER
14 - LE HAVRE


MD21 to be played next week-end with PARIS SG v MONACO (Friday 7-Feb 21:05)

[Lyonnais]

Coupe de France - Round of 16


Another surprising elimination this time for Lille defeated by Dunkerque on penalties whereas they were leading the series 3-0 but miss their penalties after that.
And the carnage continues with the Wednesday games with the eliminations of Nice, Toulouse (both by lower-level clubs) and Strasbourg



LE MANS (N) - PARIS SG 0-2
Doué 25' Barcola 71'

LILLE - DUNKERQUE (L2) 1-1 (pso 4-5)
A.Gomes 85'; Tejan 90+6'

SAINT-BRIEUC (N2) - NICE 2-1
Boudin 88' 90+7'; Louchet 54'

TROYES (L2) - BREST 1-2
Magnetti o.g. 55'; Salah 49' Sima 90+2'

STRASBOURG - ANGERS 1-3
Lemaréchal 13'; Lepaul 2' 15' El Melali 76'

TOULOUSE - GUINGAMP (L2) 0-2
Sidibé 52' Ahile 89'

BOURGOIN-JAILLEU (N3) - REIMS 0-0 (pso 2-3)

CANNES (N2) - DIVES (N3) 5-3


N/N2/N3 = 3rd/4th/5th level

[matt]

Coupe de France is the craziest domestic cup of the world by far. Zero logic in it.

It's quite a shame that PSG survived after penalties against Lens a couple of rounds ago. Now Brest on paper is the most dangerous team left for them in the competition. 50%* of the remaining teams do not play in Ligue 1.

* If Reims advance tomorrow

[Lyonnais]

yes, namely this season.
That said, verything is made to have upsets (1-leg games, no extra-time). Not that much this round but in the 1/16th finals (R32) a lot of games ended on penalties and a lot of L1 teams were eliminated because of that.

I really hope that PSG win the Cup this year (or alternatively Brest maybe) otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

[Firnen]

yes, namely this season.
That said, verything is made to have upsets (1-leg games, no extra-time). Not that much this round but in the 1/16th finals (R32) a lot of games ended on penalties and a lot of L1 teams were eliminated because of that.

I really hope that PSG win the Cup this year (or alternatively Brest maybe) otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

Even in single leg at home, a 4th division team beating an upper half 1st division in utterly insane in almost every country. In Greece the Youth Teams of the Top 4 teams can probably beat amateur 4th division teams by more than 3 goals. The subs of the men's teams would score 10. I am not exaggerating.

[Lorric]

yes, namely this season.
That said, verything is made to have upsets (1-leg games, no extra-time). Not that much this round but in the 1/16th finals (R32) a lot of games ended on penalties and a lot of L1 teams were eliminated because of that.

I really hope that PSG win the Cup this year (or alternatively Brest maybe) otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

Even in single leg at home, a 4th division team beating an upper half 1st division in utterly insane in almost every country. In Greece the Youth Teams of the Top 4 teams can probably beat amateur 4th division teams by more than 3 goals. The subs of the men's teams would score 10. I am not exaggerating.

That'd be an interesting question for my country, lower league and even non-league teams have taken out top league teams, but top half of the top league teams by 4th tier or worse? Bradford City's famous away win at Chelsea came to mind but they were in the third tier at the time.

Germany rigs it so lower teams play at home, might they be the most likely to produce it?

[Firnen]

yes, namely this season.
That said, verything is made to have upsets (1-leg games, no extra-time). Not that much this round but in the 1/16th finals (R32) a lot of games ended on penalties and a lot of L1 teams were eliminated because of that.

I really hope that PSG win the Cup this year (or alternatively Brest maybe) otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

Even in single leg at home, a 4th division team beating an upper half 1st division in utterly insane in almost every country. In Greece the Youth Teams of the Top 4 teams can probably beat amateur 4th division teams by more than 3 goals. The subs of the men's teams would score 10. I am not exaggerating.

That'd be an interesting question for my country, lower league and even non-league teams have taken out top league teams, but top half of the top league teams by 4th tier or worse? Bradford City's famous away win at Chelsea came to mind but they were in the third tier at the time.

Germany rigs it so lower teams play at home, might they be the most likely to produce it?

In England it happens some times, but a) it is the kind of match where the 4th division team has 15% possession and wins 2-1 with 2-31 shots and b) it happens way more rarely than in France. In France there's almost every single year multiple teams of lower divisions knocking our top division teams (and top half) and without their matches being super lopsided in the statistics.

[matt]

otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

Can't be worse than OGC Nice 2024-2025 EL campaign though. That was a shameful one.

[Lyonnais]

otherwise our 2nd spot in Europa League will be very weird.

Can't be worse than OGC Nice 2024-2025 EL campaign though. That was a shameful one.

definitely. Shameful that's the word. Not able to win a single game.

Nice and Lens have hurt a lot the French coefficient this season