Frank Leboeuf questions how competitive PSG can be if Champions League resumes with the Ligue 1 season done. Julien Laurens says there is a huge gap between No.1 Kylian Mbappe and No.2 Jadon Sancho on the best U21 players list. Tor-Kristian Karlsen explains why it’s so difficult to find faults in Kylian Mbappe, despite his
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The world of African football was plunged into mourning on March 31, following the news that Senegalese journalist-turned-agent Pape Diouf, the first black chairman of a club in a major European league, had become the continent’s first high-profile sporting loss to the coronavirus. Various African football figures throughout history could reasonably be classed as pioneers,
5:13 PM ET Marseille dropped points for the second time in three games as they wasted a two-goal lead in a 2-2 home draw against lowly Amiens on Friday. Second-placed Marseille, who lost to Nantes two weeks ago, went ahead with goals by Morgan Sanson and Dimitri Payet but conceded the draw in stoppage time
4:44 PM ET Dario Benedetto scored a hat trick as Olympique de Marseille claimed a 3-2 win at Nimes to cement their second place in Ligue 1 on Friday. The home opened the scoring through Zinedine Ferhat before Benedetto struck twice before the interval and once after to put OM on 55 points from 27
1:36 PM ET Second-placed Olympique de Marseille slumped to a 3-1 home defeat against Nantes as their 14-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 ended after almost four months on Saturday. Kader Bamba’s goal and Alvaro’s own goal, both in the second half, earned Nantes all three points after OM midfielder Morgan Sanson had cancelled out
5:11 PM ET Olympique de Marseille cut Paris Saint-Germain’s lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 10 points after two quickfire goals midway through the second half gave them a 2-1 win at Lille on Sunday. With champions PSG in pole position on 62 points from 25 games after Saturday’s 4-4 draw at Amiens,
1:34 PM ET Olympique de Marseille consolidated second place in Ligue 1 as Dimitri Payet‘s second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over bottom side Toulouse on Saturday. Payet struck six minutes into the second half to put Marseille on 49 points from 24 games. They trail leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who host Olympique Lyonnais on
5:20 PM ET Goals by Dimitri Payet and Nemanja Radonjic helped Marseille beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 on Wednesday to move six points clear in second place in Ligue 1. Payet netted after seven minutes and Radonjic doubled the lead late on to put Marseille on 46 points from 23 games, a distant 12 behind leaders Paris
1:38 PM ET PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Olympique de Marseille’s remote chances of challenging Paris St Germain for the Ligue 1 title took a knock on Saturday when they were held to a goalless draw at home by Angers. The result left the Provence side in second place with 42 points from 21 games,
4:56 PM ET Olympique de Marseille kept up a slim chance of challenging Paris Saint-Germain for the Ligue 1 title when second-half substitute Kevin Strootman‘s late goal earned them a 1-0 win at Stade Rennais on Friday. Dutch midfielder Strootman struck with six minutes left to put OM on 41 points from 20 games, four
1:49 PM ET Marseille celebrate their equaliser on Saturday. Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images Olympique de Marseille substitute Nemanja Radonjic struck again to salvage a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Metz on Saturday but even his late intervention failed to prevent the end of his side’s six-game winning streak. Serbian midfielder Radonjic scored his
5:04 PM ET Marseille beat Bordeaux 3-1 at home on Sunday to claim their sixth consecutive victory in Ligue 1 and consolidate second place in the table. Marseille prevailed thanks to second-half goals by Jordan Amavi, Morgan Sanson and Nemanja Radonjic after Bordeaux had gone ahead courtesy of a thunderous effort from Yacine Adli. Marseille
3:09 PM ET Olympique de Marseille moved within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain as Dimitri Payet scored one and set up the other in a 2-0 win at Angers on Tuesday. A goal from Morgan Sanson and a Payet penalty put second-placed OM on 31 points from 16 games, with PSG having
4:49 PM ET Marseille’s Nemanja Radonjic struck in the last minute for a 2-1 home win against Brest as they moved within five points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Friday. Second-half substitute Radonjic found the top corner a minute after Irvin Cardona had cancelled out Bouna Sarr‘s second-half opener to put second-placed Marseille
5:31 PM ET Two first-half goals from Dimitri Payet gave Marseille a stormy 2-1 win over bitter rivals Lyon, who complained that their team bus was pelted with missiles on the way to the Stade Velodrome on Sunday. The match, which saw Marseille go second in Ligue 1, was also interrupted for five minutes when
5:57 PM ET PARIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe each scored a brace as Paris St Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to eight points with a 4-0 crushing of bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille at the Parc des Princes on Sunday. Argentine striker Icardi and France
Brian McBride names his top 3 destinations for Kylian Mbappe, including a potential move to Old Trafford. After all, the worst thing possible for the Club Brugge players and their fans on Tuesday was actually to see Kylian Mbappe on the bench for PSG. What might have looked like good news in theory, with the
5:22 PM ET Marseille broke into the Ligue 1 top four after goals Boubacar Kamara and Kevin Strootman gave them a 2-0 home win over struggling Strasbourg on Sunday. In the day’s early fixtures, Monaco eased their relegation woes with a last-gasp 3-2 defeat of Rennes while Girondins Bordeaux suffered a 1-0 setback against visiting
4:50 PM ET Olympique de Marseille continued to stall as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Amiens in Ligue 1 on Friday on the back of three consecutive draws. Amiens prevailed thanks to Serhou Guirassy’s first-half penalty and Steven Mendoza’s last-gasp goal, which gave the hosts all three points after OM’s Dario Benedetto had
3:06 PM ET Marseille dropped points for the second game in a row when they were held to a goalless stalemate at bottom side Dijon in Ligue 1 on Tuesday. The Provence side, who also shared the spoils against Montpellier last weekend, are fourth in the standings with 12 points from seven games, three behind