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Real Madrid teenager makes U21 player form standings

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Real Madrid teenager makes U21 player form standings 10) Ibrahima Sissoko - 7.37As Strasbourg continue to push towards the European places, key to their rise up the table has been the form of Ibrahima Sissoko. The 21-year-old midfielder has had a direct hand in five league goals this season, three of which have come in his last six outings, with a goa...

Ligue 1 team of the month: PSG dominate as they maintain 100% start

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Ligue 1 team of the month: PSG dominate as they maintain 100% start With October now at its end, it’s time to run through the Ligue 1 team of the month.Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Reims) - 8.21 ratingFeaturing between the sticks in this XI is Reims ace Edouard Mendy, who was instrumental in France’s top tier in October. He made more saves (16) than any ot...

Ligue 1 round-up: Former Celtic striker Dembele the star man in best XI

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Ligue 1 round-up: Former Celtic striker Dembele the star man in best XI Moussa Dembele seems to be settling into life in Lyon well. The French striker made just his second league start of his career with the French side in the midweek 3-0 win at Dijon and showcased his exceptional goalscoring talent with a brace in the victory. Lyon will have rued the exit of Mariano, w...

Team Focus: Reims Rally With New Attacking Formula

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Team Focus: Reims Rally With New Attacking Formula “I’m maintaining all my confidence (in him),” said Stade de Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot of his coach, Olivier Guégan. “But I’m not giving unlimited credit.” This ‘backing’ of Guégan, in the immediate aftermath of the damaging home...

League Focus: Relegation Battle Warms Up French Winter

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League Focus: Relegation Battle Warms Up French Winter One of the most curious, and most-quoted, statistics of the first half of the Ligue 1 season was a by-product of Paris Saint-Germain’s growing dominance of French football. Going into Christmas, second-placed Monaco were closer to the bottom three (13 points away) than they were to Laurent Bla...

League Focus: Relegation Battle Tightens on Ligue 1’s Binary Sunday

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League Focus: Relegation Battle Tightens on Ligue 1’s Binary Sunday 1-0, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0, 0-1, 0-0. The Sunday afternoon multiplex in Ligue 1 might have looked unappetising viewing on paper – with the final five being played simultaneously, after the Saturday schedule was cleared for the Coupe de la Ligue final – but there was no shortage of tension.At the...

League Focus: Can Anybody Stop Lille Finishing Third in Ligue 1?

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League Focus: Can Anybody Stop Lille Finishing Third in Ligue 1? Having began Sunday evening knowing a win would take them into second place in Ligue 1, Lille had the opportunity to build further on a stunning first half of the campaign in which they garnered 40 points - a pre-Christmas record for a third-placed team. In the end, the surprise home defeat to an un...