Ligue 1 News

Ludovic Ajorque netted a brace to clinch a 2-0 win for Brest over Marseille, who made a losing start under Habib Beye. Beye was named as Roberto De Zerbi’s successor on Thursday, but he could not make the perfect start to life at his new club despite a spirited second half in which Mason Greenwood […]

Luis Enrique has urged his Paris Saint-Germain side to win three points against Metz after losing their control of the Ligue 1 title race. Following their 3-1 defeat to Rennes last time out in the league, PSG are now a point behind Lens at the summit. With Metz sitting bottom of the French top-flight, the […]

Lille’s Europa League hopes are in the balance after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of their play-off tie. Franklin Tebo Uchenna scored the only goal of Thursday’s game at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, bundling the ball home in first-half stoppage time after good work […]

Habib Beye plans to build a “dominant” Marseille squad following his appointment as head coach. The former Marseille player was named in the role following Roberto De Zerbi’s exit earlier this month, leaving the Ligue 1 side in a difficult position. Marseille have not won any of their last three league matches (D2 L1), but […]

Marseille have announced the appointment of Habib Beye as their new head coach. The 48-year-old has signed an 18-month deal with the club just nine days after being sacked by fellow Ligue 1 club Rennes, following Roberto De Zerbi’s departure from Marseille earlier this month. Beye took charge of 36 Ligue 1 games as Rennes […]

Luis Enrique hailed Desire Doue for his ability to silence the critics after he inspired Paris Saint-Germain to victory against Monaco in the Champions League. Doue was named on the bench for the first leg of PSG’s all-Ligue 1 play-off tie on Tuesday, having gone nine games without a goal in all competitions. But after […]

Joao Neves explained the atmosphere within Paris Saint-Germain’s squad remains positive despite Ousmane Dembele’s criticism of the team’s displays. Dembele hit out at PSG’s performances in the wake of their 3-1 loss to Rennes last Friday, which enabled Lens to retake the advantage in a tight Ligue 1 title tussle. The Ballon d’Or winner said […]

Ousmane Dembele slammed Paris Saint-Germain’s performance in their defeat to Rennes, insisting the players must put the club before themselves. PSG lost 3-1 to Rennes on Friday, meaning Lens could return to top spot in Ligue 1 if they beat Paris FC on Saturday. Luis Enrique’s side failed to win despite producing 3.62 expected goals […]

Paris Saint-Germain were dealt just their third Ligue 1 defeat of the season as managerless Rennes beat Luis Enrique’s side 3-1 at Roazhon Park. Rennes sacked Habib Beye earlier this week after a poor run of form, and reserve team boss Sebastien Tambouret steered them to an impressive victory on Friday. Despite making a strong […]

Roberto De Zerbi has left his role as Marseille’s manager by mutual consent in the wake of their 5-0 league defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday. Their defeat at Parc des Princes was Marseille’s third Ligue 1 loss in their last seven matches (W3 D1), as many as in their previous 19 games in the […]