Browsing: Ligue 1

Leeds is chasing a number of reinforcements this summer with Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips set to leave Elland Road. Raphinha is closing in on a move to Chelsea, while Man City is close to wrapping up a deal for Phillips.

It finished bottom of Ligue 1 this season and were preparing for a campaign in Ligue 2 for the first time since the early 1990s.

At the Parc des Princes, the hosts looked to be in control when Marquinhos and Neymar gave them a comfortable first-half lead.

Ten-time Ligue 1 champions, PSG, could swoop in for Super Eagles talisman, Victor Osimhen, to replace Kylian Mbappe if the…

PSG went into the game at the Parc des Princes knowing a point would be enough to claim a record-tying 10th Ligue 1 title

Pochettino is working to guide Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title as well as Champions League glory before Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe look set to be broken up in the summer.

Messi joined PSG on a free transfer after Barca were unable to re-sign the six-time Ballon d’Or winner due to their financial crisis.

Entering the field for the first time in the unfamiliar dark blue of PSG, Messi’s arrival and first touch were greeted with enthusiastic cheers from the 6,000 travelling fans.

The Switzerland international finalised a switch that will see him embark on a new chapter in his career with the Ligue 1 club.

The Argentine superstar, 34, officially completed his move to the Ligue 1 giants on Tuesday following his shock Barcelona exit.

The 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving Liverpool and seemed on his way to Barcelona until PSG swooped and blew the Catalan giants out of the water with their offer to the Netherlands captain

Neymar scored the opener and crossed for Marquinhos to head in the champions’ second.

Three days after a lacklustre performance during a 1-1 draw at Saint-Etienne in Pochettino’s debut, PSG failed to impress again

Pochettino, who played for PSG as a defender in the early 2000s, and also captained the side, has been unemployed since being dismissed by Spurs in November 2019.

French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild said the 47-year-old, who helped PSG reach the Champions League final in August, which they lost to Bayern Munich, was dismissed after Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Racing Strasbourg.

Florian Thauvin, Jordan Amavi and a Pablo own goal won the points and put OM on 12 from seven games, three off pacesetters Paris St Germain who won 4-0 at 10-man Nimes on Friday.

It will be recalled that the winger was not named in the matchday squad for Tuesday evening’s 1-1 draw of the Super Eagles of Nigeria with Tunisia as he had to return to France due to the injury he sustained against Algeria last Friday.

The 33-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements in the French capital, but he finished as PSG’s all-time top goalscorer with 200 goals in over 300 appearances in all competitions

The home team got their two goals through Gael Kakuta and Florian Sotoca after the visitors were hit with red cards for Timothee Kolodziejczak and Wahbi Khazri.

The result lifted PSG to seventh place on nine points from five games, four behind leaders Rennes, while Reims stayed 19th on one point