French Ligue 1: Nicolas Pépé (51′) Lille 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain
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Kepa returned from his one-match benching to make some key saves for Chelsea in both halves as Maurizio Sarri’s men leave Craven Cottage with the win.
Lille owner Gerard Lopez has told ESPN FC that reports claiming sporting director Luis Campos is in talks with Chelsea over a move to London are not true.
Campos is highly rated across Europe after impressive work at Monaco, where he helped recruit Thomas Lemar, Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy and Tiemoue Bakayoko.
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Reports in the French media had suggested he is a Chelsea target, but Lopez has denied this.
“No, no, no,” he said when asked by ESPN FC about the likelihood of Campos moving to Stamford…
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains why he believes Neymar may come to regret not maximizing his talent for both club and country.
During his 27th birthday celebration, an emotional Neymar spoke about his desire to return to the pitch.
Lille manager Christophe Galtier believes their rising star Nicolas Pepe is “just behind” Neymar and Kylian Mbappe on the list of Ligue 1’s top strikers.
Pepe’s tally of 16 goals puts him level with Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani and two behind Mbappe at the top of Ligue 1’s scoring charts. His eight assists have only been matched by PSG winger Angel Di Maria.
“In terms of Ligue 1, he’s just behind Neymar and Mbappe,” Lille coach Christophe Galtier said.
And Pepe said he can tell…
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Eric Bailly to AC Milan
With Bailly not having featured since being hauled off after 19 minutes of Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Newcastle United last month, Milan will…
In-form LOSC Lille wideman Jonathan Bamba has revealed that he has been contacted by the Cote d’Ivoire about representing the Elephants at international level but has refused to commit to the West African side.
The 22-year-old, who has scored seven times and has one assist in 12 Ligue 1 outings for Les Dogues so far this season, believes he has the quality to represent France and is currently focusing on a future with Les Bleus.
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(Adds details)PARIS, Nov 2 (Reuters) – French champions Paris St Germain beat Lille 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday to break the record for the best start to a season in Europe’s top five leagues with their 12th successive win.France forward Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian Neymar scored the goals as PSG surpassed the 11 victories Tottenham Hotspur notched up to begin the 1960-61 English top flight campaign.The result left leaders PSG on 36 points, 11 ahead of closest challengers Lille. Montpellier, who are…
Paris Saint-Germain made it 12 wins from 12 in Ligue 1 thanks to second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.
Lille forward Nicolas Pépé won the ball, unleashed teammate Jonathan Bamba and made the incisive finish to score for Lille against Saint-Etienne.
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Davy Propper to Sevilla
Sevilla are looking to solve their midfield injury crisis by making a move for Brighton’s Dutch midfielder once the transfer window opens in January….