Joris Gnagnon’s breakout season at Stade Rennais looks to have caught the eye of Marseille, with the Ligue 1 heavyweights understood to be keen on the defender.
20-year-old Gnagnon only made his debut in the French top flight in January 2016, but became a key man for the Red and Blacks over the last 18 months.
The youngster made 27 appearances in Ligue 1 last term, and has the potential to form an excellent young African defensive partnership with Ramy Bensebaini in the heart of the Breton club’s…
Having been sanctioned for crowd trouble, St Etienne played to a 1-1 draw with Stade Rennes in an empty stadium.
St Etienne are waiting to see what action the French Football League (LFP) will take after around 200 “ultra” fans burst into the stadium during Sunday’s Ligue 1 game with Rennes, which was being played behind closed doors.
The fans got into the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard ground 17 minutes into the match, forcing referee Ruddy Buquet to temporarily stop play and send the teams back to the dressing room.
Only 18 people had been authorised by the LFP to attend the game, among them St Etienne president…
Having been sanctioned for crowd trouble, St Etienne played to a 1-1 draw with Stade Rennes in an empty stadium.
The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stands will be empty when Rennes visit.
St Etienne’s home game with Rennes on Sunday will be played behind closed doors.
The club have decided to withdraw an appeal against a Ligue 1 sanction after supporters disrupted proceedings during the 2-1 win against rivals Lyon in February.
A St Etienne employee was injured after supporters threw projectiles on to the pitch at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Feb. 5.
The club had intended to appeal against the penalty but withdrew their complaint following Sunday’s crowd trouble at Lyon’s game with…
Jean Seri’s well-worked goal ensured victory for Nice against Nancy and a top-three finish in Ligue 1. Monaco restored their three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain at the summit of Ligue 1 after coming from behind to defeat Dijon 2-1 at Stade Louis II on Saturday.
Cedric Varrault gave the visitors a surprise lead shortly before half-time when he bundled home after keeper Danijel Subasic failed to clear a long-range header.
Monaco clicked into gear in the second-half, first through a long-range free kick by Nabil Dirar who drove an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net.
Radamel Falcao then nudged…
Nancy ended a winless run of nine games with a comfortable victory at home to Rennes.
10-man Rennes netted a late goal to salvage a draw with Lyon.
Two excellent saves by Mauro Goicoechea earned Toulouse a point against Rennes.
Teenage phenom Kylian Mbappe continues to light up Ligue 1, grabbing the opening goal in Monaco’s 2-1 win over Bordeaux.
Unai Emery owns up to the pressure mounting on after PSG’s exit from the UCL, and vows to keep fighting for the club. Monaco extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to five points after a 2-1 win over Bordeaux on Saturday.
Leonardo Jardim’s men had to wait until the 68th minute to make the breakthrough but goals from Kylian Mbappe and Joao Moutinho saw them home.
Diego Rolan scored late for Bordeaux but it was not enough to prevent Monaco extending their advantage after second-placed Nice were held by Caen on Friday night.
Djibril Sidibe missed a fine first-half chance and Bordeaux keeper Cedric Carrasso saved…
Edinson Cavani’s Ligue 1-leading 27th goal led PSG past Nancy, 1-0, and moved them provisionally joint top with Monaco. A late penalty from Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win over Nancy on Saturday at Parc des Princes to move them level on points atop Ligue 1 with both Monaco and Nice.
PSG, who head to Barcelona next week to defend a 4-0 lead in their Champions League round-of-16 tie, were somewhat fortunate not to find themselves behind during the closing stages.
With 15 minutes to go, a swift counter-attack from Youssef Ait Bennasser saw a shot from substitute Alexis Busin beat PSG keeper Kevin…