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PSG Overcame Red Card to Beat Marseille and Take Step Closer to Title

par This Is Beirut, 01/04 11:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Paris Saint-Germain overcame a controversial first-half sending-off to win 2-0 away to bitter rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with Portuguese duo Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scoring their goals. Marseille's hopes of a first home league win against PSG since November 2011 were raised when the away side had Lucas Beraldo sent off five minutes ...

Paris Saint-Germain Win Ligue 1 Title After Monaco Defeat

par This Is Beirut, 29/04 10:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Ligue 1 Monaco Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions on Sunday without playing after closest challengers Monaco lost 3-2 away to Lyon. Monaco's defeat gave PSG an unassailable 12-point lead at the top of the table with three games remaining and means they are champions for a French record-extending 12th time. PSG could have clinched the title ...

Greenwood Poised to Replace Aubameyang at Marseille

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 18:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ligue 1 marseille Mason Greenwood Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Controversial English forward Mason Greenwood was poised on Thursday to sign for Ligue 1 side Marseille for a reported 30 million euros ($33 million) and fill the vacuum left by veteran Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The interest in Greenwood, 22, has not been universally welcomed in the port city due to charges including rape and assault being ...

Bordeaux Relegated to French Third-Tier After Withdrawing Appeal

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Bordeaux football Ligue 1

Former French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux said on Tuesday they will play in the third-tier next season after withdrawing their appeal against relegation for financial failings. Bordeaux, who won the last of their six first division titles in 2009, were sanctioned on July 9 by French football's financial watchdog, the DNCG, as they needed to find ...

PSG Keep Low Profile While Preparing for Life Without Mbappe

par This Is Beirut, 15/08 18:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

football Ligue 1 Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain are beginning a new era following the departure of Kylian Mbappe and the reigning French champions have so far kept a low profile as they prepare for life without the superstar forward. Mbappe moved to Real Madrid when his contract expired in June, ending a prolific seven-year association with the Qatar-owned club in which he ...

PSG Begin Post-Mbappe Era with Win at Le Havre

par This Is Beirut, 17/08 09:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Havre Ligue 1 PSG

Paris Saint-Germain began their defence of the Ligue 1 title with a 4-1 win at Le Havre on Friday in their first competitive game since the departure of talisman Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid. Lee Kang-in gave PSG the lead inside three minutes in Normandy only for Gautier Lloris to equalise, but late goals by Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and a ...

Nice Hand “Ashamed” Saint-Etienne 8-0 Ligue 1 Mauling

par This Is Beirut, 21/09 10:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ligue 1 Nice Paris Saint-Germain

Nice handed out an 8-0 mauling to Saint-Etienne in France's Ligue 1 on Friday after racing six goals clear in the first half. Nice's 20-year-old striker Mohamed-Ali Cho was the chief tormentor, ripping Saint-Etienne's left flank to pieces, scoring the third goal and providing assists in three others. "We were overrun, 6-0 at half-time, it's just ...

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