Sassuolo, Union Berlin, Udinese, FC Bruges… Last summer, they all rushed to try to recruit Maxime Estève. But Montpellier did not let go of its 21-year-old defender, valued at €7 million, and he took time to digest. Michel Der Zakarian also relied on others at the start of the season and it was at the … Read more
Recruited by Nice two years ago, Jean N’Guessan had been loaned successively to Lausanne-Sport then to Nîmes (35 L2 matches in 2022-2023), without ever having a chance with the Aiglons. Under contract with the OGCN until June 2026, the 20-year-old defensive midfielder will leave the club this summer. The Ivorian international will join Metz, with … Read more
A little over three weeks after their last match in Ligue 1, Angers resumed training this Tuesday at La Baumette, in a very studious, almost silent atmosphere, in front of around thirty supporters. 22 players made up the group of the new resident of Ligue 2, including Adrien Hunou, Paul Bernardoni or Batista Mendy, three … Read more
Uruguay created a surprise at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina by winning against the United States (2-0), on the night of Sunday to Monday, and will face in the semi-finals Israel, the sensation of the tournament. River Plate Montevideo’s Juan Cruz de los Santos was involved in both charruas goals. In the other semi-final, … Read more
Didier Digard (coach of Nice, after the 1-0 victory Sunday at Troyes during the 33rd day of Ligue 1): “I’m satisfied even if we concede two chances at the end that we shouldn’t concede. I think that after a somewhat complicated period, where we were eagerly awaited. Succeeding in hitting 29 times on goal is … Read more
Bruno Genesio (Rennes coach, beaten 0-1 in Montpellier on Sunday): “We did some good things in the first half, but we weren’t effective. Then we had the ball, but nothing happened. Strangely, the expulsion of Savanier (53rd) cut our legs. We lacked precision on the crosses. We lacked aggressiveness to cut the trajectories. We missed … Read more
Paulo Fonseca (Lille coach, held to a 1-1 draw at Auxerre): “It is not comparable to Angers. We played very well today (SATURDAY). We had real chances. We should have won 4-0 or 5-0. It’s not easy to play against a team with a low block. Auxerre defends very well. We had good things. There … Read more
With fifteen matches without defeat in L1, Reims goes to Nice on Saturday (5 p.m.). For this complicated trip, the Champagne team will be deprived of two executives: the midfielder Marshall Munetsi is affected in the psoas while the defender Emmanuel Agbadou is injured in the hamstrings. The first city should be back next week … Read more
The game: 3-0 Headwinds do not blow at Roazhon Park. Beaten in their last three trips, in all competitions, Rennes are still solid at home. It must be said that there was nothing in front, the 5-4-1 of a decimated Racing (Gameiro, Liénard, Bellegarde, Nyamsi, Perrin absent) having been of a confounding poverty. They too … Read more
Bruno Genesio (Rennes coach, after the 1-1 draw at Monaco): “Given the scenario, yes there is frustration. We opened the scoring at 11 against 10. But being lucid, it’s not a score stolen by Monaco. They had the best chances and the result reflects the game. We should have prepared our actions more in the … Read more