Yannick Bru, manager of Bayonne, victorious in Toulouse (28-32) this Saturday: ” It’s a good thing. We came to progress defensively, because we were below what we could produce lately. We have seen that when you put things in order, sometimes it smiles. At 14-0 against us after twenty minutes, the players showed a lot … Read more
Châlons-Reims, which had started a recovery after two victories, suffered from the awakening of Nanterre on Saturday during the 24th day of Jeep Elite. At home, the Ile-de-France residents, who remained on two defeats in the Championship and an elimination from the Eurocup on Tuesday against Badalone, dominated the Champenois (96-71) without conceding a single … Read more
Back as holder in Bordeaux, Wednesday (3-0), after almost three months of absence from the starting XI due to various muscle glitches, Renato Sanches was again on the bench at kick-off, Sunday in Nantes ( 2-0). Christophe Galtier did not take the risk of establishing his Portuguese particle accelerator twice in five days, which can … Read more
Christophe Galtier (Lille coach, after the 2-0 victory in Nantes): “We had a good first period, in all compartments. We have very favorable situations where we miss a few times of accuracy and a few times of grinta. Sometimes they’re too much into the game. Football is a game and I want them to keep … Read more
Incidents broke out at half-time of the Dijon-Nantes meeting (to follow live commented on our site), disputed with Gaston-Gérard. Nantes supporters crossed the security barriers of the visiting stand before visibly seeking to do battle with Dijon supporters. The stewards quickly intervened and, if the tension was palpable for long minutes, calm returned to the … Read more
1 This heavy defeat in Strasbourg (0-3) is a first for Reims in Ligue 1. The Champenois have never conceded three goals in the Championship this season and only PSG – in the League cup – had managed to score as many goals to this defense considered extremely solid, long the best in France. This … Read more
Paulo Sousa (Bordeaux coach,winner 2 to 1 against Metz) : “All victories have a special flavor, but winning away against a team that does not lose, that has quality players and that has a lot of confidence, is really fun. My players deserved this victory especially for what we did in the second period, with … Read more
Robert Moreno (Monaco coach, 2-1 winner at Amiens): “We made some tactical errors in the first period which we have corrected. We are still a team under construction, I have only been there for a few weeks. We must continue to work in all areas. (On Islam Slimani.) He’s a great player, I said it … Read more
Bordeaux won in Metz (2-1) but Benoît Costil experienced a painful end to the match. The Girondins’ goalkeeper was indeed the target of some Lorraine supporters. “I don’t like this kind of situation at all. I received two or three mollards in the head. And necessarily within a meter of people, the target is easier … Read more
We saw that as soon as we tried to change by being a little higher on the ground, playing four behind, we were completely pierced. I have nothing to reproach the players, they gave the maximum of what they could give this evening, with the tiredness which had been established – we played five matches … Read more