Le Havre will still have to wait. While a victory against Valenciennes would have definitively validated their accession to L1, Luka Elsner’s players again stumbled (0-2). They were beaten for the second time in a row, after their defeat conceded in Annecy (1-0) last week. Everything was however ready to celebrate and record this rise … Read more
Fireworks in Charléty. Saturday evening, Paris FC and Saint-Étienne delivered a spectacular meeting, won by the Greens (2-4) after in particular a goal scored after 20 seconds and numerous turnarounds. At the same time, Dijon, 19th before the meeting, won on its lawn (1-0) for the first of Pascal Dupraz on the Burgundian bench. Also … Read more
There is an (almost) certainty, Adrian Grbic will end the season away from Lorient. The 26-year-old Austrian striker is going on loan but he’s spoiled for choice. Offers have come from Spain or Italy but it is in Ligue 2, where the former Clermontois had revealed himself in 2019-2020, that he could land. Barred by … Read more
Ismaël Doukouré will finally join Strasbourg. Followed by the Alsatian club for months (the head of recruitment Loïc Désiré had also met him last June), the 18-year-old player was the subject of an agreement with Valenciennes, up to 1.5 €m according to DNA. – – Author of nine L2 matches this season, and 19 last … Read more
Gathered in a bar adjoining the Stade du Hainaut, this Saturday before VAFC-Dijon, several members of the NOVA collective (New Objective For VA), protested against the management of the club by the current president, Eddy Zdziech. This group made up of several hundred members, subscribers or independents, all hostile to the management of the club … Read more
AC Ajaccio may have regrets. Olivier Pantaloni’s men did not take the opportunity to take the lead on their own this Friday evening against Auxerre in a late match for the 21st day, postponed due to Covid. – – The Corsican formation received the Burgundians (5th) with the sights of the place of leader, in … Read more
They could certainly have made their lives a little easier, but the Toulouse team ended up winning on Saturday afternoon at Valenciennes (1-3), still racing at the top of the standings. An important victory synonymous with a small feat this season: Téfécé has indeed chained a second success in a row in Ligue 2, which … Read more
At the end of this 14th day of Ligue 2, Valenciennes and Auxerre offered a rhythmic meeting rich in twists and turns. Shaken by the opening of the northerly score, the Burgundians were able to adjust the sights to finally convert their opportunities and overthrow the VAFC (2-1). A second success in a row which … Read more
End of series for Paris FC beaten by Clermont It was the top-of-the-table shock of this 34th day and it was Clermont who emerged victorious (1-0), ending Pau’s series of nine unbeaten matches. The Clermontois had the first big chance of the match thanks to Jim Allevinah, who forced Vincent Demarconnay, the PFC goalkeeper, to … Read more
Olivier Guégan (coach of Valenciennes, L 2, after the 0-4 defeat against Metz in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France) : “The scenario could have been ideal for us, but we missed this entry penalty (by Guillaume, 4th) and behind, we were sanctioned. Despite everything, we had opportunities to score and it … Read more