Posts Tagged ‘Le Championnat’
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
This week saw struggles for the “major” clubs of Ligue 1, and some mid-level sides took advantage to move into the Top 4. [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
The third week of Ligue 1 action saw some reduced scoring and a return to normalcy for the traditional powers. [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
It’s only Week 2 but we already have a repeat “Result of the Week” winner in Stade Malherbe Caen, after their 3-2 victory over Olympique Lyonnais. [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
The Ligue 1 season started off with a bang; Caen get the result of the week for upsetting Marseille 2-1 at the Stade Velodrome. [Read More]
2010-11 League Preview: Ligue 1 (France)
Now that the World Cup is kaput, club football is just around the corner. In addition to the usual EPL previews, this year we at UF are going to be examining some of the other leagues around the world! Alright, it’s not like you didn’t know this was coming. As [Read More]
Ligue 1 End-of-Season Roundup
As European football has finished for the season, I always like to take a look back at my Ligue 1 season preview and see how my choices held up in the end. I had tipped the Top 4 to be (in order): (1) Marseille; (2) Bordeaux; (3) Lyon; and (4) Lille. I nailed the correct [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
Once again many clubs had nothing to play for but we saw a few RCs and some frustrated play on the pitch. It took until the final weekend of the season, but we have our first-ever GSTGC award winner to take the honors with a straight RC, although he did have some [Read More]
Your Ligue 1 End-of-Season Awards
I know all of you follow the Ligue 1 action with a passion, and have been awaiting this round-up of awards for the end of the season in Le Championnat. So, without further ado I present the award-winners, followed by my personal list of who should have won. PotY: Lisandro [Read More]
Ligue Weekend Review
At the close of the season, with title and relegation already decided, you would think that most clubs would be playing a more relaxed sort of football. You would be wrong, as this weekend saw an uptick in both goals and dismissals. All of the clubs with European [Read More]
Ligue 1 Mid-Week Review
This week saw more scoring and fewer YCs in matches that overall were played in a more efficient and clean manner. There were several significant results for clubs at either end of the table, with titles and relegation assured. Marseille managed to lock up the Ligue 1 title [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
This week featured some reduced scoring, and many clubs didn’t get the results that they needed due to their profligacy in front of goal. Bordeaux and Montpellier continue their competition for greatest collapse, while the teams ahead of them solidified their [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
This week saw some serious profligacy in front of goal, with many clubs unable to find the back of the net even once. The title race is starting to become clearer as Marseille have both a significant point advantage and superior goal differential. Although Bordeaux and [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
Bordeaux and Marseille both played on Wednesday, leaving the former with 1 game still in hand and the latter caught up with the rest of the clubs. It won’t do Les Girondins any good, however, as they currently sit in 6th place, 11 points off the lead. Although most [Read More]
Ligue 1 Weekend Review
This week saw more slip-ups from title hopefuls, renewed scoring outbursts (there were no nil-nil draws), and several RCs to spice up the matches. While Bordeaux still have 2 games in hand on the other title contenders, Marseille made up 1 of their matches in hand midweek [Read More]
