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French Ligue 1: Bordeaux’s record at stake, Marseille vs Lyon turns up the heat
The French Ligue 1 will enter Matchday 22 this weekend. Everyone’s focus is on the Olympique Marseille vs Olympique Lyon fixture which is scheduled for Sunday night.
On Saturday, AC Ajaccio will host rock-bottomed Nice. Dijon will face Valenciennes while second-placed Montpellier will try to keep the pressure on PSG with victory over Brest.
PSG lead the way in the French Ligue 1 with 46 points from a possible 63. They will be at home to Evian TG. All these matches, among a few others, will start at 6:00pm GMT (1:00pm EST).
Bordeaux vs Toulouse will close the night in an 8:00pm GMT (3:00pm EST) kick-off. These two teams are 8 points apart in the table. Whatever the result on Saturday, Les Girondins won’t move up from the 9th position as they lack 6 points behind eighth-placed St Etienne.
Gourcuff Will Always Be Gourcuff, says Wendel
After being subjected to some heavy criticism by the press earlier this week, former teammate Wendel has come to the rescue of Yoann Gourcuff.
Yoaan Gourcuff has been the target of the French press on numerous occasions this season but former teammate and Bordeaux believes that writing off Gourcuff is a mistake.“Gourcuff is Gourcuff,” Wendel explained to RMC. “He was especially confident at that time; everything went well. He was comfortable on the field; he had a lot of confidence. The coach and the players were behind him.
“Everyone goes through difficult times. He'll become the player who finished the best Ligue 1 player in 2009. He has not lost his technique, finesse and vision. He must continue to work.”