Preview: Lyon vs Marseille

Lyon come into this game having suffered a heavy defeat to PSG at the weekend, so they will be hoping to get back to winning ways as they host Marseille in the Coupe de France. However, the visitors, who have no chance...

Marseille will be hoping to close that five point gap on league leaders PSG as they face struggling Metz; if they can win, the gap will be just two points ahead of Les Parisiens clash with Saint-Etienne on Sunday.

Here's all you need to know ahead...

Christmas is fast approaching and that means the winter break is right around the corner for all but one of Europe's top-five leagues – the Premier League being the exception, but football fanatics already know that.

Roughly, each league will go...

CIES are back with another interesting study, this time taking a look at the players with the most domestic-league appearances for a single big-five league club in the 2010s. Given that we are now in December, this coincides perfectly with the end of...

Monaco vs PSG is arguably the highlight of matchday 15, but there are plenty of other fixtures to get Ligue 1 fans excited starting this Friday.

Toulouse will hope to end their four game losing streak, Amiens will aim to end their bad away run...

Despite stumbling to a shock 2-1 loss to Dijon, PSG got back on track in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brest and headed into the international break eight points clear of the chasing pack.

Will they pick up where they left off when they face Lille?

Here's...

Preview: PSG vs Marseille

It's the latest installment of Le Classique and PSG are firmly in control of the Ligue 1 table. With an eight point lead over the chasing pack, this means that win, lose, or draw, Les Parisiens will still be on top of...

Ligue 1 is now in full swing, but will be interrupted yet again due to more international games after this round. Matchday eight brought plenty of interesting results though, as fans saw Dijon finally got off the mark, and Monaco seem to have turned a...

Matchday seven brought plenty of results, and some of them were shocking - none more so than PSG's home pitch defeat. Meanwhile, Monaco finally ended their frustrating run by picking up their first win of the season.

What will take place over the...

Matchday five saw Neymar return to the fold, and despite receiving plenty of unwanted attention from irritated PSG fans, the Brazilian superstar earned his side all three points with a late goal against Strasbourg.  He'll likely feature here as PSG face...

Preview: Monaco vs Marseille

Monaco's nightmare from last season still has extended into this campaign. Les Rouges-et-Blancs are yet to win a game thus far and are second from last in the league table. Although they'll get to welcome both Cesc...

Just like Europe's other "Big 5" leagues, Ligue 1 resumes action after being interrupted for international fixtures.

Currently, there are no teams with perfect records. Four sides - reigning champions PSG, Rennes, Nice, and Angers all are joint...

Matchday three brought some shock results, namely with Lyon slipping up to Montpellier. That means that only Rennes boasts a perfect winning record after three rounds and they are now alone on top of the table.

PSG managed to rebound after their...

Round two was indeed an interesting one as there were some shock results along the way that has caused some interesting changes in the league standings at this early juncture. Will we see some more surprises on matchday three? Although it's still early...

Round one is done and dusted, with league leaders PSG showing they'll do just fine without record-signing Neymar as they cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win on opening day. Monaco, however, struggled in their season opener, while Lyon continued their record...

It's been a long time coming, but Ligue 1's full 38-game season is finally here. French football fans got a taste with the French Super Cup last week, which was contested between PSG and Rennes over in China, but now the real action begins this Friday...

Current form: PSG vs Marseille

Suffice it to say, the Champions League continues to be PSG's Waterloo. Les Parisiens again came up short in Europe's elite competition as they failed to make any inroads this season. This time, their conquerors were...

What to watch on Saturday, March 16, 2019

ESPN+ to air Wolves vs Man United at 15:55 ET/19:55 GMT

Broadcast listings: SiriusXM FC and ESPN+ in the UK; BBC and TalkSport Radio UK in the UK; and Sportsnet in Canada

Preview: A spot in...

Due to the ongoing unrest in France, Ligue 1 has been repeatedly disrupted this season, with several teams, including reigning champions PSG having quite a few games in hand that need to be made up before the current campaign concludes. Meanwhile, due...

Mario Balotelli's first two seasons with OGC Nice were impressive, but his third one was truly disappointing. His constant brushes against coach Patrick Vieira complicated things as time went by, but now the Italian footballer has a chance to start fresh.

The...