

Match Recaps
Scores and brief recaps of Ligue 1, Champions League, UEFA Cup and anything in between.
Ligue 1 Internationals Recap (Saturday Only)
By: Sarah |This weekend brings us a a mix of World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, World Cup Playoffs and friendlies. Ligue 1 was represented across the globe– some in key matches that determine if their country to will be going to South Africa and/or Angola next year, others in less important (but, at times, [...]
Week 13: Grenoble Nolonger Pointless, Several Suffer Strokes Over OL-OM
By: Thomas |One of the most exciting weekends in memory culminates with “The Match of the Century” (That last part of the title is a joke, in case you were worried)
Le Mans UC 72 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre
AJA pushed into the top three, at least temporarily, as they eked out a win against Paolo Duarte’s side, [...]
A Quick Sunday Roundup
By: Thomas |Time to talk about today’s three matches…
Rennes 0-3 Valenciennes
Rennes dominated from the off, having a Peter Hansson goal wrongly dissalowed, followed by numerous chances including an Ekoko shot that hit the bar. The first goal came a little way into the second half, when Valenciennes’ new center-back Dianbobo Balde headed in from close range. This [...]
Matchday 12: Saturday Highlights
By: Thomas |AJ Auxerre 2-1 Montpellier Hérault SC
Montpellier are beginning to lose their sheen. It seems they can’t hold up against traditional tough midtable sides like Rennes and Auxerre. They’ve also lost the surprise effect. Opposing managers now have an idea of what they’re up against, and have discovered the club’s weaknesses. Getting Ireneusz Jelen [...]
Matchday 10: Tops and Flops
By: Sarah |So lets see who starred and who disappointed in this week’s action…
Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights
By: Thomas |If you’re lazy like me you’ll appreciate having all of these in one place.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Le Mans UC 72
Bordeaux, inspired by their victory against Bayern midweek, got back to winning ways against a Le Mans side currently sitting in the relegation zone.
Ligue 1 In Europe: Review
By: Thomas |Remember how everyone was saying this would be the Bundesliga’s year to push Serie A out of it’s number three spot? I think we’ve officially got a new candidate. This week contained monumental victories for Ligue 1. On Tuesday Lyon became only the second French club ever to win at Anfield, and are now undefeated [...]
Ligue 1 Internationals
By: Sarah |Update! Thanks to Thomas for pointing out some of the players I missed last night! I’ve updated the post to reflect a more accurate (I’m pretty sure a few are still missing…) aggregate list.
This post is slightly late– half of the games have already happened– so apologies for my [...]
Week 7’s Biggest Tops and Flops
By: Sarah |First, let me introduce myself. I’ve recently started blogging for The Offside-OM, and I will be contributing to the Ligue 1 blog as well.
Now, on to the the players that most impressed and disappointed us this week…
Matchday 7: Saturday Report
By: Thomas |In another surprising and unpredictable day in Ligue 1, Valenciennes steal the headlines when they come back from a goal down twice to beat Olympique de Marseille 3-2. Nineteen goals were scored in only seven matches–2.74 goals per match–and 26 yellows and 2 red cards were awarded.
AS Monaco 1-2 AS Saint-Etienne
(0-1 Sanogo 3′, 1-2 [...]






