

Nancy (ASNL)
Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine
Founded 1966
In Ligue 1 since 2005
Ligue 1: Matchday 20 Saturday Review
By: Thomas |Montpellier 1-0 Nice
Well, Montpellier seem to have recovered from their match midweek. Victor Hugo Montano seems to think he’s the next Diego Maradona, attempting a “hand of god” that was coolly spotted by the linesman and disallowed. I think we now have conclusive evidence that on current form David Ospina is the worst keeper [...]
Ligue 1 Week 19 Review
By: Thomas |Thirty goals were scored in Ligue 1 these past two days, nearly twice as many as last week, 39 yellow and 3 red cards were handed out, and Lille have +20 goal differential in the last six matches.
Lens 1-0 Saint-Etienne
I’ve only seen brief highlights of the match, but despite new ASSE manager Christophe Galtier’s decision [...]
Goal of the Week: Round 18
By: Thomas |There were so few goals this week this shouldn’t be to hard, especially since one of them was truly stunning. The last time I did this was waaay back in week 13, and Bastos won our poll there.
Michel Bastos (Lyon), 22nd minute, against Stephane Ruffier.
That was one cracker of a free kick, perfectly placed, perfectly [...]
Matchday 18: Saturday Review
By: Thomas |Grenoble 1-1 Nice
Grenoble are slowly gaining a few points, and Nice are displaying their complete lack of quality aside from Mounier and Remy. They may well be the best pair of wingers in the league, but they’ve got NOBODY around them. I suppose the Apam and Bagayoko suspensions hardly help.
The State of the Ligue: Part 2
By: Thomas |I’m continuing to attempt to cover all that has gone on since I last posted. Here’s the review of week 11.
Matchday 11:
Hello children, we’re learning to count…15, 16, 17, 11, 18…
Valenciennes 0-0 Auxerre
Oooh, snow on the pitch. Anyway, both teams are suffering from a bit of a dry spell, and neither thought they would really [...]
The State of the Ligue: Part 1
By: Thomas |Sorry I’ve been away for a while, the end of the semester has been busy. However, with the start of vacation, posts should be much more frequent. I’m going to wrap up some of the Ligue 1 action since I last posted.
Matchday 17:
The Week of the “Carton Rouge”
Lens 2-0 Nice
Lens continue to play some nice [...]
Matchday 16: Sunday Recap
By: Thomas |Auxerre 1-3 Nancy
Remember how I called Valenciennes “the poster child of inconsistency” in yesterdays post? Well Nancy are the less good poster child of inconsistency. AJA were without captain Benoit Pedretti and top scorer Ireneusz Jelen and it showed. Apart from that magical Birsa free kick, Auxerre will be disappointed. Check out the Auxerre Offside [...]
Ligue 1 Matchday 15: Tops and Flops
By: Sarah |Who excelled and who crashed? Several “big” teams suffered some surprising results this weekend– OM lost at the final moment to Lens, former league leaders Auxerre were defeated by PSG, Lyon couldn’t find a better result than a draw against Rennes and Toulouse only barely beat Ligue 1 whipping boy Boulogne by a single goal.
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, [...]






