Paris (AFP) – Neymar scored from the penalty spot but Paris Saint-Germain's perfect start to the French campaign was ended in a 1-1 draw with Monaco on Sunday, while Alexis Sanchez scored his first goals for Marseille in a 3-0 win at Nice. In Paris, Neymar rolled in his eighth goal in five matches this […]

Paris (AFP) – French football was hit by a red wave as referees applied a new "firmness order" with nine red cards in Ligue 1 on Sunday. With the weekend's last match, between Lille and leaders Paris Saint-Germain still to play, that took the weekend total in the French top flight to 11. Struggling Nice […]

Paris (AFP) – The 2022/23 Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend with Paris Saint-Germain overwhelming favourites to win what would be a record 11th French title following Kylian Mbappe's decision to snub Real Madrid and remain with the Qatar-owned club. While Mbappe stays, AFP Sport looks at five newcomers to watch in the campaign […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Former Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre was appointed manager of Ligue 1 club Nice on Monday, replacing Christophe Galtier who is in talks with Paris Saint-Germain. "Christophe Galtier is no longer in charge of Nice's first team," Nice said in a statement. Favre, the 64-year-old Swiss who has been without a […]

Paris (AFP) – Atmosphere is guaranteed when Marseille travel to France's industrial heartland to play traditional rivals Saint Etienne on Saturday with divergent ambitions for both sides in the Ligue 1 clash. Second-placed Marseille make the trip north hoping to edge closer to table-toppers Paris Saint-Germain, who have a 12-point cushion, while 'Les Verts' (The […]

Monaco (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain were beaten 3-0 at Monaco on Sunday after a Wissam Ben Yedder double strike, as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were both booked in a feisty Ligue 1 encounter. The champions remain 15 points clear of second-placed Marseille at the top of Ligue 1 after the fourth league defeat of the […]

Paris (AFP) – Nice survived the first-half dismissal of captain Dante and Walter Benitez saved a dreadful Panenka penalty in a 0-0 draw at Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The 38-year-old Brazilian was sent off for the second time in three games following a foul on Elye Wahi in the Nice penalty area 10 […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Saturday that he is finding it "hard to sleep at night" after his side's dramatic Champions League capitulation against Real Madrid, but that he wants his team to take out their "rage" on their Ligue 1 opponents. The French giants led by two goals on […]

Paris (AFP) – Christopher Nkunku's first Ligue 1 goal helped Paris Saint-Germain avoid further embarrassment with Sunday's 2-1 win at Lorient providing some minor relief following their Champions League humiliation. Four days after a historic meltdown in Barcelona, Edinson Cavani flicked on a corner that brushed Benjamin Jeannot and went down as an own goal […]

Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli helped Nice salvage a 2-2 draw against modest Caen on Friday in a result that could prove costly to the south coast side's Ligue 1 title dream. Balotelli's strike deep in the second half followed minutes later by Anastasios Donis' leveller pushed Nice into provisional second. But by the end […]

Paris (AFP) – Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe punished Nantes with a first-half brace as Monaco strolled to a 4-0 victory on Sunday to rebuild their three-point cushion at the top of Ligue 1. Mbappe volleyed in the opener at the Stade Louis II with just four minutes gone and headed in his second in first-half […]

Paris (AFP) – Dimitri Payet struck as Marseille recovered from last week's heavy defeat by arch rivals Paris Saint-Germain by thrashing bottom side Lorient 4-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Centre-back Rolando headed Marseille into a sixth-minute lead in Brittany, while Payet grabbed the visitors' second with a clever hooked finish midway through the first […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani converted a late penalty as Paris Saint-Germain laboured to a 1-0 win over Nancy on Saturday, while Nice stayed firmly in the Ligue 1 title race after beating Dijon 1-0. PSG endured a frustrating afternoon despite their domination at the Parc des Princes and survived a huge scare when Nancy […]

Paris (AFP) – Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe scored Monaco's winner in a 2-1 victory at Montpellier on Tuesday to stretch their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points. Poland international Kamil Glik's brave header gave Monaco a 16th-minute lead and 18-year-old Mbappe struck on the counter-attack to double their advantage five minutes […]

In the United States, beIN SPORTS own the exclusive rights for Ligue 1 as well as both French domestic Cup competitions Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. Here is a rundown of the US TV coverage for the opening weekend for Ligue 1: Ligue 1 TV schedule – Friday, August 12 SC Bastia vs. Paris […]