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 […]

Not for the first time, Paris Saint-Germain were grateful to Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the Swede's second-half goal secured a 1-0 win away to Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday. It was far from a vintage performance from the champions and relegation-threatened Toulouse were unlucky not to take anything from the game on the day their […]

Paris (AFP) – French sports minister Patrick Kanner expressed his "shock and fury" on Monday after a weekend of Ligue 1 violence tarnished the image of hosts France just months ahead of Euro 2016. The clash between Marseille and Lyon in the Velodrome Stadium on Sunday night was restarted after a 20-minute stoppage caused by […]