Saint-Etienne played you off the park for most of the game at Old Trafford and you were very lucky with the result.
Ligue 1 | French Football 2017/18
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By that logic you would rather watch Steaua București vs. Crvena Zvezda in the EL than PSG vs. City in the Champions league?
It's the contrary I'd say.
Marseille used to be a so-called "popular club" and was the French club that won the European cup for the 1st time.
Journalists were children/young when Marseille had great stars like Papin, Voller, Waddle, Abedi Pele, Boli...
Paris against the rest of France is a typical story-telling
Sure I can live with a world where PSG wins the Champions League
62-38% possession
21-14 in attempts
3-0 in goals
'Played off the park' in some alternative reality
It's the contrary I'd say.
Marseille used to be a so-called "popular club" and was the French club that won the European cup for the 1st time.
Journalists were children/young when Marseille had great stars like Papin, Voller, Waddle, Abedi Pele, Boli...
Paris against the rest of France is a typical story-telling
Sure I can live with a world where PSG wins the Champions League
Ah that makes sense. Marseilles, the working class city, team of the people, champions. Paris represents the aristocrats and casuals more so?
Maybe I just had more positive thoughts of PSG and Monaco in my memories because during that time I knew more PSG and Monaco players than OL or Marseilles.
Two lucky bounces and a penalty from a Zlatan dive. I saw the game and United looked quite a bit worse than ASSE until they went undeservedly 2 goals up.
Yeah, absolutely. Paris is the heart of the country: concentration of all final decision-making powers.
Maybe, in England, we have something like that: Liverpool versus London
The first one from a free kick was all about luck but the second one was the type where the attackers regularly make their own luck as Rashford got into a great position and the keeper had to get a touch on the cross, with Ibra sweeping it in. I just watched the highlights again and we had 3 very good chances with Mata, Ibra, and Pogba before ASSE got their first half chance in the 72th minute. Played off the park is an exaggeration at best, more like classic Mourinho where the team doesn't play very well but still be assured of victory.
I wouldn't say Steaua or Crvena Zvezda are at the same level with Porto and Benfica, which both played a CL quarterfinal a few years ago.
Bottom line, PSG are a very good team, so I'd watch them as long as they play against very good teams. Which is not going to happen except maybe twice a season in Ligue 1.
I watch Barca almost all games, Madrid often, occasionally Atletico, 3-4 PL games a round, some games in Serie A, mostly good games, like Juve - Napoli, Milan - Inter, Roma - Juve and such, Bundesliga here and there and very little of France, usually when there's no better football on, either on Friday or Monday.
This would be great if football were played on paper.
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I've never liked Paris the city, prefered Lyon/ToulouseIt was one of our most comfortable European ties in recent memory!
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Fine
As far as I'm concerned, I've always considered people living in Lyon/Toulouse as a truly part of the French population.
I lived in Paris but now prefers to live near the city in a greener environment (20 km away ie 25 minutes via the RER).
Happy that Ranieri is showing his worth once again with Nantes. He is a truly great manager.
Air Football
Lyon leading Angers 3-1 at HT. Depay with 1 goal.
Memphis scored. Get it right up ye!
Rafael also scored...for the wrong side
3-3 FT. More dropped points for Lyon.
Nice led Marseille 2-0 after 15 minutes, then they completely collapsed. 3-2 Marseille at HT.
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I really don't get why Favre is obsessed with putting Sarr in the shit by having him at left back. He isn't one. Thought he learned his lesson when he dropped Sarr for a few games, only to start him today.
2-4 FT.
That red card is comical.
Goals galore in the Ligue 1
It's not often I get annoyed watching football that isn't United but that Lyon game yesterday was something else. Why can't referees just use common sense? It was completely obvious Marcelo knocking the card was unintentional, and sending him off ruined the game. It wasn't like Lyon were absolutely dominating them; Angers were creating enough opportunities. Even after the red the ref made some decisions that cost Lyon - the Rafael tackle which lead to Angers' corners that resulted in the 2nd goal and the foul on Fekir right after their equaliser.
The piece of officiating that took the cake though was Fekir's disallowed goal. It was rightly disallowed as he was about a million miles offside, but the linesman didn't raise his flag. I honestly have no idea how he could've possibly thought Fekir was onside!
Anyway, this and the Bordeaux game only add to me rating Fekir as highly as I do as he's so versatile. He starts in the 10 position, moves into a CM when they get the red in both games, and when the Mariano sub is made moves into the CF position, playing all to a good standard.
The piece of officiating that took the cake though was Fekir's disallowed goal. It was rightly disallowed as he was about a million miles offside, but the linesman didn't raise his flag. I honestly have no idea how he could've possibly thought Fekir was onside!
Anyway, this and the Bordeaux game only add to me rating Fekir as highly as I do as he's so versatile. He starts in the 10 position, moves into a CM when they get the red in both games, and when the Mariano sub is made moves into the CF position, playing all to a good standard.
He played really well I thought.
Lyon-Monaco should be interesting today.
This has already been embarrassing and it's still 0-0. Endless brain farts. Watching how shit Monaco are at defending is getting tedious now.
I'm hoping this won't be another thrashing as it usually is when Monaco play Lyon. Or Nice for that matter.
I'm hoping this won't be another thrashing as it usually is when Monaco play Lyon. Or Nice for that matter.
There we go, 1-0 Lyon, Diaz.
This is so, so predictable.
This is so, so predictable.
Lyon completely bossing this game.
Very fun game with poor defending by both teams, Lyon clearly the better team so far. Happy that Rony Lopes is doing well too
What a goal by Traore.
2-2
2-2
Well, just decided to order a pizza. What a game.
2-2. Great goal
Lyon on top but Monaco are being very cynical. Club football is back
Lyon on top but Monaco are being very cynical. Club football is back
That run by Rony Lopes...
City let him go on a free, bought Bernardo for I don't even know how many millions and Monaco replace Bernardo with Rony Lopes
City let him go on a free, bought Bernardo for I don't even know how many millions and Monaco replace Bernardo with Rony Lopes