The complete draw for the 32nd finals Bordeaux (L1) – Twins of M’Zoisia (Mayotte, R1)AS Panazol (R2) – AS Vitré (N2)Wasquehal (N3) – Valves (N2)Linas-Montlhery (N3) – Angers (L1)Rennes (L1) – Lorient (L1)Quevilly-Rouen (L2) – Laval (N1)Dinan-Léhon (N3) – Brest (L1)Guingamp (L2) – Amiens (L2)Toulouse (L2) – Nîmes (L2)Chauvigny (N3) – Chartres (N2)Paris FC (L2) … Read more
Gérald Baticle (Angers coach, after the 0-0 draw at Lorient): “I am satisfied with this point. There was mental quality, great solidarity, a gift of self, which allowed us to have defensive solidity. I even have regrets about certain situations, because we played badly. We had a few opportunities that could have allowed us to … Read more
Rennes, the series continues Stade Rennais had to be patient but kept up the pace. Two achievements by Gaétan Laborde (75th) and Jérémy Doku (78th) in the last quarter of an hour allowed him to win on the field of Lorient (2-0). Failing to be brilliant, the Bretons were able to make a difference at … Read more
The contrast was stark. At the stroke of 5 pm, Sunday, in the corridors of the Moustoir, the Lorient residents vibrated the walls of the locker room with their war cry, all smiles, while a heavy climate reigned between the Bordelais, mutiques. “It was silence”, attested Benoît Costil, still irritated. We can understand this in … Read more
A little more than 500 kilometers separated them, but the distance must not have prevented them from hearing the rumble. While the Girondins delegation was completing its cohesion course in Ploemeur, before the capital match in Lorient, today, club supporters raised their voices yesterday afternoon in downtown Bordeaux. Their first response since the announcement of … Read more
« Timing ». The term turned in a loop in the mouths of our various interlocutors on Friday, whether they are more or less close to the grounds and the upper echelons of the club. “This is further proof that they (King Street, the shareholder) have absolutely no interest in the sporting situation ”, we were told … Read more
Still turned over by the coup de brilliance succeeded a few minutes earlier by Armand Laurienté, all the players in the Nantes-Lorient match had difficulty expressing themselves on Sunday. ” I have no words. I have rarely seen a free kick like this since playing, other than Cristiano (Ronaldo) maybe at the time. Frankly hat … Read more
Monaco slowed down in title race The Monegasques logically bowed against enterprising Strasbourg attackers who were rewarded at the end of the match. After an average first period, Thierry Laurey’s men multiplied the opportunities in the second half. – – Uninspired offensively with five shots including only one on target, Monaco held a draw thanks … Read more
Michel Der Zakarian (Montpellier coach, after the 1-1 draw at home against Lorient): “We take a point. We are going forward. We would have preferred to win the match, but we ran into an opponent who gave us a lot of problems in the depths. We are not stalling. We must have a better game … Read more
If the changes of coach rarely cause the expected shock, Nîmes has not been the same since the appointment of Pascal Plancque on February 5. At the dawn of a crucial week for their future in Ligue 1 with the receptions of two direct competitors, Lorient (18th) on Wednesday and Nantes on Sunday (3 p.m.), … Read more