It was only a matter of time, and the Angevins did not try to pretend: “We were very lucid about the fact that it was almost over”underlined captain Nabil Bentaleb after the defeat conceded this Sunday in Rennes (4-2) which officially sent the SCO to L2. With 5 rounds to go, the main challenge for … Read more
Didier Digard (coach of Nice, after the 1-0 victory Sunday at Troyes during the 33rd day of Ligue 1): “I’m satisfied even if we concede two chances at the end that we shouldn’t concede. I think that after a somewhat complicated period, where we were eagerly awaited. Succeeding in hitting 29 times on goal is … Read more
Arriving on the Rade, in the offseason, Waisea Nayacalevu (32) was preceded by his reputation as a lethal weapon. It will however have taken time to put his game. Laborious beginnings, frayed matches, fallen balls… In the stands of Mayol, some wondered if the Fijian had not “lost his hands”. ” Far from there, rectifies … Read more
Tailor-made start to the “Week of Truth” for Leipzig! RB beats Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga 1-0 and can confidently go into the Freiburg double pack! On Tuesday the cup semifinals will take place in Freiburg, on Saturday the “Champions League final” will take place in Freiburg. By the way, the people of Leipzig don’t stay … Read more
This is a heavyweight fight that will be played best of seven rounds. On the one hand, the Boston Celtics, second best franchise of the season in the East and finalists last June against Golden State (4-2 defeat). On the other, the Philadelphia Sixers and their superstar, Joel Embiid (29), easy fallers from Brooklyn in … Read more
This is the moment he was hoping for so much. Eight days ago, the director of rugby of the RCT Pierre Mignoni evoked in our columns a return « imminent » for Gabin Villiere. Victim of a fractured left fibula at the beginning of February, during a training camp for the fifteen of France for the Six … Read more
Vincent Hognon, coach of Grenoble, after the defeat of his team in Bordeaux (3-0), at the microphone of beIn Sports: “We fell against stronger than us, that’s the reality. I would like to see the second goal again (scored by Zuriko Davitashvili when there were two balls in the area) all the same because it … Read more
Bruno Genesio (Rennes coach, beaten 0-1 in Montpellier on Sunday): “We did some good things in the first half, but we weren’t effective. Then we had the ball, but nothing happened. Strangely, the expulsion of Savanier (53rd) cut our legs. We lacked precision on the crosses. We lacked aggressiveness to cut the trajectories. We missed … Read more
Régis Le Bris (coach of Lorient, beaten 1-0 by Toulouse): “We had the ball instead, but with difficulty finding acceleration phases behind the midline. At first, we managed to touch Romain (Faivre) and Enzo (Le Fée), then Toulouse closed the inside of the game. Our spaces have evolved, they were more on the sides. But … Read more
After having won the first game of the series Sunday (112-99), the Celtics did it again with ease this Wednesday on their floor by dominating Atlanta in the same widths (119-106). If the Hawks started better this time than last weekend, notably posting a better success at 3 points, they could not resist for long … Read more