No South Americans, but Portuguese in Ligue 1
Still in South America to play a last round with their countries, many South Americans will miss this Ligue 1 weekend and for good reason, the timing of their selection match for the qualifications for the 2002 World Cup does not allow them not to be operational Saturday and Sunday, most of these selections both played on the night of Thursday through Friday. This is why the Parisians, Messi, Neymar, Di Maria, Paredes, and Keylor Navas will not be in the game against Clermont. The Brazilians of OL, Paqueta and Guimares could also be too short, as the Marseillais Gerson in the shock in Monaco, approached Thursday in press conference by Niko Kovac.
If absent are to be noted, new faces will be there since this weekend of Ligue 1 will be marked by an unprecedented exchange between France and Portugal. The two federations will for the first time exchange French and Portuguese referees. The meeting between the Girondins de Bordeaux and RC Lens will therefore be refereed by Luis Miguel Branco Godinho, assisted by Rui Teixeira and Bruno Jesus. Their compatriots Bruno Esteves and Miguel Nogueira will be the video assistants at the Paris viewing center.
All the matches of this 5th day of Ligue 1, shock between Monaco and Marseille
Friday September 10 at 9 p.m.
Lorient – Lille
Saturday September 11 at 5 p.m.
PSG – Clermont
Saturday September 11 at 9 p.m.
Monaco – Marseilles
Sunday September 12 at 1 p.m.
Montpellier – Saint-Etienne
Sunday September 12 at 3 p.m.
Rennes – Reims
Metz – Troyes
Brest – Angers
Bordeaux – Lens
Sunday September 12 8:45 p.m.
Lyon – Strasbourg
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