Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino insisted that there were no favourites in the tie. His words transcribed in L’Équipe, the Argentine also responded to questions on a past meeting with Los Blancos, namely his win over the Spaniards with Tottenham Hotspur in 2017. “There isn’t more pressure on one side or the other. I respect Real Madrid, it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world,…

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Ligue 1 21/22, Round 26 – 27/2/22 MONACO – 1 (Ben Yedder 55) Alexander Nübel, 5 Vanderson, 5 Click Here: Guillermo Maripán, 5 Axel Disasi, 4 Ismail Jakobs, 3 Jean Lucas, 4 – A very up and down game. For 75 minutes it was one of his better displays in France – one jinking run and shot was Monaco’s non-Diop highlight – but he was needlessly booked twice in three minutes at the end having…

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In an interview with Goal Turkey, Lyon defender Cenk Özkaçar (21) discussed the difficulties he faced in the early stages of his career. Having arrived in Lyon in the summer of 2020, the Turkish defender has only managed a single appearance with the club, in the Coupe de France. “My dream was to come to Europe,” he said, before mentioning that fellow Turks “Burak Yilmaz, Yusuf Yazici and Mehmet Zeki Celik helped me when I arrived in…

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L’Équipe report that one of the Kylian Mbappé’s conditions to renew with Paris Saint-Germain would be for the club to make him the star of the team, with a project built around him. The World Cup winner felt last summer that he was a pretext for the club’s manager recruitment campaign, with Nasser Al-Khelaifi mentioning the forward’s desire for a “competitive” team at Lionel Messi’s unveiling. Mbappé wants to be the centrepiece of the club’s project,…

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As reported by RMC, in speaking with PSG’s official magazine, Lionel Messi explained that Ligue 1 has improved significantly in recent years while discussing the difficulties in attempting to win the Champions League. “This league has progressed a lot in recent years and PSG have contributed a lot. The club has significantly increased the visibility of Ligue 1 around the world. Today it’s a very competitive championship where any team is capable of beating you…

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As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Lyon are looking at signing Galatasaray’s Turkish international winger Kerem Aktürkoglu as part of a major squad overhaul this summer. The 23-year-old’s contract runs to 2026 and has also been on Marseille’s radar this season despite the Turkish giants struggling in the league. Aktürkoglu has provided 26 goal contributions in 67 games for Galatasaray since joining in 2020, as per Flashscore.com.  The Turkish market, following the example of famed sporting…

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A tumultuous relationship between Lyon fans and previous coach Rudi Garcia meant it was vitally important that president Jean-Michel Aulas and then sporting director Juninho got the next managerial appointment right. Juninho sympathised with the Brazilian style of football, ‘Jogo Bonito’ – the beautiful game – which meant the new coach must view the game similarly. Aulas, in contrast, has famously opted for French speaking managers. Finding a coach that met both criteria proved difficult.…

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As reported by Foot Mercato, in speaking with the Italian media, Ludovic Deléchat, the agent of former Marseille and France forward Florian Thauvin explained that the now 29-year-old player chose to move to Mexican club Tigres over various high profile European clubs as a life style choice, rather than a career decision. Deléchat elaborated:  Click Here: “After years in Marseille, his contract was coming to an end and OM wanted to renew it. There were…

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Speaking to L’Équipe, Lyon football director Vincent Ponsot has explained that Iran striker Sardar Azmoun had been manager Peter Bosz’s priority over the winter window, and that when the move proved unfeasible he turned down the alternative targets put forward to him. Azmoun, formerly of Zenit St Petersburg, had been the subject of interest from Les Gones since last summer, but the Russian club refused to let him go on account of not having a replacement.…

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Speaking as a guest on RMC Sport show Rothen s’enflamme, Marseille president Pablo Longoria has confirmed that midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi will automatically sign for the club at the end of the season. The 22-year-old had been loaned out to OM by Arsenal at the start of the season, in a deal which included a permanent clause should certain conditions be met. He will sign a three-year contract after largely impressing in his combativeness and drive in the…

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