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Lille Beat Marseille To Boost Champions League Hopes | Football News
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Lille Beat Marseille To Boost Champions League Hopes | Football News

[ad_1] Canadian star Jonathan David scored his 23rd goal of the season to set Lille on the way to a 3-1 win over Marseille on Friday that kept them firmly on course for next season's Champions League. David's penalty put Lille ahead early in the second half. Remy Cabella doubled their lead on 71 minutes by scoring against his former club. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claimed a goal back for Marseille, but substitute Gabriel Gudmundsson made sure of the victory for Lille late on. The northern side, who face Aston Villa next week in their first ever European quarter-final in the Europa Conference League, move up to third in Ligue 1 ahead of the rest of the weekend's matches.They are a point behind second-placed Brest and ahead of Monaco in fourth on goal difference, with the gap to Nice in fi...
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Ligue 1: PSG Overcome Red Card To Beat Marseille | Football News
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Ligue 1: PSG Overcome Red Card To Beat Marseille | Football News

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain overcame a controversial first-half sending-off to win 2-0 away to bitter rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with Portuguese duo Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scoring their goals. Marseille's hopes of a first home league win against PSG since November 2011 were raised when the away side had Lucas Beraldo sent off five minutes before the interval. But the Qatar-owned club still came out on top, with Vitinha exchanging passes with Ousmane Dembele before firing home a superb opening goal in the 53rd minute on a wet night at the Velodrome.Marseille went looking for an equaliser and Jordan Veretout had a goal disallowed for an offside against team-mate Luis Henrique.PSG coach Luis Enrique then withdrew captain Kylian Mbappe just after the hour mark and it was his re...
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Stade Brest Reclaim Second Place In Ligue 1 | Football News
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Stade Brest Reclaim Second Place In Ligue 1 | Football News

[ad_1] Romain Del Castillo scored the only goal of the game for Stade Brest.© AFPSurprise package Brest beat Lorient 1-0 in a Brittany derby on Sunday to reclaim second place in Ligue 1 and remain on course for Champions League qualification. Former Lyon and Rennes winger Romain Del Castillo scored the only goal of the game for the visitors four minutes from time, placing a low shot into the far corner of the net. Brest then held on for the victory despite having Billal Brahimi sent off in stoppage time, as they got back to winning ways after taking just one point from their last two outings. The result lifts them back up into second place above Monaco, who won 5-2 at Metz on Saturday.Brest, who have never qualified for Europe, are four points better off than fourth-placed Lille, who bea...
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Kylian Mbappe Set To Measure Up To Marseille For Final Time With PSG | Football News
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Kylian Mbappe Set To Measure Up To Marseille For Final Time With PSG | Football News

[ad_1] Kylian Mbappe is set to sample the fiercest rivalry in French football for the final time before his expected departure at the end of the season as Paris Saint-Germain make the trip to Marseille on Sunday. There is no love lost between the two biggest clubs in France, even if Marseille have struggled to compete with PSG for honours since the Qatari takeover of the capital side over a decade ago. The Parisians come into this game with a huge 12-point lead at the top of the table from nearest challengers Brest with just eight matches remaining, meaning Mbappe is surely certain to win a sixth title in seven seasons with the club.Marseille, in contrast, are seventh, three points outside the European places despite a recent revival under new coach Jean-Louis Gasset, a former PSG assist...
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Liverpool Cruise Into Europa League Quarters | Football News
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Liverpool Cruise Into Europa League Quarters | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool scored four times inside 14 minutes in a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League. AC Milan, Marseille, Roma and West Ham were among the other sides to also book their place in Friday's quarter-final draw. Despite leading 5-1 from the first leg, Jurgen Klopp named a surprisingly strong Liverpool side and was well-rewarded as the Reds remain on course for a quadruple of trophies.Darwin Nunez and 19-year-old Bobby Clark got Klopp's men off to a flying start before Mohamed Salah marked his first club start since January 1 with his 20th of the season.Cody Gakpo fired in the fourth before Liverpool briefly took their foot off the gas ahead of Sunday's trip to Manchester United in the FA Cup.Veljko Birmancevic pulled a goal back for Spart...
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AC Milan, Benfica And Marseille Reach Europa League Last 16 | Football News
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AC Milan, Benfica And Marseille Reach Europa League Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan overcame a spirited Rennes 5-3 on aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in Thursday's play-off round second leg to reach the Europa League last 16, where they will be joined by fellow former European champions Benfica and Marseille. Benjamin Bourigeaud scored a hat-trick for Rennes, including a pair of penalties, but goals from Luka Jovic and Rafael Leao ensured Milan were never really in danger of blowing a 3-0 lead from the first leg. Benfica also saw off French opposition as a 0-0 draw away to Toulouse was enough to send the Portuguese side through following their 2-1 victory in...
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Rangers Down Betis To make Europa League Last 16, Brighton See Off Marseille | Football News
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Rangers Down Betis To make Europa League Last 16, Brighton See Off Marseille | Football News

[ad_1] Kemar Roofe's winner sent Rangers into the Europa League last 16 with a 3-2 victory at Real Betis on Thursday, while Joao Pedro's late strike helped Brighton sink Marseille. Rangers, runners-up in the competition two seasons ago, were heading out of the tournament and into the Europa Conference League with the game level 12 minutes from time and Sparta Prague on their way to a 3-1 victory at Aris. But after a corner was twice not cleared, Roofe bundled the ball home from three yards out to fire Rangers from third to first in Group C.The Scottish giants had twice led in the first half through Abdallah Sima and Cyriel Dessers, but Juan Miranda and Ayoze Perez both equalised for Betis.Rangers held on in a frantic finale to inflict a first home defeat of the season on Betis, who had t...
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Amazon Under Fire Over Homophobic Slurs In Broadcast Of PSG Game | Football News
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Amazon Under Fire Over Homophobic Slurs In Broadcast Of PSG Game | Football News

[ad_1] A French gay rights group said on Wednesday it had launched legal action against Amazon Prime for offering on streaming replay a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille in which homophobic chants were audible. During the September 24 match between the bitter Ligue 1 rivals, thousands of PSG supporters chanted homophobic slogans referring to their opponents. An AFP reporter covering the game said the chanting in PSG's Parc des Princes stadium went on for around 10 minutes.Four PSG players, including Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele, were given suspended one-match bans for also chanting insults directed at the Marseille players while celebrating their 4-0 thrashing of their opponents.A lawyer for the LGBT Families group said it had filed a criminal complaint ag...
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Lyon Requests Neutral Venue For Postponed Marseille Tie | Football News
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Lyon Requests Neutral Venue For Postponed Marseille Tie | Football News

[ad_1] Three investigations have already been opened by the prosecutor's office in Marseille.© AFPLyon requested on Tuesday that their postponed Ligue 1 fixture away to Marseille be played at a neutral ground following the attack on the team bus by opposing fans. "At the moment, the safety conditions necessary to play in Marseille have not been met," said Lyon's general manager Vincent Ponsot on the club's TV channel. "We have to play at a neutral ground... What we want is for the safety of our players to be guaranteed."  Speaking on the same channel, Lyon deputy managing director Xavier Pierrot said that the club, as well as its staff, would be formally lodging complaints in the coming days.The match was originally set for last Sunday, but was called off after the home Marseille fans at...
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French Football Under Microscope After Lyon Team Bus Attack | Football News
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French Football Under Microscope After Lyon Team Bus Attack | Football News

[ad_1] French football clubs on Monday came under intense pressure to bring their supporters under control after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered cuts to his face when his team's bus was pelted with stones near Marseille's stadium. Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon was postponed after the attack on the bus on its way to the Velodrome. Grosso's face was left bloodied and his assistant Raffaele Longo was also injured. A club source said Grosso had also been experiencing dizzy spells.TV pictures showed Grosso with a bandage on his head as he emerged from the stadium's medical room.A photo circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared to show Grosso lying on a stretcher with a cut above his left eye.The match was postponed at Lyon's request despite even though the sta...
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