Olympique Lyonnais are still in with a chance of a European place after an emphatic 3-0 win at second-placed Olympique de Marseille on Sunday. Three second-half goals decided a match which wasn’t short on controversy. Here’s what some of the men involved had to say after the game in week 35’s Ligue 1 Sunday sounds. …
LaLiga pitchside makes its debut! Real Madrid secured a second LaLiga title in three seasons with four games to spare, Alavés gave their survival hopes a boost but Levante look set for relegation despite a come-from-behind derby draw. Here is what the key figures had to say after each of matchday 34’s fixtures (full interviews …
A missed opportunity? “I do have some regrets, yes. At 1-0 up, we could have scored a second goal if we’d kept things simpler in possession to take advantage of some promising situations. Then we conceded the equaliser just before half-time and didn’t manage the start of the second half properly. We had to chase …
Approaching the game “We’re in good form, we’re doing a lot of things right at the moment and we’ll need to keep doing that tomorrow if we’re to take something from the game. Atlético Madrid are the reigning league champions, they’ve got great players and a coach that we know all about. Next Wednesday, they’re …
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Thoughts on the 2-1 win at Clermont “The credit goes to the players. We’re no longer bottom of the league. That’s both important and incidental at the same time. The last time it happened, we were back at the bottom 24 hours later. But if it turns out to be the case this time, we …
Pre-match Two days before the visit of struggling Girondins de Bordeaux, Lens head coach Franck Haise and striker Florian Sotoca spoke to the press, discussing recent results, areas for the team to improve in and this weekend’s opponents. The squad As was announced after the game against Lorient, Jonathan Gradit (calf) and Wesley Saïd (hamstring) …
Thoughts on the game “We’re sad in the end because the way we set up to play worked well in the first half. We were able to contain them and hit them on the break from time to time. At times we were even able to keep possession and get higher up the pitch, close …
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Sampaoli – “We’ll have to put in a good performance.” “(New signing Cédric) Bakambu is quick, I’ve seen him play in Spain and China. His movement is good and he’ll give us extra options when it comes to scoring goals.” “It’s the first time I’ve had a full squad to choose from. (Valentin) Rongier …
Les Bleus in 2021 An “eventful” year “It’s been an eventful year as we’d never had a calendar year with three different objectives before. The Euros were obviously central to all that, with World Cup qualifying starting beforehand in March and then continuing in September. And we had the (Nations League) final four in the …
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An unfair result? “We had 19 chances, or 19 shots on goal, seven or eight of them on target. Their goal after two minutes took us by surprise, the other two goals were big mistakes on our part. It’s a game that we could’ve won by two or three goals but we didn’t for different …