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League Focus: Five Observations From the First Half of Ligue 1 2015/16

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League Focus: Five Observations From the First Half of Ligue 1 2015/16 PSG's history boysThough the neutral might regret that the Ligue 1 title race is effectively over at the halfway stage, there is no getting around Paris Saint-Germain’s excellence. Laurent Blanc’s team are so much better than last season, in which they gave their rivals a proper sniff of...

Match Report: Four Observations From Spurs 4-1 Monaco

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Match Report: Four Observations From Spurs 4-1 Monaco At a rain soaked White Hart Lane, Tottenham brushed aside a thoroughly disappointing Monaco team with consummate ease, with a first half hat-trick from Erik Lamela setting the home side well on their way to a 4-1 win, with Tom Carroll and Stephan El Shaarawy netting after the interval. Here, WhoScor...

Match Focus: Marseille and Monaco Lay Bare Both Strengths and Shortcomings

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Match Focus: Marseille and Monaco Lay Bare Both Strengths and Shortcomings “Lots of goals, for nothing,” read the headline in Monday’s L’Equipe. A harsh summary, perhaps, of Sunday night’s thrilling final game of the Ligue 1 weekend, especially if you value entertaining football, but it was also a reminder that the passing of 12 months has mad...

Team Focus: Monaco’s Squad Depth Already in Question

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Team Focus: Monaco’s Squad Depth Already in Question Many different tags have been applied to Monaco since the club changed tack in terms of recruitment, post-James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao. They’ve been described as the new Porto, and one of the most exciting young teams in Europe. Yet after Saturday’s limp draw at Toulouse, coach Leo...

Player Focus: El Shaarawy Sale to Monaco Could Come Back to Haunt Milan

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Player Focus: El Shaarawy Sale to Monaco Could Come Back to Haunt Milan Stephan El Shaarawy pulled outside the gates to Milanello and stepped out of his car. Even in casual dress, his colours were coordinated with those of club. The sides of his sunglasses were red and the frames were black. His T-shirt also matched. A group of starstruck teenage girls had gathered like...

Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer

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Player Focus: Why European Teams Should be Moving on Llorente this Summer We will not sell our best players, our top assets, unless the players themselves ask us to leave, Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta said earlier this week. The Italian’s words seemingly rule out potential exits of Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal, who have both been linked with moves away from the...

League Focus: Monaco Well-placed to Net Ligue 1’s Coveted Third Place

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League Focus: Monaco Well-placed to Net Ligue 1’s Coveted Third Place Fans of final day suspense will probably feel let down following the 37th, and penultimate, round of Ligue 1 action. Paris Saint-Germain officially eliminated the minuscule doubts that lingered over their third straight title win by beating Montpellier. Meanwhile, last week’s subjects Evian no...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Some of best odds you could pick across the whole season are available this weekend. But these fixtures accommodate them nicely, especially when the title is already decided or the teams involved are distracted by European commitments.LIKELY BETSOlympique Marseille vs Monaco: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1...

Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds

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Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds After finishing second in their group for the third season running in the Champions League it seemed like a stroke of luck that Arsenal had drawn Arsène Wenger’s former club, Monaco. The Ligue 1 outfit had somehow managed to win their group despite netting just 4 goals over the course o...

Team Focus: Miserly Monaco Claw Their Way Back Up in Ligue 1

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Team Focus: Miserly Monaco Claw Their Way Back Up in Ligue 1 The harsh reality of winter may not have bitten Ligue 1 just yet, with the division’s top scorers Lyon and Marseille still occupying the top two places and making the public dream that they can still give Paris Saint-Germain a run for their money in the title race. Still, pragmatism is making ...