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Ligue 1 special: Teams to look out in 2012/2013 campaign

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The likes of LOSC Lille, Olympique Lyon, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 would be looking to set the record straight in next year’s Ligue 1 campaign in order to accomplish their goals and ambitions
Another astonishing season of Ligue 1 came to an end with the coronation of Montpellier Herault SC as the newest champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899. La Paillade became the champions for the first time in the club’s history.
The champions finished the campaign with 82 points, three ahead of second-placed Paris Saint-Germain. LOSC Lille grabbed third place and booked their ticket to next year’s Champions League. Thus it would be Montpellier Herault SC, Paris Saint-Germain and
LOSC Lille who will be representing France in the next edition of Champions League.
The likes of Montpellier and PSG are certain to compete for the Championelle again next season. However there are few other teams as well who should be mentioned in terms of mounting a title assault in upcoming Ligue 1 campaign.
LOSC Lille Metropole
The club was founded in 1944 and so far has won three Ligue 1 titles.  Les Dogues have also won the Coupe de France on six different occasions.
Lille were crowned champions of France in 2010/2011 campaign when they managed to edge pass Olympique de Marseille. Les Dogues finished the campaign with 76 points, eight more than second-placed Marseille.
Despite failing to defend their crown in 2011/2012 season, LOSC finished the campaign on a high note. Finishing third in such a competitive season can be termed as a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 well done by Rudi Garcia’s side.
With the players at their disposal, it is expected that Les Dogues will be genuine title contenders next season.
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The club was formed in 1950 and so far has won the Championelle seven times. Les Gones have won Coupe de France on five different occasions and they have also won a Coupe de la Ligue.
Lyon finished third in 2010/2011 campaign. However, in recently concluded 2011/2012 Ligue 1 season, OL failed to maintain their position and ended the campaign on 4th position.  Failure to finish in top three has deprived them of appearing in
next year’s Champion League.
However, under the tutelage of Remi Garde, it is expected that seven-time champions of France will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming season.
Olympique de Marseille
The club was founded in 1899 and so far, has won nine Ligue 1 titles. In addition to that, Les Phoceens have won the prestigious Coupe de France a record ten times. In 1993, Marseille became the first ever French club to win the UEFA Champions League.
Olympique de Marseille were crowned champions of France in 2009/2010 campaign. However, they failed to carry on from there and in 2010/2011 Ligue 1 campaign; they were beaten to the title by Lille.
Winners of nine Championelles endured a miserable 2011/2012 season. Didier Deschamps’ side failed to hit the top gear and ended the campaign at lowly 10thplace.
There were certain reasons behind the club’s recent slump in form. However, it is expected that all such issues will be resolved before the start of next Ligue 1 season. Marseille have a talented and strong squad and they have the services of a very gifted
coach, Didier Deschamps. It won’t be surprising if the Rhone giants lock horns with the very best in the business in the upcoming season.
 

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