Olympique de Marseille close gap on Lille while PSG eye Europe - French Ligue 1 Weeks 31 review
In week 31 of the 2010/11 Ligue 1, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 and Paris Saint Germain were the biggest movers while leaders Lille limited their losses. On the other hand, Olympique de Lyonnais and Stade Rennais fell back from the title race. Auxerre climbed
out of the relegation zone and Caen slipped back in it again. It was also confirmed this week that Arles-Avignon will play in the Ligue 2 next season.
Marseille keep title hopes alive
Last season, Olympique de Marseille recorded the domestic double. The Rhone club won the league and the Coupe de la Ligue. Until a few weeks back, Didier Deschamp’s men harboured slim chances of repeating the feat. Thanks to Lille’s inconsistency in producing
positive results, Marseille are now in with a great chance to win the league and the Coupe de la Ligue final. In Saturday’s clash with Montpellier, Didier Deschamp’s men kept their Championelle hopes alive.
Montpellier are battling for a top-six finish. Olivier Giroud gave Montpellier a great start after scoring in the second half but Andre-Pierre Gignac equalised for Marseille. In the 78th minute, Remy was pulled down by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari in
the penalty box. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Taye-Taiwo-c34728 stepped up to take the penalty kick and confidently put the ball in the opposition’s net. This was Marseille’s fifth away win in a row. The two sides will now lock horns again on April 23, 2011, in the final of Coupe de la Ligue.
Lille drop points again
Lille hosted Bordeaux on Saturday. In their last league game, Lille had lost to relegation-threatened AS Monaco. Top scorer of the Ligue, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vujadin-Savic-c36474 equalised for Bordeaux. With the latest
dropped points, Lille now lead the league charts by a solitary points.
The Parisien parade
Paris Saint-Germain are looking to qualify for next season’s edition of the UEFA Champions League after an absence of seven years. The Parisiens did their chances of playing in Europe the world of good as they beat Olympique de Lyonnais 1-0 at the Parc des
Princes. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Camara-c8277 scored a bizarre goal for his side when he crossed the ball across the goal-line with his knee – not a superb finish but anything will do for PSG in the final furlong of the season.
Lyon central defender, Jeremy Toulalan, has now admitted that Lyon are now out of the title race. A third place finish would be a good finale to the season for Les Gones.
Rennes slip up
Lorient beat Stade Rennais 2-1 in what was Lorient’s first ever away win against their rivals from Breton. Consequently, Rennes have now dropped to fifth place in the Ligue 1 standings. The Red and Blacks have not managed to win a single game in the last
5 league outings. On the other side of the twon, a brace from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitri-Payet-c11276 handed Saint-Etienne a 2-1 win over Nancy. Les Verts now occupy sixth spot in the league standings.
Good bye Arles-Avignon
Arles-Avignon’s fate was mathematically sealed after they lost 1-0 to Valenciennes at home. This was their 19th game without a win. The defeat condemned Arles to Ligue 2 football for the next season. Valenciennes are now three points clear of
the relegation zone.
Lens stuck and fuming
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonathan-c18993 Ayite scored in the second half. The result now leaves Lens in the nineteenth place.
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