

Articles tagged with "aj-auxerre"
Matchday 31 - PSG is breathing that much easier, more movement at the top
By Sam | April 8th, 2007The big stories in the 31st week of Ligue 1 action this were: PSG gaining a bigger distance away from the long-occupied relegation zone, Marseille ...
Matchday 30: Oh God! Could it be? Paris-SG isn't retarded anymore!
By Sam | April 2nd, 2007Yes folks, it's true. Get this: Paris Saint-Germain is no longer in the relegation zone! After a strong win over second-place Lens, PSG are back ...
Matchday 29 - Lack of total domination? What lack of total domination?
By Sam | March 19th, 2007With nine weeks remaining in the season and a ludicrously close table, both at top and bottom, every game counts. Everyone says it, but in ...
Regarde bien: Highlights from Matchday 28
By Sam | March 12th, 2007Full highlights of Lyon-Marseille can be seen here. Kaboul's goal against PSG can be seen here. Pujol's goal for Sedan can be seen here, and Keita's reply ...
Matchday 28 - Marseille almost produces another miracle, PSG is still L1-incompetent
By Sam | March 12th, 2007Only ten games to go in the season, and (geez, who doesn't say this) things are heating up quite yummily. I daresay first place is ...
Matchday 27 - PSG bombs (figuratively), Saint-Étienne bombs (literally)
By Sam | March 5th, 2007Fans in France aren't big on violence. Besides PSG supporters, anyway. No, they prefer to bombard the pitch with flares and explosives in order to ...
Matchday 26 - Why win when you can draw in style?
By Sam | February 26th, 2007By that I mean Lyon's injury-time two-goal comeback to nullify Sochaux's earlier heroics Saturday at Gerland. Also happening was Toulouse humiliating Marseille, Saint-Étienne coolly beating ...
Matchday 25 - PSG wake up, OM take their place on the crap seat
By Sam | February 20th, 2007Lyon impressively came from behind to win at Lille, Paris spanked Nancy 3-0 away from home, and Barthez made his big fat return to Marseille, ...
Matchday 24 - Lyon decide they don't like losing, finally do something about it
By Sam | February 11th, 2007Matchday 24 in Ligue 1 set itself apart from other weekends this season, that being because of the 31 goals scored, Lyon snapping their pesky ...
Matchday 23 - Marseille and Paris hate each other to a draw, Lyon sucks once again
By Sam | February 4th, 2007This weekend's matches were overshadowed by the big, bad, OM-PSG, like they tend to be. However, Lyon made a valiant effort to work their way ...
Matchday 22 - Lyon winless in four, football gods laugh at sport gamblers
By Sam | January 28th, 2007I'm running out of oh-so-slick titles to suggest that Lyon's current winless streak is completely unexpected, thought-provoking and very funny. So yeah, this time, it ...
Matchday 21 - Pigs fly, Pope converts, Lyon loses two in a row
By Sam | January 25th, 2007Which of the above three statements is the most credible? I don't know for sure, but if you asked me a month ago, it'd been ...
Matchday 20 - Lyon manages to lose against Toulouse
By Sam | January 14th, 2007O God, how the mighty have fallen! Olympique Lyonnais, leader of Ligue 1! Humiliated! With a slender lead of 14 points over second place, got ...
Transfer Time: Strikers A Go-Go
By Sam | January 3rd, 2007Dario Srna (Croatia), Frédéric Piquionne (France), Gonzalo Vargas (Uruguay), Paulo Cesar (Brazil), Luigi Pieroni (Belgium), Bakari Sagna (France), Nilmar (Brazil), Pauleta (Portugal), Nicolas Anelka (France)... Sigh. ...
Matchday 19 - Lyon doesn't win. No, I mean it
By Sam | December 23rd, 2006It's been done by Toulouse, Rennes and Real Madrid. Monaco, now. That's the prestigious club of clubs (oooh) that have managed to not lose against ...
Matchday 19 - Cissé gets haircut, scores
By Sam | December 22nd, 2006Well what, you didn't expect him to keep the same hair for more than two games, did you? For his third game in bleu et ...
Matchday 18 - Business as somewhat usual
By Sam | December 18th, 2006Gotta love that picture! This weekend, one match was on everyone's mind. THE big 'un, the newest 2nd-place team, Racing Club de Lens was welcoming ...
Ricardo Costa, Laurent Blanc, Gonzalo Higuain, Oh my!
By Sam | December 14th, 2006Mucho transfer rumours as we approach the winter window... Olympique de Marseille have seemingly found the perfect piece for the always-almost-finished puzzle that is their defence. ...
Matchday 17 - Djibril is back, Paris isn't
By Sam | December 10th, 2006Saturday was a big night at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, for many reasons. The home leg against Monaco has long been a feisty tradition in ...
Matchday 16 - Lyon roars still
By Sam | December 3rd, 2006Le Mans hosted Lyon in the inaugral match of the weekend, and wouldn't you know it, Lyon walked away with a yawn-tastic 1-0 win. Le ...
Yep
By Sam | November 30th, 2006I can't really give a title to this, it'll just be a rag-tag string of transfer rumours and UEFA Cup scores from the last few ...
Matchday 15 - Whoa, whoa, status quo
By Sam | November 27th, 2006Not a terribly exciting and goal-filled week (I'm noticing a pattern here), Matchday 15 provided us with the anticipation of next week (I'll get to ...
France in the Champs League - Meh, I guess
By Sam | November 22nd, 2006Some not bad results, but we could've done better... REAL MADRID 2-2 LYON What a game! Lyon guarantees the first place in the group after a wild ...
France in the Champs League
By Sam | November 20th, 2006LYON vs. MADRID! Sounds delicious, doesn't it? Two of the best in the world going head-to-head in one of the biggest stadiums in the world, in ...
Matchday 14 - Lyon avoid embarassment
By Sam | November 19th, 2006Not particularly high-scoring or exciting, Matchday 14 provided some interesting results that made the top 10 that much more close. Marseille FINALLY won after five ...
Matchday 13 - Can you say "no surprises"?
By Sam | November 12th, 2006My goodness, what are Marseille up to? Five losses in a row is bad for a team at the bottom of the table, so what ...
Matchday 12 - The lion has fallen! Temporarily!
By Sam | November 5th, 2006Now here is a day out of the ordinary. Lyon was handed there first loss, Marseille buried their head a bit more into the sand, ...
France in the Champs League
By Sam | October 30th, 2006France's rich history of Champions League play, which includes one ill-gotten win, a runner-up position in the inaugral season and a penalty shoot-out loss in ...
Matchday 11 - Home advantage the real story
By Sam | October 29th, 2006Lens 1-0 Auxerre kicked off the day, and Lens pleased their fans by offing rivals AJA thanks to a fine goal by Demont on 62 ...
Round of 16 - League Cup
By Sam | October 25th, 2006We're down to eight teams in the cup that no one cares about. Not too many surprises, but it wouldn't be a cup day without ...





