2022/23 Farmers Ligue 1 (+Mbappe) / French football thread - On beIN Sports

[DEVO]

And here is the second division champions.

 

[Zidane98]

 

[chef]

New Strasbourg fan checking in, hope this takeover goes a bit better than the last one for Todd and co.

 

[Zidane98]

New Strasbourg fan checking in, hope this takeover goes a bit better than the last one for Todd and co.

Don't mind so much if we get quality youf on loan from Chelsea.

 

[Zidane98]

Relegation battle update (with 4 teams going down) - Ajaccio, Troyes, Angers gone.



Feel if we beat Troyes this weekend we will be on 41 points and hopefully safe. With their season being over I'd expect us to get a win. 4 wins in 5 has totally turned around Strasbourg's fortunes.

 

[Zidane98]

Drew 1-1 with Troyes which was disappointing as safety would have been guaranteed on 41 points.



Still would take a spectacular melt down to go down when 6 points ahead of Nantes and +11 better GD.

 

[Upstart Swan]

This weekend is the final week and it's crunch time for 8 times champions Nantes. They're in the last relegation spot and 2 points behind 16th placed Auxerre. In their favour, they have a home game against bottom team Angers, while Auxerre have a tough home game against Lens. Nantes have the better goal difference, so if they win, Auxerre will have to win too.

Meanwhile Qatar's BeIN Sports will of course show the meaningless game between Qatar's PSG and 8th placed Clermont.

 

[Zidane98]

This weekend is the final week and it's crunch time for 8 times champions Nantes. They're in the last relegation spot and 2 points behind 16th placed Auxerre. In their favour, they have a home game against bottom team Angers, while Auxerre have a tough home game against Lens. Nantes have the better goal difference, so if they win, Auxerre will have to win too.

Meanwhile Qatar's BeIN Sports will of course show the meaningless game between Qatar's PSG and 8th placed Clermont.

Just glad we are safe!

Bein should be showing the relegation battle.

Are CL places settled?

 

[Upstart Swan]

Just glad we are safe!

Bein should be showing the relegation battle.

Are CL places settled?

The top 3 are settled with PSG and Lens getting the automatic CL spots, Marseille in the CL qualifying rounds. Just Lille, Rennes and Monaco to fight out who plays in Europa League, who plays in Europa Conference League, and who misses out.

 

[Upstart Swan]

 

[DEVO]

Final Table


Disappointing end to the season for Marseille, we had a chance to compete for the title and instead lost 4 of our last five.

 

[Zidane98]

 

[Upstart Swan]

Final Table


Disappointing end to the season for Marseille, we had a chance to compete for the title and instead lost 4 of our last five.

Marseille were pretty entertaining to watch but I think needed another striker/forward alongside Alexis Sanchez. And with Dimitri Payet now close to the end of his career they didn't have a playmaker to step up in his place.
Their points tally for the season was actually their second highest in the last ten years, or so I read. But now Igor Tudor has quit, I don't know where they go from here.

 

[Zidane98]

Marseille were pretty entertaining to watch but I think needed another striker/forward alongside Alexis Sanchez. And with Dimitri Payet now close to the end of his career they didn't have a playmaker to step up in his place.
Their points tally for the season was actually their second highest in the last ten years, or so I read. But now Igor Tudor has quit, I don't know where they go from here.

Yep, that's an issue for them. Payet / Alexis don't have long left. Balogun would be a good target for Marseille. Doesn't seem to have a future at Arsenal and blitzed it on loan in Ligue 1 this season.

 

[Zidane98]

I did hear Potter linked to Marseille.

 

[Zidane98]

chef when is the RC Strasbourg clearlake deal going through?

 

[Upstart Swan]

Rumours resurfacing that Saudi Arabia is interested in buying Olympique Marseille. They tried to buy OM 3 years ago but Frank McCourt knocked them back.

And if a sale goes ahead this could entice Zinedine Zidane to take up the vacant manager role, especially as he would have more transfer funds to spend than would be available under McCourt.

OM Sale ‍: It's over with Zidane on the bench ‍!

Even if Frank McCourt is still concerned about the future of Olympique de Marseille, a sale to investors from Saudi

frenchfootballweekly.com

And in other Ligue 1 news, PSG met with Julian Nagelsmann yesterday about the manager position.

 

[chef]

chef when is the RC Strasbourg clearlake deal going through?

Not sure mate

 

[Zidane98]

 

[Zidane98]

Really seems like Mbappe's time in France is over saying stuff like this. Was a bizarre contract extension - signed after his last deal expired, couldn't be extended and sold to the public as a 2 year deal. In reality it was one year deal with an option for one more if Mbappe wanted it. The Qataris just wanted their toy to be their player when he played at their World Cup.


Now it looks like RM are getting Asensio to sign a new contract when PSG thought they had him on a freebie. Surely will be used by RM as a makeweight for Mbappe.


Also, PSG may be getting rid of Neymar as well. All is not well over at Qatar Saint Germain.

 

[Zidane98]

Team of the season for anyone who's interested:

 

[Upstart Swan]

Team of the season for anyone who's interested:

There's also an official Team of the Year - all PSG, Lens and Marseille except for Nice's Khéphren Thuram.

Ligue 1 Uber Eats Team of the Season

The LFP's official Ligue 1 Uber Eats Team of the Season has been released, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé perhaps unsurprisingly among the selection. Who else made the cut?

www.ligue1.com

 

[Upstart Swan]

 

[Upstart Swan]

Mbappé gets an ultimatum from PSG!