If Angers gets a breath of fresh air by jumping to 13th place, Le Havre and Montpellier, penultimate and bottom respectively, are starting to capitulate. These two bad students will have to find unsuspected resources during the return phase to get back on the road. Strasbourg and Toulouse are in the right car, if not in front.
Deiver Machado scores late as seventh-place Lens wins 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.
French Ligue 1 results on Saturday: Le Havre v Lens (1400), Toulouse v Strasbourg, Montpellier v Angers (both 1615), Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Etienne (1945)
That match against Brest occurred on January 5th, the date the team’s players usually get paid each month, except this time they didn’t get their entire wages. According to L’Équipe, the Scoïstes players have only been paid 40% of their wages due to the club’s financial difficulties.
Queens Park Rangers could lose Rayan Kolli, with French top-flight sides Angers and Toulouse both interested in signing the player when his contract expires.
French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)
The Parisians win against Lens, while De Zerbi's team draws at home against Racing Strasbourg. Now nine points separate the two teams
Goal! Toulouse 1, Laval 0. Denis Genreau (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Cresswell with a headed pass following a set piece situation. Attempt missed.
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Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m.
Rangers are reportedly set to bring in defender Rafael Fernandes from Lille.
RANGERS are locked in talks to sign Lille defender Rafael Fernandes on loan. The 22-year-old Portuguese centre-half has been made available by the Ligue 1 side. Gers boss Philippe Clement hopes to