FC Lorient

...position and we're going to look for a bonus at Milan with a positive result, be it a draw or a victory," said Abriel, who joined from FC Lorient in the summer. "Both would be good and after that we absolutely have to beat Madrid at home.

In this article: Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, UEFA Champions League, Stade Velodrome, Milan, Madrid, All rights reserved, and Alexandre Alphonse

...a 2-0 home defeat against LOSC Lille Metropole, while AS Nancy-Lorraine are up to eighth thanks to a 2-1 win at US Boulogne. RC Lens ended a run of four straight defeats during which they had not scored with a 1-1 draw at home to FC Lorient.

In this article: Lyon, Moussa Sissoko, Yohann Pele, Marc Planus, Ireneusz Jelen, Jeremie Janot, Grenoble Foot 38, and AS Nancy-lorraine

...games, going down 2-1 to AS Nancy-Lorraine despite having taken the lead through Danijel Ljuboja in the 53rd minute. In Saturday's other games, FC Sochaux-Montbeliard saw off FC Lorient 1-0 and Valenciennes FC prevailed 2-0 at AS Saint-Etienne.

In this article: Lyon, Bordeaux, Loic Remy, Didier Ovono, Claude Puel, Danijel Ljuboja, Marouane Chamakh, and Valenciennes FC

...they won 3-0 at AS Nancy-Lorraine. AS Monaco FC can return to the top four on Sunday if they win at home to RC Lens, while sixth-placed FC Lorient play OGC Nice. Lens, ahead of Nice on goal difference, fell into the relegation zone on...

In this article: Lyon, Bordeaux, Valter Birsa, Jacques Faty, Souleymane Camara, Valenciennes FC, Grenoble Foot 38, and AS Nancy-lorraine

...while Paris Saint-Germain FC failed to build on the promise shown in last week's draw with Lyon as they contested a 1-1 stalemate at FC Lorient. Neither side's situation compares with that of Grenoble Foot 38, though, the bottom side...

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...as Michael Bastos headed home from substitute Sidney Govou's cross 18 minutes from time to make the decisive breakthrough against stubborn FC Lorient. Montpellier, meanwhile, are in the top three for the first time since 29 August 1992, with...

In this article: FC Sochaux-montbeliard, Jaroslav Plasil, Sidney Govou, Pierre-Alain Frau, Valenciennes FC, AS Nancy-lorraine, Toulouse FC, RC Lens, and Olympique Lyonnais

...Lens, in sixth, lost ground on Lyon after being held at home to Stade Rennais FC, with both sides finishing with ten men. Vahirua winner FC Lorient moved up to seventh after Maram Vahirua's 63rd-minute strike earned a 1-0 win at home to Le...

In this article: Lyon, OGC Nice, Bafetimbi Gomis, Lilian Compan, Victor Montano, Geoffrey Dernis, Christophe Landrin, and Onyekachi Apam

...ended their run in a 2-1 defeat by Le Mans UC 72. AS Monaco FC and Montpellier Herault SC both recorded 2-0 home successes against FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard respectively. Finally, Alexandre Cuvillier scored the only goal as...

In this article: Lyon, Mevlut Erding, Miralem Pjanic, Christophe Jallet, Jean II Makoun, Mamadou Niang, Rudy Mater, Thorstein Helstad, Claude Puel, and Jerome Leroy

...long seen Gignac as a future regular for the national team, first mentioning his potential three years ago, but the former Pau FC and FC Lorient player's debut call-up to the senior squad only came in March. Renowned for his powerful style and...

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...counterattacking move seconds after Marouane Chamakh had fired in Bordeaux's third. If that outcome offered little in the way of a surprise, FC Lorient posted an unexpected 2-1 triumph at UEFA Europa League play-off round aspirants LOSC...

In this article: Bordeaux, Kevin Gameiro, Marama Vahirua, Olivier Monterrubio, Marouane Chamakh, Yoann Gourcuff, and Laurent Blanc