The traditional quarter of an hour of training open to journalists the day before a European Cup match will first have reassured OL supporters before the confrontation against West Ham (1-1 in London in first leg) this Thursday evening in the quarter-finals of the Europa League at Groupama Stadium. Indeed, the uncertain Anthony Lopes, Tanguy … Read more
Wracked by injuries since his arrival at PSG last summer, Sergio Ramos has only played seven games this season with the Parisian club. But the Spanish defender remains ambitious and intends to continue his adventure with the leader of Ligue 1. This is what the 2010 world champion and double winner of the Euro (2008 … Read more
Paris FC carried out a very bad operation this Monday evening in the race for the direct rise in Ligue 1. Hooked by Dijon after a match with twists and turns (2-2), the formation of Thierry Laurey now remains on four meetings without a win and now she is relegated to four units from AC … Read more
Julien Stéphan, coach of Strasbourg, held in check 1-1 by Lyon: “Obviously it’s mixed. There is frustration at having conceded this goal almost in stoppage time and satisfaction at having performed as expected. We dominated Lyon, we managed to use the ball well. The regret is not having scored this second goal because we had … Read more
Pascal Gastien (coach of Clermont Foot beaten 6-1 by Paris SG) “We were tense, tense, you could feel it, the ball was burning our feet. I’m disappointed because after the sixtieth, we went on an adventure. Against PSG, that’s what we didn’t want to do. The conclusion is heavy. We still have shortcomings, in the … Read more
Christophe Pelissier (coach of Lorient, after the 6-2 victory against Saint-Etienne): “It’s a perfect evening, in addition to the communion that there was with the public. We felt that there was good energy (…) We were very feverish defensively, but even after the two goals, I felt that we had the possibility of hurting them … Read more
Pascal Dupraz (Saint-Etienne coach, at the microphone of Amazon Prime, after the 2-6 defeat in Lorient): “I explain the defeat by my responsibility. That of the coach is to repeat to the players that football is respected. When you make this start, it is important not to add more on the pretext that you are … Read more
“How do you feel after this match, after OL’s draw at West Ham (1-1)?There are regrets vis-à-vis the physiognomy of the match. We go 0-0 at halftime. They take this red, it’s a struggle to come to England and we had to be careful. But we started the second half badly, we conceded a goal … Read more
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City coach, 1-0 winner of Atlético de Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals) : “It was a difficult match against a strong opponent, who played 5-5-0. It was difficult to find spaces. We were patient, but we didn’t attack at the right pace. Fortunately, we scored. It’s a … Read more
Diego Simeone (coach of Atlético de Madrid, beaten 1-0 on Tuesday by Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League): “It’s a bad result because we lost 1-0 when we wanted to win. It is clear that we were playing an extraordinary opponent. The numbers speak for themselves. With the number of goals they … Read more