Ligue 1

Warren Zaire-Emery wrote his name into the PSG history books by becoming their youngest ever goalscorer during a 3-1 win over Montpellier.

16-year old Zaire-Emery gets his first PSG goal, the youngest ever for the club, by breaking into space down the right and firing home from inside the box. Wonderful stuff from the visitors, who turn on the style and grab a second as Ruiz plays a terrific pass to Messi, who slides the ball under the 'keeper to make it 2-0 Hakimi has a shot saved, Ekitike heads the rebound back across and Fabian Ruiz is on hand to prod home. Vitinha flicks on a cross into the box and it finds Messi at the back post. Ramos is hauled down in the area by Jullien and it’s a PSG penalty. From then on, PSG dominated, but they were given a scare when Arnaud Nordin brilliantly curled home from the edge of the box.

Goals from Wissam Ben Yedder, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Breel Embolo propelled AS Monaco to a vital 3-2 victory against Auxerre at the Stade Louis II. The.

We are working on that in order to correct them, but it has been improving for the last six months. Maintaining their position in fourth in the table following this latest triumph, next up for ASM is a challenging away clash vs. But a spirited Auxerre ensured Monaco would have to work hard for the victory, as Christophe Pelissier’s team improved immensely in the second stanza. AJA eventually rewarded themselves for their uptick in performance around the midway point of the half when Matthis Abline slotted home. And so it proved on the half hour mark, as gifted sensation, Ben Seghir, doubled their advantage with a scintillating strike. Racing out of the gate in the early running, Philippe Clement’s men stamped their authority on proceedings impressively, as they dominated possession and looked lively going forward.

The World Cup star went off midway through the first half moments after clutching his right leg below the knee following a challenge.

New signing Azzedine Ounahi, a midfielder with World Cup semifinalst Morocco, added the second goal in stoppage time on his Marseille debut. Fourth-place Monaco continued its scoring form with a 3-2 home win against 19th-place Auxerre to stay one point ahead of fifth-place Rennes. His 14 goals put him one ahead of PSG striker Kylian Mbappé. The midfielder turns 17 in March. “Is it a bruise? It was unclear exactly what his injury was.

PARIS (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to five points with a 3-1 win at Montpellier after Kylian Mbappe ...

Mbappe had a night to forget at La Mosson, having had his spot-kick parried away by Benjamin Lecomte in the eighth minute. Ruiz was the provider 17 minutes later, finding Messi with a laser-sharp pass for the Argentine forward to beat Lecomte with a low shot from close range. PSG, who had lost their two previous away games and were held to a last-gasp home draw by Stade de Reims on Sunday, were more compact on Wednesday and were rewarded in the 55th minute, when Ruiz volleyed home from Hugo Ekitike's headed pass.

Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to five points with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday, but will be sweating on ...

Mbappe limped off holding his left thigh after 20 minutes into a lacklustre first half, but PSG burst into life after the break with Fabian Ruiz, Messi and Warren Zaire-Emery finding the the net to put them on 51 points from 21 games. PARIS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to five points with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday, but will be sweating on Kylian Mbappe's fitness with the Champions League round of 16 looming. France forward Mbappe sustained an apparent thigh injury and missed a penalty, two weeks before the capital side take on Bayern Munich in their Champions League last-16 first leg.

Reims' Folarin Balogun bagged a hat-trick against Lorient on Wednesday afternoon, making him Ligue 1 top scorer with 14 goals in just 18 starts.

He scores, he is decisive.” "He is able to play with his back to goal, in depth. It is technically very clean.

Folarin Balogun from Club Reims has scored one more goal than PSG ace Kylian Mabppé in one more league appearance.

Balogun completed his hat-trick with a stunning first-time volley to give Reims the 4-2 win and the three points. Folarin Balogun is having a breakout season in France’s top tier and after 20 appearances he has found the back of the net 14 times and provided two assists. Due to the lack of minutes with the Gunners, Balogun was sent on a season-long loan to Ligue 1 side Club Reims, where he has been a goal scoring machine.

Timothy Weah's Lille drew 0-0 with Clermont Foot in Ligue 1 and Malik Tillman scored for Rangers in a 3-0 Premiership win at Hearts in the soccer news.

Alfredo Morales scored in the 9th minute and Tillman doubled the lead in the 34th. Haji Wright wasn’t in the squad for Antalyaspor’s 2-0 loss at Trabzonspor in the Super Lig. Greg Taylor put Celtic up in the 29th and Daizen Maeda made it 2-0 in the 33rd. Toulouse equalized in the 16th, went ahead in the 36th, converted a 55th minute penalty, and scored again in the 88th. Troyes is 16th in the table with 19 points, tied with 15th-place Brest. The point has Lille in 6th-place with 35 points from 21 games and tied with 7th-place Loirent.

The striker left the pitch injured against Montpellier after missing two penalties in a single minute in a game that the Parisian side went on to win 1-3.

According to L’Équipe, the PSG forward is now doubtful for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern on 14 February at the Parc des Princes. Kylian Mbappé endured one of his darkest nights as a professional in Montpellier. The

On-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun is currently the top scorer in Ligue 1 with Stade de Reims; the 21-year-old scored a hat-trick against Lorient on ...

"You can see how he is developing," said Arteta in March of last year when Balogun was in the Championship. "I didn't know the language and I'm still trying to learn - but for me it's important to step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. It is a major step up from the striker who only managed three goals in 18 Championship games for Middlesbrough last season. Every Arsenal youngster who is thriving at the moment has suffered an early blow. The unknown striker was thrust into the Arsenal starting XI on the opening day loss at Brentford due to a coronavirus outbreak that ruled out Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. "Only right I show my respect," tweeted the 21-year-old that evening.

Jaume Roures speaks about Mediapro cancelling its multi-billion pound Ligue 1 broadcast deal, a move that left French football in crisis.

It would be the first and last instalment Mediapro paid because by September it was asking the league to renegotiate the deal. At that point, Roures still did not have a name for his new channel, let alone the millions of subscribers he would need to make his massive, competition-skewing punt on French football pay off. Nobody would dispute his claim that trying to start a new subscription channel for French football in a pandemic was difficult. So, Roures then turned his attention to Ligue 1, offering the French league 60 per cent more than its longstanding broadcast partner Canal+ was willing to pay. Yes, the 2019-20 season was interrupted in France, like everywhere else, and did not resume, unlike most other leagues. “The right to broadcast in bars and pubs represented 12 per cent of the total. We presented a negotiation and finally, we got to a new agreement to leave from there. Ligue 1 were not to blame for them, of course, but neither were we as a company. If the product is not the same you sold, maybe it’s not your fault, but neither is it the broadcasters’.” Mediapro is still in a legal dispute with French newspaper L’Equipe over the publication of a front page in 2020. “Ligue 1 was the only league that did not finish the season 2019-20. The calculations are easy to do.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) overcame injuries, VAR and a contrarian Montpellier defence to beat the home side and arrest their slide in the Ligue 1.

The Spaniard then turned provider 17 minutes later, finding Messi who scored to double his side’s lead. But Mbappe’s effort was saved by Benjamin Lecomte only to get a re-do before being denied a second time. [ their two-game winless run](https://pakobserver.net/psg-mediocre-league-run-continues-with-reims-draw/) in the league.

Ligue 1 is back in action, and one of the 10 match-ups slotted on Wednesday includes this face-off between French goliaths Paris Saint-Germain (15-3-2) and ...

Montpellier may be able to squeak a goal in this game, but their poor record in the Stade de la Mosson will just result in the home team’s embarrassment. Romain Pitau’s squad is currently enjoying a five-point buffer over the relegation zone, but if they are going to show signs of progress, now is a perfect time, especially since PSG has shown signs of weakness in their form and class. PSG was geared to make a comeback after making a 7-0 demolition in the Coupe de France, where five goals were seen from Kylian Mbappe. The Parisians’ grip on securing the repeat of their domestic title is not yet secured, as they are just three points clear of RC Lens in second place and five points ahead of third-placers Marseille. One thing that is a sliver of hope for Montpellier is the recent show-off of ex-Arsenal product Stephy Mavididi, who logged his first and second goals of the Ligue 1 season during their recent trip to Auxerre. Montpellier is in 14th place in the Ligue 1 table, 28 points behind this contest’s opponents.

Olympique de Marseille midfielder Valentin Rongier has become a key figure in Igor Tudor's side, inheriting the captain's armband as the southern giants ...

So yes, I have the armband but it doesn't change much in my mind!" "I always, or at least regularly - I am human after all - but I stay focused and I always apply myself." It's lots of details; not being late, and we've had to rethink our eating habits," detailed the former Nantes prodigy. Very much involved in the title race, Marseille are in the running to be crowned champions of France for the first time in 13 years, and Rongier is playing a key role. "He asks for a lot of discipline, and not just on the pitch, in everyday life. "The World Cup came at a good time for us.

Paris Saint-Germain have announced that superstar striker Kylian Mbappé will be out of action for an estimated three weeks. The thigh injury picked up in ...

[Sergio Ramos](https://www.ligue1.com/player?id=sergio-ramos) has picked up a left adductor injury, announced coach Christophe Galtier, who took him off after 32 minutes in Montpellier. [Marseille](https://www.ligue1.com/clubs?id=olympique-de-marseille). "Sergio, who had an aerial challenge that saw him fall backwards, hurt his adductor muscle, but we don't think it's serious," explained the coach in a press conference. The France star left the pitch at La Mosson holding his left thigh and was replaced by young centre-forward Hugo Ekitike. He is expected to miss the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich on 14 February, his club announced on Thursday. Paris Saint-Germain have announced that superstar striker Kylian Mbappé will be out of action for an estimated three weeks.