Following Lyon’s elimination from the Europa League last night at the hands of West Ham, centre-back Jason Denayer spoke to RMC Sport about the 

“The whole team believed before the match, but we didn’t implement what we had to in order to solidify our opportunities and to be defensively solid, since we conceded three goals from moves that were not really that dangerous in nature. It’s a collective problem, we didn’t know how to put everything into place collectively to make the difference. It’s understandable that the supporters are disappointed, because we’re not having a good season in the league and now we’ve missed the chance to do anything else. In Ligue 1, while it’s still mathematically possible [to qualify for Europe], we have to believe, to give everything and try everything.”

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L’Équipe report this afternoon that MLS team FC Cincinnati are interested in Norway and Bordeaux defender Stian Gregersen.

Scouts from the American club were present at Les Girondins’ 3-1 win over Metz this weekend to watch the 26-year-old, who was substituted after the hour mark due to an injury issue sustained on a challenge in the box.

The former Molde man joined Bordeaux on a four-year deal at the end of August this past summer as part of a squad overhaul, and has so far appeared 23 times in the league so far. 

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OGC Nice squeaked past ESTAC Troyes during their Ligue 1 encounter at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday, beating their visitors 1-0 thanks to a last minute combination between striker Evann Guessand and box-to-box midfield player Khephren Thuram.

The game, a stalemate for long periods of time, left a bitter taste in the mouths of City Football Group-owned ESTAC Troyes on the pitch, but also off of it.

According to the visiting team’s official Twitter account, travelling ESTAC supporters were “cowardly attacked” by OGC Nice fans after the final whistle. The LFP has yet to make a statement as to whether or not they will investigate this further.

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As reported by French outlet Foot Mercato, Premier League club Newcastle United have made a €60m offer for Benfica’s highly-regarded young striker Darwin Nunez.

The 22-year-old Uruguayan forward has managed six goals in six Champions League games for the Portuguese club this season as well as 24 goals in 24 Portuguese league matches.

PSG are also keen on the striker, as are Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Atlético Madrid say the outlet, and it remains to be seen if Benfica will accept this huge Newcastle offer with the summer still to come.

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As reported by BUT, PSG are looking at signing Juventus’ 28-year-old Argentine forward Paulo Dybala this summer as his contract expires at the end of the season.

As they did last summer, in signing Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma on free transfers, PSG are looking to repeat the trick by capitalising on Dybala’s contractual situation in Italy and spoke with the player’s entourage over a possible move to Paris. PSG sporting director Leonardo has been following the player for several seasons.

Dybala is seen as a low-cost part of the strategy to replace Kylian Mbappé, should the Frenchman leave Paris this summer, but PSG will need to beat Atlético Madrid and Tottenham to the player’s signature with a contract extension at Juve still in flux also.

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As reported by L’Équipe, Belgian club Zulte Waregem are looking at signing Clermont goalkeeper Arthur Desmas.

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Having been promoted with Clermont for this Ligue 1 season, the 28-year-old Desmas has endured a difficult campaign in the French top flight and lost his spot as first choice to Ouparine Djoco earlier this season before recently returning to the team as Clermont battle relegation.

However, although the Frenchman’s contract runs to 2023, Belgian strugglers Zulte are looking at signing the ‘keeper this summer and are hoping to open talks with Clermont soon as they search for a new goalkeeper.

In an interview with Spanish programme Universo Valdano – transcribed in 20 minutes – Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti notably discussed his time at Paris Saint-Germain, in particular the reasons for his departure.

The Italian manager prepares to face Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals tonight, having knocked out his former club in the Round of 16.

“I went there thanks to [sporting director] Leonardo, who I managed as a player. It was a club that Qatar had recently bought. I really liked the project and there wasn’t a manager yet.”

“We started to change the structure of training sessions, to put in a kitchen, etc. Because French players arrive half an hour before training and leave half an hour afterwards. I liked the project, but in the second year they weren’t so happy with me.”

“For a Champions League match in which we were already through to the knockouts, we had lost a League game [to Nice, 1-2] before winning [against Evian, 4-0], and they told me that if I didn’t beat Porto, they would sack me. I told them, how can you say that to me, it breaks our trust. I decided to leave in February, even if they wanted to renew me.”

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In an interview published in today’s L’Équipe, Lyon midfielder Jeff Reine-Adélaïde has recounted his long road back from a cruciate ligament injury which kept him out for an entire year.

The former Arsenal man was going through his second cruciate injury of his career – this time on the other knee – and returned to action in January. He reveals that retirement crossed his mind during that particularly difficult time.

What stages do you go through?

The first is sadness. It really, really hurts to get injured just as you’re hitting form and you’ve worked hard to come back. Then there’s a stage where you question yourself. Will I be able to come back again? Then your passion gains the upper hand and you get back down to work. But when the injury comes back is when you’re at rock bottom. At that time, the club staff and my teammates helped me a lot and surrounded me with positive vibes.

Did you think about retiring?

Yes, I have to say that it crossed my mind, I had it at the back of my mind. But my mentality is that of a winner, not a loser, that’s why it only crossed my mind. I pulled myself back up because I put things into perspective a lot, I told myself that there are worse cases than me. 

It’s definitely hard to be injured and have to undergo an operation. But during my rehabilitation I had the time to invest myself in charitable causes and I saw children who no longer had parents, or who were handicapped. That gave me the desire to get back there again. I’m lucky enough to be able to play football, so I couldn’t stay in that slump.

Do you not realise that before getting injured?

Us footballers are in our bubble. We don’t see what’s going on outside. And while I was injured, I tried to reconnect with the outside world, to humanity, to see what’s happening around us. It did me a lot of good and gave me a lot of values. Because you can sometimes lose these values because of football. We don’t have the same reality as other people, we’re disconnected. My rehabilitation was good for me in terms of that, at least.

Was it the most difficult period?

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Yes, it’s the most difficult time I’ve experienced. I was alone at the hospital for a month, without being able to have visitors. I was alone in my room with my pain, I wouldn’t sleep at night. I was lying down and waiting. So yes, it’s the worst thing to ever happen to me.

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 34 – 24/4/22

RENNES – 5 (Bourigeaud 17, Terrier 19, Traoré 47, Tait 79, Laborde 90)

Doğan Alemdar, 5

Hamari Traoré, 7 – Always trouble on his flank via pacey overlapping and a handful of whipped deliveries, one of which led to the fourth after his near post header just half half time made it 3-0. Very little to do defensively.

Warmed Omari, 5

Nayef Aguerd, 4

Adrien Truffert, 5

Baptiste Santamaria, 5

Flavien Tait, 7

Lovro Majer, 6

Benjamin Bourigeaud, 7 – Another effective and creative display, especially before the break, from arguably Ligue 1’s Non-Kylian player of the season. He reacted well to smash home the opener and his cross assisted the third that ended the game as a contest.

Martin Terrier, 7 – He slipped in behind the full-back to create the opener for Bourigeaud and he calmly stroked home to score his 21st goal of the Ligue 1 season to make it 2-0. An underrated player in a team of stars who was too good for Lorient’s workmanlike defence.

Serhou Guirassy, 3

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Others: Martin 5, Laborde 6, Ugochukwu 5, Meling 5, Assignon 6.

LORIENT – 0

Matthieu Dreyer, 3

Houboulang Mendes, 3

Julien Laporte, 3

Léo Pétrot, 3

Vincent Le Goff, 3

Armand Laurienté, 6 – Having been a major influence in the club’s recent uptick, his resting for this derby robbed the visitors of much of their pace and creativity in attack. But, due to Innocent’s early injury, he was quickly introduced and was the only FCL forward to affect the game.

Thomas Monconduit, 4

Laurent Abergel, 5

Quentin Boisgard, 3

Enzo Le Fée, 4

Ibrahima Koné, 3

Others: Innocent 4, Moffi 5, Dango 5, Lemoine 4, Soumano 5.

Paris Saint-Germain secured their record-equalling tenth Ligue 1 title tonight with a draw over Lens, as what looked to be Lionel Messi’s winner was cancelled out late by Corentin Jean.

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A cagey first half saw a number of chances fall the hosts’ way, but Jean-Louis Leca was equal to all of them . Lens also posed a threat on the break, with mercurial midfielder Séko Fofana notably at the heart of the action in leading his team forward.

The second half saw Lens’ sturdy defence continue, until centre-back Kevin Danso was sent off on the hour mark after a second yellow, having tackled Neymar from behind in front of the penalty area.

With his team struggling to break through, it was Lionel Messi who came up with the flash of inspiration to open the scoring. Found in space on the edge of the box by Neymar, the Argentine unleashed a shot into the roof of the net, finally beating Jean-Louis Leca, who had been imperious in the Lens goal up until then.

Despite the occasion, the ultras continued their protest towards both the club’s upper management and the team itself by sitting in silence, as they have done so since the Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.

The fans also booed as Mauricio Pochettino’s name was called out along with the starting lineup – none of the players were given the same treatment this time, however. The overall atmosphere, barring a few scattered bursts of chanting from other sections of the stadium, was fairly muted. On 75 minutes, a pre-planned protest saw many of the Virage Auteuil ultras pack up and leave to go celebrate the title outside.

Corentin Jean’s late goal at the back post ensured Lens came back with a well-deserved point, with their overall performance mirroring their return to form of late that has seen them with a chance of European competition for next season.