There was an early top-of-the-league game in France on Saturday evening, as Guy Lacombe took Monaco away to last season’s title-winners Bordeaux. The team from the principality are enjoying their best start since 2003/04 - the season Didier Deschamps took them to the Champions League final - but Bordeaux have taken to being champions and have started well both domestically and in Europe. Les...
It's about time we shone our Jeu du Jour spotlight on Auxerre as we look back on Week 11. The only team never to be relegated from France's top flight started off this season as though that might all change, but after a defeat in each of their first three games, they now find themselves unbeaten in eight and up to fifth in the table. AJA's progress was maintained on Saturday with their fifth successive...
Bordeaux missed two penalties but still came from behind to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and move to the top of its Champions League's group on Wednesday. Defender Michael Ciani's own goal in the sixth minute had put four-time European champion Bayern ahead before Ciani made up for his mistake with a superb volley with his heel in the 27th minute. Marc Planus scored Bordeaux's winner in the 40th.
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