After a strong showing in the mid-week European competitions Ligue 1’s power teams are back in action, but a few upstarts look determined to parlay their strong starts into sustained top-table relevance.
French Ligue 1, Week 6: Lyon-Marseille Dominates The Calendar; Seven Games Take Place Saturday
French Ligue 1 2011, Week 6: Saturday Recap
Think you can predict results in Ligue 1? You are a crazy person! This league is absolutely nuts. Onto the Saturday scores!
For two teams smack dab in the middle of the table, this is par for the course. They were about dead even in possession and shots, and they didn’t create too many shots. Probably not worth catching on replay. Issam Jemaa and Benjamin Nivet were the goal scorers.
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Michel Bastos of Olympique Lyonnais controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League group D match between AFC Ajax and Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon takes on Marseille this weekend. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images) 17:00 CET/1:00 PM EST
The thing that’s a bummer about the early is season is that you can be humming along pretty well, not really blowing anyone away but scoring goals, playing nice football and garnering mostly positive reviews. And then you go and draw 0-0 to Nancy. But on the plus side, at least you’re not Caen.
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