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Thank you, Metz: ‘King Georges’ grateful for second chance in Ligue 1 | Ligue 1

In Ligue 1’s maiden season with 18 groups, one had the sensation that some had little likelihood of staying up. Fewer groups theoretically initiatives to the next common normal, however it additionally means sides missing in high quality are more likely to be came upon. That axiom has usually held true — by the course of the season, most sides, even within the backside half, have been capable of name on a participant who’s superlative of their place, or at the very least able to conjuring one thing out of nothing. Le Havre could also be an exception owing to the hard-driving ethos put in place by Luka Elsner however Nantes (Moses Simon), Montpellier (Téji Savanier) and Toulouse (Thijs Dallinga) all have gamers with a little bit of magic. Even Clermont have had goalkeeper Mory Diaw in high kind in lots of matches, whereas Lorient acquired a lift with the arrival of Mohamed Bamba within the January window — the Ivorian scored six targets on his arrival and if Les Merlus find yourself avoiding the drop, their sturdy run of kind following his arrival could have made the distinction. Each group, that was, besides Metz.…

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European roundup: Juve beat 10-man Milan; Barcelona’s teen dream debut | European club football

Manuel Locatelli secured a 1-0 win for Juventus at Milan in Serie A on Sunday with a second-half strike, after the hosts had been decreased to 10 males when the defender Malick Thiaw acquired a straight crimson card. A comparatively slow-paced match took a shocking flip 5 minutes earlier than the break when Thiaw acquired his marching orders for a last-man foul on Moise Kean. With the numerical benefit, Juve took cost and Locatelli scored within the 63rd minute with a deflected long-range shot off Rade Krunic, catching the Milan goalkeeper, Antonio Mirante, off guard. Juve at the moment are third within the desk with 20 factors, with Milan second on 21, one level behind the leaders, Internazionale, after the ninth spherical of fixtures. A Ninetieth-minute purpose from Stephan El Shaarawy secured a 1-0 win for Roma over 10-man Monza on the Stadio Olimpico earlier than José Mourinho was proven a crimson card for gestures made in direction of the opposition’s employees. The victory is Roma’s third consecutive league win, and their fourth general in Serie A this season. A courageous Monza aspect, who had Danilo D’Ambrosio despatched off within the forty first minute after…

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