SOCCER - EUROPEAN LEAGUES
FRENCH FOOTBALL
2009/10
French Ligue 1 - Lyon (5) @ (5) Marseille - In a remarkable shootout in Marseille, Lyon recovered from a 4-2 deficit with 9 minutes remaining to take a stunning lead in the dying seconds of the game, only for Marseille to rescue a draw with an own-goal in the final seconds of injury time. There were 3 goals scored in the opening 15 minutes and 5 goals scored in the final 11 minutes. Lyon's scorers were Miralem Pjanic, Sidney Govou, Lisandro López (2) and Michel Bastos. Marseille's goals came from Souleymane Diawara, Benoit Cheyrou, Bakari Koné, Brandao and the own-goal (10, 1 Disc, Setanta - Unknown, PAL)
2012/13
French Lique 1 - Paris Saint-Germain (2) @ (3) Sochaux - Sochaux bolstered their fight against relegation with a shock home win against top-of-the-table Paris Saint-Germain. Both teams were surprisingly evenly matched, with Sochaux matching the high-priced stars of PSG. The teams were tied at 1-1 at the half, and Sochaux took the win with a goal 6 minutes from time. The Sochaux goals came from Sébastien Roudet, Giovanni Sio and Cédric Bakambu. The PSG goals came from Alex and an own-goal from Jérôme Roussillon. PSG also featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This is a next-day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st half between 20:37 and 23:15 and in the 2nd half between 65:46 and 68:04. No scoring missed (10, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Speight, PAL)
French Lique 1 - Paris Saint-Germain (1) @ (0) Lyon - Paris Saint-Germain won their 1st title since 1994 with a tight away win at Lyon. A 2nd half goal from Jeremy Menez proved to be the winner. PSG also featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Motta and late substitute David Beckham. This is a next day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st half between 21:37 and 24:30 and in the 2nd half between 70:54 and 76:14. No scoring missed (10, 1 Disc, ESPN UK - Fisher, PAL)
2016/17
French Lique 1 - Monaco (2) @ (1) Lyon - Monaco went back to the top of the table with a strong away win in Lyon. Monaco started the better and 2 goals in the final 10 minutes of the 1st half gave them a 2-0 lead at the break. A goal early in the 2nd half gave the home team hope, but Monaco held on for the win. The Monaco goals came from Radamel Falcao and Kylian Mbappe. The Lyon goal came from Lucas Tousart (9, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Mason/Perry, PAL)
2021/22
French Lique 1 - Paris St.Germain (2) @ (0) Reims - Lionel Messi finally made his PSG debut, coming on as a 2nd half substitute, as PSG continued their unbeaten start to the Lique 1 season. Messi, wearing the #30 shirt, came on with result already settled after star striker Kylian Mpappe had scored a goal in each half. PSG also featured Angel Di Maria and Neymar, with Messi replacing Neymar in the 66th minute (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Pearce/Allen, PAL)