Galtier’s unambiguous answer on the coaching position

“We must stay the course. We must analyze accurately but not start from a balance sheet. The balance sheet will be made after Reims. She fought to qualify the OGCN for a European Cup.”

“Everyone talked about it a lot on the way back. There is a great disappointment not to have brought back this trophy, the disappointment of our behavior but there was never anything voluntary among the players. The team deserves to be supported. With this defeat, it looks like we are going to wait 30 years before returning. Obviously, we are aware of having missed out but the team deserves to be supported.

“You have an opponent who is fighting to hold on. Nice will fight for the European places. It will be a hard-fought and committed match. Everyone is waiting to know how we are going to behave. The players have won 18 out of 35 matches and go to the final, sometimes with the way and sometimes without. You have to see how we will react mentally.”

“There is debate on the future of the coach in Nantes when they have just won the Coupe de France. I am convinced that even if we had won the Coupe de France, there would have been debates on the next year. Of course it would have been nicer to do it with a Cup win.”

“He made an offer, but I had no problem with that. It wasn’t a long topic of conversation in the dressing room.”

“What happens if we are 4th? Will we say that Nice has missed its season?”

“I do not hide behind any excuse for this failure in the final. I thought that we were going to be more dangerous and pose more problems for the defense. What we had to do on the offensive level was insufficient to worry Nantes .”

“Julien (Fournier) has his way of seeing things. Why won’t I be a coach next season? Because we failed in the final? We all failed, myself included. The biggest regret we must have “, it’s that we lacked teeth. We are engaged in two competitions, we really missed this last match, but there is the championship. We have 60 points, we will have had 4 days to digest but we have a match important Wednesday which can put us back in 5th place. We did not arrive through the Coupe de France, but we can qualify via the championship.

“We are not at the time of a balance sheet. Obviously there is great disappointment among everyone, among my players, the staff, the management, the local media and our supporters. It was more the club had been waiting for this for twenty years. We know that there was going to be a winner and a loser.

We open the debate on the next season but there are three games left, we are far from opening the next season. Obviously, we missed the final. Today, there are these debates that I follow from afar. Will I be the OGCN coach next season.

Why won’t I be? We don’t in the world of care bears. We arrived in the final and wham… It’s the lot of all clubs and all seasons. There are disagreements everywhere.”

Kylian Mbappé’s getaway to Madrid lasted barely 24 hours. The PSG striker published an Instagram story on which he appears in a private jet the day after his arrival in the Spanish capital to spend his free day there with Achraf Hakimi. He does not specify his destination of arrival but he should return to Paris where he is expected on Wednesday morning for the resumption of PSG training.

On Monday, Kylian Mbappé decided to travel to Madrid for his day off with several PSG teammates. But he was not the only one to walk the streets of the Spanish capital, since Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was also present on site for a board of directors of the European Club Association (ECA).

A meeting organized at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium of Atlético de Madrid. Several UEFA members were also present to present the final guidelines proposed for men’s club competitions after 2024. After this exchange, the ECA members met in a famous Madrid restaurant near Puerta de Alcalá. Asked about the future of Kylian Mbappé after dinner, the president of PSG did not wish to react.

Very early, this Tuesday morning, he flew to Vienna where a UEFA executive committee is planned. His traditional introductory speech will take place at the beginning of the afternoon before the probable announcement of the new format of the Champions League. Negotiations on this new formula are still ongoing. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will also attend the body’s congress tomorrow, still in Austria.

Arthur Perrot

Despite a cascade of injuries last week, before or during the matches against Feyenoord and Lorient, OM hope to recover a good part of their vital forces for the clash in Rennes on Saturday.

Concerning Bamba Dieng (thigh), Gerson (ankle) and Duje Caleta-Car (muscle discomfort), all three forced to give up their match in the middle of a meeting at Moustoir, the club evokes “moderate injuries” which should heal quickly with care this week. Arkadiusz Milik (thigh) and Amine Harit (foot), package against Lorient, should apply to play this Saturday at Roazhon Park, as indicated by Sampaoli after the victory in Lorient.

The case of Bakambu, however, is more worrying. The Marseille striker gave up his place in the first period against the Hakes by touching his lower thigh and the Congolese will have to undergo additional examinations. He is uncertain for the next game at least. As a reminder, Dimitri Payet, Leonardo Balerdi and Konrad de La Fuente are already forfeited until the end of the season.

More generally, all the bodies are tired because of the repeated efforts and the sequence of matches. The backlash from European elimination against Feyenoord Rotterdam didn’t help either. But, in the locker room, it is said that the mentality of the troops remains very solid and that the victory in Lorient has boosted the team even more. The Olympians absolutely do not want to let go of their 2nd place because they believe they deserve it in view of their season. They are resting on Tuesday after training and treatment on Monday morning, before a resumption scheduled for Wednesday.

Florent Germain

PSG players will train at the Parc des Princes this Thursday. Fabio Quartararo and Colin Kaepernick will be present, with the public invited for the occasion

Coincidence (or not?), Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is also present in the Spanish capital this Monday, at the same time as Kylian Mbappé. According to our information, he made the trip as part of his duties at the ECA, the European Club Association, of which he is the president.

LT

Preview by the Spanish press, Kylian Mbappé is in Madrid on Monday, accompanied by several players from Paris Saint-Germain. They had lunch at the Leña Madrid at the Hyatt Regency.

The presence of other PSG players still casts doubt on a visit by the striker to negotiate with Real Madrid. The players of the capital club, who have two days off, resume training on Wednesday.

ASSE, which was subject to a suspended match behind closed doors, saw this suspension lifted following the meeting against Monaco. This match of April 23 was the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Green Angels and the supporters of the south kop had then celebrated this by using many smoke bombs and other fireworks. AS Saint-Etienne, which contests the lifting of this closed session and the collective aspect of the sanction, appealed to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. ASSE is received on form by the CNOSF and will have to convince on the merits to hope to be able to count on its supporters on Saturday against Reims during a decisive match for maintenance.

TM

Bordeaux could be officially relegated on Wednesday if Saint-Etienne wins in Nice.

Friday, May 6, 2022
Lille-Monaco: 1-2

Saturday May 7, 2022
Brest-Strasbourg: 0-1

Sunday May 8, 2022
Metz-Lyon: 3-2
Angers-Bordeaux: 4-1
Clermont-Montpellier: 2-1
Reims-Lens: 1-2
Lorient-Marseille: 0-3
PSG-Troyes: 2-2

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
7 p.m.: Nice – Saint-Etienne (Amazon Prime Video)
9 p.m.: Nantes – Rennes (Canal+)

Welcome to our live to follow the news of Ligue 1. Eight matches of the 36th day took place this weekend. At the top of the rankings, OM, Monaco and Strasbourg won. At the bottom of the table, Metz created a surprise by beating Lyon (3-2) to leave the place of red lantern in Bordeaux, swept away in Angers (4-1). The Girondins are last and can no longer save themselves directly. They can at best pass through the roadblocks.

Due to the schedule for the Coupe de France final between Nice and Nantes (0-1) on Saturday, the last two matches of the day will take place on Wednesday: Nice-Saint-Etienne (7 p.m.) and Nantes-Rennes ( 9 p.m.).