French Football Weekly

Kris and Jez discuss a successful international break and game 9 in the league, which involved jockeying for position all over the place.

Seven games in and Kris, Jez and Phil look at how well Monaco and Reims are doing, how surprising Clermont were against PSG, a quick discussion of refereeing, and Lens' amazing win against Arsenal in the Champions League.

Kris, Jez and Phil look at a very one-sided classique, Marcin Bulka saving two penalties in Monaco v Nice, an eight-goal thriller at Nantes, and the European fixtures.

It's an international break! Kris and Jez round up the matches against Ireland and Germany, and some other stuff that may have happened.

More OL problems, Monaco and Lens going in different directions, Lille labouring, and are PSG a team? We round up LIgue 1, look at the European groups, and forward to the dreaded first international break of the season.

Unexpectedly interesting games and unexpectedly uninteresting games in Ligue 1 as PSG and Marseille pull themselves together and Lyon and Lille don't.

OM are out of the Champions League, OL can't defend, PSG still look underwhelming without Mbappe, and we have mixed feelings about Thierry Henry taking over as the U21 coach.

France are out of the World Cup after losing to Australia on penalties - Ligue 1 has restarted with some big scores, late goals, and unexpected results - and PSG had a weird opener agains Lorient

A bumper edition - Women's World Cup! Ligue 1 Transfers and Preview! Lil bit of Ligue 2! Welcome back, all...

Kris and Jez round up the post-season happenings, including Toulouse sacking coach Philippe Montanier, the ongoing Mbappe situation, the disciplinary committee confirming that Metz will be in Ligue 1 next season, and the upcoming European Qualifiers for France.

With the penultimate round featuring ten matches simultaneously in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, Kris and Phil try to keep track of everything - the race for Europe, to avoid relegation, to achieve promotion, as well as people moving on, the UNFP awards, and some national team news.

Round 36 saw the race for fifth place continuing, and Nantes and Auxerre both losing in their fight to avoid the drop. Kris, Jez and Phil round up all the action including Lyon winning their 16th title in the women's league, and the nominations for the UNFP trophies.

A busy weekend in French football, with two more teams relegated, the bomb squad called out, the Women's Coupe de France final, and the fall-out of a weekend of solidarity to discuss. Kris, Jez and Phil try to keep up with it all.

It's a bumper pod this week as we have to cover all the goals in OL v Montpellier... Kris, Jez and Phil also discuss Messi, Aulas, Kombouare, petty club commiuniques, and tip a hat to Bruno Rodriguez.

It was a rose-tinted spectacle in the final of the Coupe de France as Toulouse beat Nantes 5-1. In the league, Monaco were taken apart at home by Montpellier, and PSG lost at home to Lorient in a game featuring probably the weirdest goal of the season. Angers are officially down, and Ajaccio and Troyes are adrift, but there is still some jeopardy as several teams - including Nantes - are battling to avoid the fourth and final relegation spot. Kris, Jez and Phil round up all the action.

Kris and Jez look back at Auxerre v Nantes, Strasbourg v Ajaccio, and PSG v Lens, which wasn't as close as we had hoped.

There's two weeks of action to cover, including two rounds of Ligue 1, the Coupe de France semi-finals, Women's Champions League quarter-finals, and new management for Les Bleues. Kris, Jez and Phil just about manage to keep track of it all.

Two wins for France in the international break - one more impressive than the other, but there were reasons. Meanwhile it's not been a good week for the women's game, on or off the pitch, and the U21s are in a bit of bother. Kris, Jez and Phil look back at all of it, and forward to a return of Ligue 1 that finishes with le Classique.

The international break is upon us, so after reviewing the weekend's action Kris, Jez and Phil look at les Bleus as they head into Euro Qualifying.

PSG may have been knocked out of the Champions' League again, but the rest of French football seems determined to have a good time. Kris, Jez and Phil look back at a weekend of late comebacks, high-scoring draws, frantically fast hattricks and Nice flying the flag in Europe.

Neymar's out for the rest of the season - will PSG manage without him against Bayern? Kris, Jez and Phil round up the weekend's matches, discuss whether we jinxed Nice last week, and how Der Zakarian's return could help Montpellier. Also, will OM's defeat in the Coupe de France have a positive or negative effect. Go Annecy.

Well, I guess that's why they call it Les Bleues. There's chaos surrounding the French Women's team, and the FFF, in the run-up to the World Cup. On the pitch, there was a cardless Classique which saw Mbappe and Messi in magical form as PSG beat OM 3-0. Nice won the Derby du Sud by the same margin at Monaco as their impressive run of form continues. There were a bad set of results in the Europa League, Dejan Lovren helping Angers out on the scoring front, and the relegation battle continuing to confuse. Kris, Jez and Phil cover all of that, while trying to keep up with the Coupe de France quarter-finals 'en direct'.

Mixed results in Europe, ongoing shenanigans at PSG, some chaotic and/or confusing results in the league - it's all going on in French football. Kris, Jez and Phil round everything up and look forward to a next round of matches that includes a Derby du Sud, and the big one - OM v PSG.

The Coupe de France 16emes were followed by a round of league games in which none of the top teams managed a win. Kris, Jez and Phil round up all the action, have a look at some of the market moves as the transfer window closes, and look forward to a midweek round of games.

PSG have had another setback losing to Rennes, so Kris and Jez discuss whether we have a title race, and if so, who's in it. There were also some big scores as Monaco and Lille pummelled Ajaccio and Troyes respectively as they try to get in on the top-three action.

Happy New Year! Kris, Jez and Phil are joined by Tom (@WYSAF1 on Twitter) to discuss the two rounds of Ligue 1 action after a shortened Christmas break, and the current parlous state of Angers.

So near, so far. Kris and Jez try to stay positive after France lost to Argentina on penalties. Happy Christmas, everyone.

France are through! Kris and Jez review the semi-final against Morocco and look forward to the final against Argentina.

France beat England to set up a tasty semi-final against Morocco. Kris and Jez are all over this...

France are through to the quarter finals after beating Poland 3-1. Kris and Jez are reassured after the last group game, and look forward to the next match against England on Saturday.

Deschamps' multiple changes ended the group stage on a low note - although Tunisia are happy. Kris and Jez sigh their way through that one, and look forward to the knock-out game v Poland on Sunday.

France have already booked their place in the next round with a win over Denmark. Kris and Jez review that, and look forward to today's final group game against Tunisia - what with Deschamps change? What will he not? Who is going to play leftback? And then - on to the knock-out phase...

France won their opening match 4-1 against Australia, and Olivier Giroud stepped into the Benzema-shaped breach to score a brace and equal Thierry Henry's goalscoring record for France. Kris and Jez are all over this one...

Kris and Jez preview France's first game against Australia, covering player absences, likely formation and tactics, and hopes for the tournament as a whole.

It's halfway - ish - in Ligue 1 and 2 as Christmas is coming early what with the World Cup and everything. Kris and Jez look at where things stand in the league, and how things might go for France in Qatar.

Kris and Jez are still talking about the weather, but manage to cover some football as well. Is there life in Ajaccio? Can Lens keep going? Was the Olympique up to the mark? Will it ever stop raining? We will see...

Kris and Jez are suffering from the weather and the clocks changing, so try to cheer themselves up by looking at all the happenings in French football. On the list - Marseille, PSG and much more besides.

Kris, Jez and Phil round up an interesting week in Ligue 1, focussing on Lyon and Lille. In Europe, usually the women do better than the men but this was not one of those weeks as PSG and OL both lost at home.

Kris, Jez and Phil round up a week of European and Ligue 1 action, looking at the promoted sides, Lyon's managerial issues, PSG's moodswings, and much more besides.

Kris, Jez and Phil round up the Ligue 1 action, Europe, and the WCL draw, also our fears for Nantes and Strasbourg...

Kris, Jez and Phil round up the opening round of the European competitions and the weekend's Ligue 1 action

Kris, Jez and Phil have two rounds of Ligue 1 to look at - more red cards, more ups and downs, and did *you* think Wahi meant that?

Kris and Phil round up game four and the draws for the European competitions. Kris turns out to be a closet Majorca follower and Phil has some things to say about Pogba-gate.

Kris, Jez and Phil round up round 2, and a week in which Monaco might be unhappy already, and PSG might be an unhappy camp already. Also, the promoted teams, some epic comebacks, why it's not a good idea to host a Celtic festival on your football pitch, and what all those confusing shirt numbers are about...

Kris, Jez and Phil look back at the opening game in Ligue 1 - 34 goals! Featuring a bicycle kick from Messi, Aaron Ramsey making new friends, and the other Luis Suarez making his mark for OM.

Kris, Jez and Phil are joined by special guest Adam Virgo - ex-pro and current commentator for BT, Sky, ITV and others - for a look forward to the upcoming Ligue season, including the runners and riders, transfer market, managerial changes and more. Also we cover France at the Women's Euros and what that could do for the game more broadly, European success for the youth teams, and which team is in which European club competition in the coming season. It's confusing. Also, how Kris ended up booking a sunset cruise to go dolphin watching and thus missing the opening games in not one but two leagues...

Kris, Jez and Phil round up the last week of Ligue 1 - Europe, relegation, play-offs, PSG's new approach to player-management, OL winning their 8th Womens' Champions' League title, and more.

Game 37 is done! The bottom three are the bottom three, and have Marseille screwed up their Champions' League chances? Kris, Jez and Phil round it all up, including the Ligue 2 standings and idrissa Gana Gueye's stance on people.

After two rounds of Ligue 1 and the final of the Coupe de France which saw Nantes win the trophy for the fourth time, Kris and Jez mull over all the action (disclaimer - possibly not all the action). With two games to go - ish, there are some catch-up games today for the cup final contenders - there is still much to play for in relation to both the European places and the relegation battle.

Kris, Jez and Phil round up *two* Ligue 1 rounds, PSG's 10th title win, the Women's Champions' League, and the upcoming Europa Conference League fixture.