Le Mans News

A second-half header from Anthony Le Tallec earned Le Mans a draw at home to St Etienne in Ligue 1. Araujo Ilan had given the visitors the lead after 17 minutes but Le Tallec grabbed a point for his side with 17 minutes remaining.

Defending champion Bordeaux lost its first home match this season, going down 1-0 to Valenciennes on Saturday to let Lyon go level on points in the French league.

Auxerre beat Monaco 2-0 to earn their seventh straight win and take the top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

A goal from Asamoah Gyan 10 minutes from time condemned Le Mans to their seventh successive away defeat as they remain second from bottom of Ligue 1. Kader Mangane gave Rennes an early lead before Rolland Lamah levelled for the visitors but Gyan's late decider means Le Mans are still searching for their first away point this season Le Mans were by ...

Auxerre moved to within two points of the Ligue 1 summit as Joao Paulo's own goal earned them a fortunate 1-0 win at Le Mans.

Auxerre notched its sixth straight win in beating struggling Le Mans 1-0 and moved above Monaco into third place in the French league on Saturday.

Le Mans forward Anthony Le Tallec insists morale remains high in the camp despite the dismal run of form that has left them close to the foot of the Ligue 1 standings.

Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh, right, vies for the ball with Le Mans' Ludovic Baal, left, during their French League One soccer match in Bordeaux, France, on Saturday.

Monaco reclaimed fourth place in Ligue 1 with a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Lens at the Stade Louis II.

Lyon lost 2-0 to Sochaux to drop its first match of the season on Saturday but stayed top in French league.

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Marvin Martin popped up with a vital late goal as Sochaux defeated fellow strugglers Le Mans in Saturday night's Ligue 1 clash.

Bordeaux lost 3-1 to Saint-Etienne Saturday to suffer its first defeat of the season in the French league.

Le Mans midfielder Badara Sene has lashed out at Sochaux coach Francis Gillot as he prepares to return to the Stade Auguste Bonal a month after his departure.

Midfielder Frederic Thomas scored twice as Le Mans beat Lens 3-0 in the French league to move out of the relegation zone on Sunday.

Toulouse completed an encouraging week by securing their second Ligue 1 win of the season, 2-0 over Le Mans.

Monaco could give debuts to Eidur Gudjohnsen and Mathieu Coutadeur in Sunday's Ligue 1 match against Paris St Germain.

Marama Vahirua's second-half free-kick was enough to hand Lorient their first home win of the Ligue 1 season against Le Mans.

Benfica midfielder Hassan Yebda will spend the rest of this season on loan at Portsmouth, the Portuguese club have confirmed.

Monaco and Le Mans have agreed a deal that will see midfielder Mathieu Coutadeur move to the Principality, Le Mans said Sunday.