Nantes News

NAIROBI: Kenyan striker Dennis Oliech is reconsidering his return to Qatar from France where he has failed to make an impression, local media reported yesterday.

Nantes produced one of the best performances of the season to beat Auxerre 2-1 but it was not enough to save them from relegation to Ligue 2. After losing to fellow strugglers Sochaux last weekend, Nantes were all but guaranteed to go down but it did not stop them putting in a rousing performance for the home fans, with goals from Ivan Klasnic and ...

Nantes v Auxerre. Click here to bet. Nantes coach Elie Baup will discuss his future with the club's board after Saturday's season-ending clash at home to Auxerre.

Sochaux moved a step closer to safeguarding their own Ligue 1 future while almost certainly condemning Nantes to a second relegation in three seasons.

Bordeaux and Marseille both won on Saturday to set up a decisive final round of the French league next week, with Bordeaux leading Marseille by three points at the top.

Nantes remain in deep trouble at the bottom of Ligue 1 after Moussa Sow's late equaliser denied them all three points against Rennes.

Lyon playmaker Juninho admits his side are playing for third place in Ligue 1 as they prepare for Tuesday's visit of Nantes.

Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to move above Lyon and into third place in the French league when it lost 1-0 at home to Rennes on Sunday, with defender Mamadou Sakho scoring an own goal midway through the second half.

Ligue 1 basement boys Le Havre staved off relegation - for 10 days at least - with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at fellow relegation battlers Nantes.

Rock-bottom Le Havre's relegation to Ligue 2 will be rubber-stamped if they lose to Nantes tomorrow and one of Caen, St Etienne or Sochaux wins this weekend.

Goals from Christian Bekamenga and Mamadou Bagayoko earned Nantes a home win over Nice who played for most of the second half with 10 men.

Nantes v Nice. Click here to bet. Nantes coach Elie Baup is sure mid-table Nice will give their all in Saturday's Ligue 1 match at the Stade de la Beaujoire, even though the southerners have little play for in the last six weeks of the season.

Toulouse kept themselves in the hunt for a Champions League place next season thanks to Andre-Pierre Gignac's classy strike in a 1-0 win over Lorient.

Toulouse will look to reignite their hopes of a finish in the Champions League places in Ligue 1 by beating struggling Nantes at the Stade Metropole.

Lille notched a fourth successive win in Ligue 1 and left Nantes fighting for their lives at the foot of the table.

Karim Benzema scored twice Saturday to lead Lyon to a 3-1 victory over Le Mans and help the defending champion keep its title rivals at bay in the French league.

Nantes v Lille. Click here to bet. Lille coach Rudi Garcia believes there are still plenty of twists and turns left in the title race as his team head to struggling Nantes on Saturday looking to claim a fourth straight victory in Ligue 1. The northerners have moved to within four points of league leaders Lyon thanks to their superb recent run, and ...

Lyon beat Sochaux 2-0 Sunday to retain the top spot in the French league and end a four-game losing streak in all competitions.

Marseille midfielder Benoit Cheyrou has urged his team-mates to seal an excellent week against Nantes on Saturday.

Igor Lolo scored in stoppage time Saturday as Monaco rallied for a 3-2 win over Toulouse in the French league.