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| Former France international midfielder Ludovic Giuly is expected to be out for around three weeks because of a left thigh injury his club Paris Saint Germain announced on Monday. |
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| Karim Benzema hailed Lyon's great start to the season following their 2-1 win over Nancy on Saturday to shoot them six points ahead in the French league while Paris Saint Germain and Marseille stumbled. |
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| Ligue 1 clubs Olympique
Marseille, Lille, Lorient and Saint Etienne suffered surprise
French League Cup exits in the round of 32 on Wednesday.
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| Holders Paris Saint Germain beat Monaco while Marseille lost to bogey team Sochaux and St Etienne were thrashed 4-1 by second division bottom club Guingamp in French League Cup action on Wednesday. |
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| Reigning French League Cup champions Paris Saint Germain, excluded then reinstated for this season's event following an insulting banner in last year's final, beat Monaco 1-0 on Wednesday. |
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| Saint Etienne shocked Paris Saint Germain with a 1-0 victory thanks to Mouhamadou Dabo to cap a fine week though Marseille missed their chance to gain ground on French league leaders Lyon on Sunday. |
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| Ronaldo is just focused on rehabbing his knee, not what team he may play for in the future. In an interview with The Associated Press and SNTV, Ronaldo downplayed recent comments that he would like to play for Manchester City or Paris Saint Germain. "I'm fully concerned about my recovery, about making my knee 100 percent," he said after a lengthy workout session. |
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| Serbian international Mateja Kezman scored an early penalty for Paris Saint Germain in their 1-0 home win over Nantes on Sunday which moved them up to third spot in the French championship. |
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| Lyon joined Marseille at the top of the French first division on Sunday after a Karim Benzema special earned the champions a 1-0 win in the derby tie at Saint Etienne. |
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| Paris Saint Germain put last week's stuttering draw with Sochaux behind them with a 1-0 defeat of Caen to place Paul Le Guen's side sixth behind surprise leaders Le Mans. |
