Ligue 1

List of French teams to have played in the Champions League final | Ligue 1 clubs in UCL/European Cup final

Which French teams have played in the Champions League/European Champions Club Cup final? Only five Ligue 1 teams have reached the UCL/European Cup final- Reims (1956, 1959), Saint-Etienne (1976), Marseille (1991 and 1993), Monaco (2004) and Paris Saint-Germain (2020, 2025, 2026) So the European Cup final has had a French team in it on 9 … Read more

xG Nice vs Lens 0.18-3.04 | Expected Goals Stats & Shots Map OGCN 2-1 RC Lens 2020

Here is a look at the xG stats from Nice vs RC Lens in the French league on 24 August, 2020. Promoted Lens absolutely dominated this game in terms of chances, but Patrick Vieira’s Nice somehow won the fixture, thanks to a stunning brace from Amine Gouiri (their purchase from Lyon). This data is from two different models, but the story is the same- how did Lens not win this game with the chances they created? (16 shots to 4, high xG, but lost)

Model 1 | xG Nice 0.18-3.04 Lens (Actual score Nice 2-1 Lens)

xG of individual goals

0-1 Gael Kakuta penalty 11′ xG 0.76
1-1 Amine Gouiri 23′ first goal xG 0.07
2-1 Amine Gouiri 75′ second goal xG 0.05

xg OGCN Lens 2020

xG of some big RC Lens chances missed

Ignatius Ganago miss 20′ xG 0.89 (big, big open goal missed chance here)
Simon Banza miss 68′ xG 0.46
Simon Banza miss 84′ xG 0.25

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Predicted Lineups Atalanta vs PSG Champions League 2020- Newspapers give probable starting XI

Here is a look at the possible starting lineup for both Atalanta and Paris Saint-Germain from the big Italian and French newspapers ahead of their Champions League clash later this evening.

All three newspapers here seem to agree that Atalanta will lineup in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Both Italian papers say PSG will be a 4-3-3, but French newspaper L’Equipe has the Parisians in a 4-4-2 formation.

Edit– 7pm UK time, here are the actual lineups. As you can see, Corriere dello Sport got both starting XI’s right!

Atalanta: Sportiello, Toloi, Caldara, Djimsiti, Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens, Gomez, Pasalic, Zapata

PSG: Navas, Kehrer, Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat, Herrera, Marquinhos, Gueye, Neymar, Icardi, Sarabia

Corriere dello Sport predicted starting lineup Atalanta-Paris SG

Possible Lineup Atalanta Paris Saint Germain Champions League 2020

Gazzetta dello Sport possible lineups for Atalanta Paris Saint Germain

In comparison to the CdS lineup above, Gazzetta have Paredes play in midfield and Marquinhos at the back to partner Thiago Silva in their PSG lineup.

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