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The Ligue 1 Gazette

1 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

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Himad Abdelli tops the scoring charts

Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 3 goals in 2 appearances for Olympique de Marseille.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for RC Lens

Robin Risser was marked 7.99 and had a hand in 0 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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RC Lens turn down Paris Saint-Germain for Ruben Aguilar

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

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Igor Paixão leads the division for assists — 8.61

The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Olympique de Marseille player marked 8.61, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.

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Léo Botz asks to leave Stade Brestois

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

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Highest marks in the league belong to a Olympique de Marseille man

Himad Abdelli averaged 9.21 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.

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Robin Risser wants more than RC Lens are offering

“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.

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So close: Obed Nkambadio’s move dies late

The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Elche moved on, Obed Nkambadio reports back to Paris FC, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.

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Marquinhos is right behind him

2 goals in 2 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Quinten Timber is right behind him

2 goals in 2 appearances for Olympique de Marseille, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Ludovic Ajorque is right behind him

3 goals in 2 appearances for Stade Brestois, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Jacques Ekomié keeps the pressure on

2 goals in 2 appearances for Angers SCO leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

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The Ligue 1 Gazette

1 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

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Rémy Descamps asks to leave Olympique Lyonnais

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

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Ousmane Dembélé wants more than Paris Saint-Germain are offering

“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.

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Maxime Dupé is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at FC Nantes has been clear about where Maxime Dupé stands, which is more than many ever get.