The Official Ligue 1 Podcast - Le Beau Jeu

Jonathan Johnson bids farewell to a true Ligue 1 Uber Eats legend - Marco Verratti. From his arrival at PSG as a 19-year-old to his departure just over a decade later as French football's most decorated player, the lads take a look at what made Le Petit Hibou one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Arrivederci, Marco!   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

As Classique fever takes hold of the Le Beau Jeu studio, Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Andreas Evagora, Luke Entwistle and Jonathan Johnson to discuss the biggest fixture in French football from all angles. Luke takes a look at OM's England youth international midfielder Emran Soglu, set for his first Classique, while Andreas take us back in time to Marseille's inspirational 2010 Ligue 1 Uber E...

'Le Prof' Andreas Evagora takes Le Beau Jeu listeners back in time to 2002, when plans put in place by president Jean-Michel Aulas 15 years earlier paid off - BIG TIME! - and created the most dominant reign in French football history... Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

'Le Prof' Andreas Evagora takes Le Beau Jeu listeners back in time to 1998, when a risqué coaching hire by Lens president Gervais Martel paid massive dividends and produced one of the most memorable title wins in Ligue 1 Uber Eats history! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Le Beau Jeu host Robbie Thomson takes an in-depth look into Montpellier's wing sensation Mousa Al-Tamari - the first Jordanian to play in Ligue 1 Uber Eats - and calls in The Asian Game's Paul Williams to get the low-down! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by A-list Ligue 1 commentators Andreas Evagora, Andy Scott and Angus Torode for a packed show that runs the rule over the recently closed summer transfer window and sizes up French clubs' prospects in European competition this season. The lads also discuss Montpellier's rising Jordanian star Mousa Al-Tamari and Prof. Evagora takes us on a trip back to the beginning of...

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Prof Andreas Evagora and intrepid Riviera Luke Entwhistle to discuss the opening two rounds of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season - before unleashing a special look at the current crop of Japanese talent lighting up our league, taking a look back at the legendary RC Lens champions from 1998 and setting the scene for this weekend's massive PSG-Lens at the Parc des Princes...

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats experts Baptiste Reynaud, Jonathan Johnson and Andy Scott to preview the impending 2023-24 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, which kicks off on Friday 11 August. The team discuss the Kylian Mbappé contract saga at PSG, wonder whether this could be the year for Marseille to finally get one up over their arch-rivals, and ask whether beleaguered Lyon can tur...

Join host Ian Holyman and panellists Andy Scott, Angus Torode and Luke Entwhistle as they wrap up Ligue 1 Uber Eats R38 and the entire 2022-23 campaign. There are corrections for the Team of the Season, our own post-season Awards including Match of the Season and  Breakout Player and a chat with renowned transfer guru Fabrizio Romano about how things could take shape at PSG over the off-season. Th...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 experts Jonathan Johnson and Jérémy Magan to dissect Saturday night's multiplex and ask how PSG's winning a record 11th Ligue 1 Uber Eats title could coincide with disappointment and a raft of changes; how Lens will shape up after their breakout season and what Marseille need to do to start pushing their arch-rivals. With the fourth and final relegation spot t...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentators Andy Scott and Angus Torode and they discuss all the hot topics as the season moves into its very final phase.  Notably: Sensational Lens's seemingly having pipped OM to second; the battle for fifth (and maybe even fourth!); Auxerre vs Nantes for the last remaining relegation spot; Lionel Messi's form, Kylian Mbappé's feet and of course...

Returning host and executive honcho-at-large Robbie Thomson is joined by Andy Scott and Jonathan Johnson and they discuss the gripping battle for 2nd between Lens and OM, Paris Saint-Germain's instability in the face of a record 11th Ligue 1 Uber Eats title and Nantes' survival bids which looks like it will go down to the wire.  There's also our weekly Déjà Who quiz, with your chance to win a Ligu...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Jonathan Johnson and Andreas Evagora to unpack the implications of Lens' rousing win over OM, what it means that Jean-Michel Aulas is stepping down as OL president, and ask whether Lionel Messi has played his last match for PSG following his unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia and subsequent suspension... There's also Déjà Who of course, as well as a preview of the Roun...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentator and Auxerre wild man Angus Torode and Côte d'Azur pundit Luke Entwhistle to figure out what's going on at PSG and whether a gritty OM side have what it takes to pinch the title in dramatic fashion. The lads also discuss the all-important Lens-OM clash at the Stade Bollaert this weekend, Monaco's worrying form and Toulouse's imperious 5-1...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentator Andy Scott and Breaking the Lines podcast regular Jérémy Magan to take a look at the outrageously dramatic Olympico, Loïs Openda's success with season revelations Lens and PSG's rebuilding plans for perhaps the post-Messi era? The lads also discuss Malo Gusto's exotic hairstyle - which segues well into our Déjà Who quiz, as this week's my...

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by a full complement of experts - Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentator Andreas Evagora, CBS Sports Golazo's Jonathan Johnson and Le Classique podcasts's Baptiste Reynaud - to discuss embattled PSG boss Christophe Galtier and the three-way battles for second and fifth as well as delving deep into a range of French cultural issues including strikes, the difficulty of being OM'...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentators Andy Scott and Angus Torode to after PSG got back to winning ways and Lens asserted their credentials for direct Champions League qualification in the absence of wins for the rest of the top 5: OM, Monaco and LOSC. The lads also look at the relegation battle: Angus gets dizzy about Auxerre's escape act but just a third win of the season...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Ligue 1 Uber Eats punditry luminaries Jonathan Johnson and Luke Entwhistle to discuss PSG's second successive home loss and its implications of the rest of the season - along with Marseille's home troubles and Lens' Openda-powered late-season surge. The team speculated on what the future holds for PSG boss Christophe Galtier before discussing OM coach Igor Tudor's com...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Andy Scott and Jérémy Magan to take a look at how an injury-hit Paris Saint-Germain came unstuck at home to bogey side Rennes while OM - powered in particular by 12-goal Alexis Sanchez - cut the capital club's lead to seven points with a 2-1 win over Reims that ended the Champagne club's incredible 19-match unbeaten league run under Will Still. Lens confirmed their re...

Coming up on today' show, we take a look at how PSG - who now have a ten-point lead atop the standings after Marseille threw away a two-goal lead over Strasbourg - very nearly didn't bounce back from Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich in mid-week. What will the fall-out be? Elsewhere, we look at the sensational six-goal thriller between LOSC and Lyon, Lens's roaring back to life and the...

Host Robbie Thomson is joined by commentator Andy Scott and Côte d'Azure expert-at-large Luke Entwhistle to talk Kylian Mbappé - he now has a club-record 201 goals and is widely touted as the best player in the world. But can he sway the day again Bayern?  The lads also look at how the European race will shake out now that Marseille are out of the Coupe and discuss which sides are firming as favou...

Join host Ian Holyman, Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentator Andreas Evagora and Jeremy Magan from the Breaking the Lines podcast as they dissect a near-perfect evening for PSG in Marseille, track the progress of Nice’s Nigerian goal machine Terem Moffi and pine for a return of away fans.  The winner of February’s Déjà Who battle to the death - with a Leo Messi PSG jersey as the prize - is announced, and...

Join host Robbie Thomson as he is joined by Jonathan Johnson (CBS Sports) and Baptiste Reynaud (Le Classique podcast) to dissect Round 24 - they discuss the looming Classique in Marseille from various angles - with more than a dash of Ligue 1 history! -  while also talking Téji Savanier and rock'n'roll football as well as youth versus experience in the coaching game. And, of course, there's the fi...

Join returning host Robbie Thomson and Ligue 1 Uber Eats commentators Andy Scott and Angus Torode as they discuss The Digard Effect, which has taken hold of Nice right-back Bilal Brahimi as he keeps scoring match-winning screamers; likely candidates to win promotion from Ligue 2 next season; and the burgeoning partnership between OL's Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki. And of course, there's mo...

Host Ian Holyman is joined by Andy Scott and Luke Entwistle to talk PSG and Lionel Messi - who proved that no Kylian Mbappé and no Neymar = no problem - while looking at the OGC Nice revival, which continued with an upset at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille. The lads discuss wins for Monaco, LOSC and Lyon and run the rule over the winter transfer action before submitting to hardcore triviality of...