The Official Ligue 1 Podcast - Le Beau Jeu

Dave and Robbie join Matt to look at a weekend of surprises in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title race 🎭 Paris Saint-Germain's shock loss to Nantes, Lille & Monaco's goalless stalemate and Lyon's last-gasp draw with Reims all get put under the spotlight as does the performance of Jorge Sampaoli's Marseille in victory over Brest ⚽🏆🇫🇷 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information...

Making the best into verse is David Crossan's aim as he gets out his plume and writes a poem that hopefully does justice to the astonishing Ligue 1 Uber Eats title race. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Lille's Sven Botman talks to Le Beau Jeu's Matt Spiro about how Jose Fonte has helped him emerge as one of Ligue 1 Uber Eats' most impressive defenders in only his first season in France 🇫🇷 explains the influence joining Ajax at the age of nine has had on his game ⤴️ and tells of his admiration for fellow Dutch defenders Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt 🇳🇱💪 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/priva...

Matt, Dave and Robbie pick out their outstanding performers of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season so far ⚽🇫🇷  Send your predictions to ligue1podcast@gmail.com 📨 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Dave and Robbie stick their necks out and put their reputations on the line as they take stock of the four-horse title race with 10 games remaining and boldly announce who they think will end the season on top 🇫🇷⚽ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Get the all three of the special Deja Who mysteries right and find the trio of Timothy Weah teammates - current or former - and you could win the Lille striker's shirt ⚽🇨🇵 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Dave and Armel discuss Rennes' next move following Julien Stéphan's resignation as coach 🔴⚫ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dave and Armel join Matt to marvel at Monaco's form and the strength in depth 💪that makes Niko Kovac's men serious title challengers 🔥 Lyon and Lille stumble 🤕 PSG cut the mustard in Dijon 🔪 there's another chance to win that Timothy Weah Lille shirt 🎁 and hear from Graham Hunter and the panel on Jorge Sampaoli's Marseille appointment and Julien Stéphan's Rennes resignation 🔃 Hosted on Ausha...

Spanish football expert Graham Hunter talks to Le Beau Jeu's Ian Holyman about Jorge Sampaoli, the man Marseille fans hope will have the same impact on their club as another mercurial Argentine coach, Marcelo Bielsa 🔵⚪ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jorge Sampaoli looks set to become the next Marseille coach, replacing André Villas-Boas. Dave, Ian and Robbie discuss whether the combustible, charismatic Argentine can enjoy the same success as Marcelo Bielsa at the Stade Vélodrome 🔥💥🇦🇷 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dave takes on the hosting duties while Robbie and Ian join him to discuss the Kylian Mbappé non-show at the Parc des Princes against Monaco 😱Kevin Volland gets panel praise while Lille and Lyon's title chances are weighed up in the four-horse race 🤔and what sort of impact might Jorge Sampaoli have at Marseille💪🔥 There is also a chance to win a Timothy Weah shirt - listen to find out out how! 🇨...

Armel, Dave and Matt take a closer look at how Monaco are challenging for the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title...and what they need to do to improve. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt is joined by Armel and Dave to look back on a weekend where the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title race became Europe's most keenly contested 🥊🇨🇵💪 There's analysis of PSG, Lille, Lyon and Monaco's Matchday 25 matches, we hear from Lille's latest defensive prodigy Sven Botman, and look ahead to the French title-holders' return to European competiiton in the UEFA Champions League in Barcelona 👑 Hosted...

Matt, Armel and Dave pool their collective expertise of French football...and then spin the managerial merry-go-round in a bid to come up with the name of the man who should follow in the footsteps of Didier Deschamps, Marcelo Bielsa and Andre Villas-Boas, and be the next coach of Olympique de Marseille 🔵⚪ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt is joined by Armel and Dave to talk over the weekend's action from France where Kylian Mbappé's pace burned Marseille 🔥 as PSG took the Le Classique 🔴🔵 Armel's exclusive, non-existent hotline to Zinedine Zidane rules him out of the OM job, but who'll step in to the hottest of French football's hot seats⁉️And Jonathan David's excellent form with Lille continues to surprise and please the pa...

Matt explains how you can win a slice of De-pay for yourself...that's right, win a Memphis Depay Lyon shirt by commentating your favourite Memphis moment from his Ligue 1 Uber Eats career. Send us your audio file - max. 30 seconds in length - and you could get yourself some serious French top-flight threads 🇨🇵⚽  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Armel joins Matt to console/poke fun at Robbie after Paris Saint-Germain's shock defeat at Lorient 😢🤣 there's talk of the rumblings in Marseille 💥 Léo Dubois' rocket matchwinner for Lyon 🚀 whether Karim Benzema might come back to OL ↩️ and how Lille have taken charge of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title race 🇨🇵⚽ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Dave and Robbie talk over the latest transfer moves and rumours and give their thoughts on Thomas Tuchel's appointment as Chelsea coach just a month after losing his job at Paris Saint-Germain 🇨🇵⚽ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dave joins Matt and Robbie to wonder whether Tino Kadewere is Ligue 1 Uber Eats' all-time best Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 after his derby brace in Lyon's romp at Saint-Etienne 🔥Kevin Volland tells us about Monaco's ambitions after helping Niko Kovac's men to a fourth straight win🆙 there's Lille, Marseille misery, and ta chance to win a Memphis Depay shirt ⚽🇨🇵 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for...

Matt, Robbie and Armel discuss the latest news from the French transfer window 🇨🇵🔄⚽ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt is joined by Armel and Robbie to look back on a turbulent weekend in the title race ⚡🌪️ PSG win, but what has happened to Kylian Mbappé's form 📉 what does Lyon's slip at home to Metz mean for their chances with the derby up next 💥💣 and is Jonathan David's late Lille winner a turning point 🔄 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dijon defender Jonathan Panzo tells Le Beau Jeu's Matt Spiro that facing Neymar and Kylian Mbappé on the pitch is "like playing against robots" 🤖 The former Chelsea and Monaco did get to grips with the Brazilian superstar though...or rather, it was the other way round 😍 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Robbie and Armel look at some of the moves mooted to happen in January and examine just why Marseille have struggled in the transfer market in recent seasons 🇨🇵⚽ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt is joined by Armel and Robbie as they debate whether Lyon captain Memphis Depay is the best player in Ligue 1 Uber Eats right now 🦁😍 They lavish praise on Mauro Icardi for his return to form at Paris Saint-Germain 🇦🇷💪 and there's all the latest transfer talk from the French top flight 🔄🇨🇵 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Robbie and Armel stick their necks out in a cut-out-and-keep segment from this week's pod to listen to again at the season's end and remember just how foolish it is to try and predict anything in football 😱😜 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.