The Official Ligue 1 Podcast - Le Beau Jeu

The pod panel dig into Paris Saint-Germain's testing end to the season 😤 and a show-stopping performance from Neymar 🌟 in his last outing for the French 🏆🇨🇵 champions in 2018/19 ⛔ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matz Sels talks to Le Beau Jeu 's Ian Holyman about his sparkling season at Strasbourg that has even caught the eye of the legendary Gianluigi Buffon 👏 🇮🇹 how he hopes to prove Newcastle United wrong...and right ❌✅ and how he tries to learn from the glut of great goalkeepers gracing Ligue 1 right now 👨‍🎓 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

For Episode 11, Matt, Andy and Robbie are joined by French commentator Julien Brun 🇫🇷 to pick through the ruins of Marseille's season 💀 and pay homage to Lille's fantastic achievements 👏 They give some perspective to Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain's title-winning campaign 🏆 and fear for Monaco with the drop looming 😱↕️ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

After a testing spell in England, Rémy Cabella has refound his best form back in Ligue 1 in the colours of Saint-Etienne 💚 and the record French champions 🇫🇷 are threatening to pip arch-rivals Olympique Lyonnais 🦁 to a spot on the podium 🥉 and a place in next season's Champions League 🌟 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 10, Matt is joined by Armel, Dave and Robbie to discuss Lyon and Lille's second-placed summit 🏔️ potential transfer moves in the summer window 🔄 the explosion of Saint-Etienne 💣💚 the implosions of PSG and Marseille ❤️⤵️ 🔷 and — crucially — what do you call 'Darth Vader' in French❓ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The fledgling talent 🐣 of the pod panel isn't averse to spitting the dummy 😡 if you diss Wimbledon or Guingamp...and don't mention the VAR 🎥  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Matt, Armel, Darren and Robbie lavish praise on Rennes for ending 48 years of hurt with their Coupe de France final win 🔴🏆⚫ at the expense of a Paris Saint-Germain side whose season is ending on a false note 🎵  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dijon and Iceland goalkeeper Alex Runarsson 🇮🇸🙌 tells Ian about the troubles of life at the wrong end of the table ⤵️ what brought him to Ligue 1 🇫🇷 and how to organise your defence when you don't speak the same language 🤔 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 9, the Coupe de France final displays of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé get a grilling 🔥from Matt, Armel, Darren and Robbie in the wake of PSG's defeat to Rennes, while the panel praises Julien Stéphan's work with the cup winners 🏆🔴⚫ We hear from Dijon and Iceland goalkeeper Alex Runarsson 🇮🇸 about the pressures at the bottom of the table 📉 and look at Moussa Dembélé's key 🔑 role in Lyo...

Hear what the two-time UEFA Champions League winner had to say to Armel about being the right man for the Bordeaux job ✅ why he has faith in the club's youngsters 👼 and how he already feels at home in the south-western French city 🏡🍷 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dave, Andy and Robbie picks the bones out of Kylian Mbappé's meaty performance against Monaco 🥩 to help Paris Saint-Germain pick up an eighth Ligue 1 title 🔴🔵 and ponder the place he and Neymar take in the French champions' ranks 🇫🇷⚽️ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The ex-USMNT captain 🇺🇸 - now a driving force behind Atlanta United's MLS success - talks exclusively to Robbie about how important his time in France 🇫🇷 with Rennes and Saint-Etienne was in shaping his career, gives us the Coupe de France final experience from a player's perspective 👀 and sings the praises of French bakers🥖 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

It's Episode 8 with Dave standing in for Matt, and he, Robbie and Andy pick over PSG's title party featuring Kylian Mbappé's star turn 🌟and Neymar's return 🔙 They discuss Memphis Depay hitting 🔝 form at Lyon despite his dash to see Drake 🎶 and hear from Bordeaux coach Paulo Sousa 🇵🇹 And ever wanted to know what the build-up to the Coupe de France final is like❓ Ex-USA captain Carlos Bocanegra...

The panel ponders how Ligue 1 champions-elect Paris Saint-Germain could slip to such a heavy defeat at Lille 🤔 and asks where Christophe Galtier's talented young team goes next 🔀❓ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 7, Matt, Dave, Robbie and Armel come to terms with what happened in Lille as PSG are schooled by Christophe Galtier's young bucks 👨‍🏫 the panel ponders Lyon's post-Bruno Genesio options 🤔 and discuss the fast-food refuelling 🍔 that has made Nîmes' mercurial Téji Savanier one of Ligue 1's most entertaining talents 🎩 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The pod panel discusses the ructions at Olympique Lyonnais 🦁, examines the delicate balance struck between the club and its supporters ☯️ and ponders the ever-changing destiny of coach Bruno Genesio ❓ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode 6, Matt, Dave and Andy discuss Paris Saint-Germain's title party falling flat as Strasbourg keep the champagne on ice 🍾 Dijon cut the mustard in Lyon to leave the seven-time 🇫🇷 champions looking nervously over their shoulders 😱…where they saw all their rivals fail to take full advantage, and the panel sticks their necks out in the Ligue 1 relegation battle ↕️👎 Hosted on Ausha. See au...

The ex-Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder talks to Matt about his new life in the principality 🇲🇨 gives his thoughts on coaches from Thierry Henry and Leonardo Jardim to Jose Mourinho 🔝 and admits he has been impressed with standards in Ligue 1 ⚽️🇫🇷  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Monaco man Cesc Fabregas, a World Cup and EURO winner with Spain 🇪🇸, tells us how impressed he's been by Ligue 1's young talents while Youri Djorkaeff, a world and European champion with France 🇫🇷, opens the doors to his country's ultra-productive football factory ⚽🏭 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

As silky a speaker as he was a player, in an exclusive interview the 1998 World Cup and EURO 2000 winner tells us about how Ligue 1 🇫🇷  set him on the road 🛣️ to becoming a 🌟, why France has a knack for producing generation after generation of 🌍-class footballers, and the ex-Paris Saint-Germain man gives his former club a plan to finally conquer Europe 🔴🔵 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-...

In Episode Five, Matt, Dave and Robbie are joined by debutant Armel Tanguy 👶 to discuss Strasbourg's Coupe de la Ligue final win 🏆 the pod hears from World Cup winners Cesc Fabregas and Youri Djorkaeff 💪 on why French football produces so many 🔝 players 🇫🇷 Monaco are put in the spotlight 🔦 and the lads look at Lille's stunning comeback at Nantes 😲 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy...

Bafana Bafana's 🇿🇦 very own Lebo Mothiba looks forward to his first Coupe de la Ligue final with Strasbourg 🔵⚪, talks about facing fellow South African Lebogang Phiri, and enlightens us all with the explanation behind that goal celebration 💡⚡ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Guingamp midfielder opens up on a tough season in Brittany that could end with a silverware lining in the Coupe de la Ligue 🏆, and tells us about his relationship with fellow South African Lebo Mothiba ❤️🇿🇦, the Strasbourg striker he'll be desperate to stop ⛔ in Lille on Saturday. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In Episode Four, the Coupe de la Ligue BKT final takes centre stage for Matt, Dave and Robbie. They examine the chances of Strasbourg 🔵⚪and Guingamp 🔴⚫ of getting their hands on silverware next weekend 🏆 We hear exclusive snippets of interviews with South African duo Lebo Mothiba and Lebogang Phiri, look ahead to next weekend's Ligue 1 action, and run the rule over World Cup winners France's...

With the Coupe de la Ligue final looming 🏆 Matt, Dave and Robbie look at the chances of Strasbourg and Guingamp coming out on 🔝 at Lille's Stade Pierre Mauroy on Saturday. They break down the squads, picking out the South African duo 🇿🇦 on show — Strasbourg's Lebo Mothiba 💪 and Guingamp's own Bafana Bafana man Lebogang 'General' Phiri 💂— and discuss how the passionate fans  🔥 on both sid...