The Blues with the Netherlands and Germany at the League of Nations

The French team now knows its first two opponents in the new League of Nations created by UEFA, replacing friendlies: it is the Netherlands and Germany. These two nations have recently played against the Blues in qualifying at the 2018 World Cup for the Dutch (wins 1-0 and 4-0), as well as in the friendly match on November 14 for the German world champions (2-2). .

In Group 1 of Ligue A, the Blues will finish first to hope to compete in the finals, in the form of semi-finals, in the company of the first three other hens at this level. However, if they finish last, they will automatically be relegated to League B at the next edition.

This new event will run parallel to the qualifiers for Euro 2020, starting in September. It will allow four teams to qualify for the Euro, while twenty others will get their ticket by the more traditional way.

PSG OFFICIALIZES THE ARRIVAL OF LASSANA DIARRA!

It's official: Lassana Diarra is a player from Paris Saint-Germain. The capital club has confirmed the transfer of the French international defensive midfielder this Tuesday night. Diarra has signed a one and a half year contract until June 2019. It will be numbered 19.

@PSG_inside is proud to announce the signing of @Lass_Officiel until June 2019! #WelcomeLass pic.twitter.com/9OtaCulBf7 - PSG Official (@PSG_inside) January 23, 2018

Lassana Diarra is making a big comeback in France after having canceled her contract with the Al-Jazeera club. Recently passed by Olympique Marseille, the defensive midfielder has proved that he can be quickly operational after a significant period without playing at the very highest level. His considerable experience (Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid) and especially his technical profile of pure recuperator were elements sought by the staff and management of PSG.

Fracture of the right leg for James McCarthy (Everton)

Everton's Irish midfielder James McCarthy broke his right leg against West Bromwich on Saturday. The 27-year-old injured himself by trying to put his leg in opposition on a shot by Salomon Rondon.

MARTIAL HAS STILL HIT

French striker Anthony Martial was the only scorer in the MU game against Burnley. It confirms its beautiful form of the moment.

Anthony Martial is on a roll right now. Since the beginning of the new year, the French striker stacks successful performances and goals with his formation of Manchester United. That was still the case on Sunday at Turf Moor, Burnley's Den. In a double-close match, where his team struggled a lot to be dangerous, the former Monegasque unlocked the situation with a superb winning streak.

We played in the 54th minute, and on a quick attack, Romelu Lukaku managed to serve his attacking partner. Martial did not ask himself questions. Seeing enough space in front of him, he was armed with a shot of the unstoppable right following a control of the left. The ball ended at the end just in front of the crossbar. This was his 9th goal of the season and not the ugliest. It was also the third time in a row that he scored in the league. A first since he arrived in England in 2015.

Except Martial, no Mancunian has been threatening in this game. Before scoring, the Frenchie had already sought to find the flaw of a shot at the entrance to the surface (45th). And at the end of the game, he was ready for a 1-2 (88th) but Pope neutralized his shot. If not ? Only Ashley Young had taken the initiative to try a shot, but the try was missed (42). That's not enough and it only reinforces the idea that this Red Devils team is struggling to secure the show. Present in the stands, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton must have been greatly bored.

Regarding the Burnley team, she was entrepreneurial and often found herself in a good position. But it was of no consequence on the bulletin board. The fault was a lack of success, with a shot from Gudmundsson on the cross following a free kick (57) or a two-meter recovery goals missed by Tarkowski (71). Finally, there was also an opportunity to Barnes (77th) not converted, and a hand of Chris Smalling in the surface (58th) that the referee deemed non-voluntary. MU has been varnished, but relying on luck and / or Martial to get away from bad times does not augur a happy tomorrow for the band in Mourinho.

LALIGA - BARCELONA DET OFFICIALLY WANT TO RECRUIT ANTOINE GRIEZMANN

The Catalan leaders issued a statement to end rumors of a possible recruitment of the French international next summer.

While the club had already made two major investments in the last five months, with Ousmane Dembélé and Philippe Coutinho, a new reinforcement was announced with insistence in the press. Thus, Antoine Griezmann was more and more one of the Catalan dailies that indicated that the French international could join the club next summer.

Under contract until 2022 with Atlético

However, the leaders of the Blaugrana have been firm about these speculations. In a statement released on Saturday, the Catalan club staff said "strongly deny the information published in recent media in different media about the player of Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann, and an alleged link with our club." What cool a possible arrival?

The contracted player until June 2022 is nevertheless announced starting from several mercatos. While Manchester United seemed to hold the rope, it was Barcelona that had become a favorite to welcome the French international. This release could therefore indicate a flip-flop for the next transfer market.

PSG: why Kylian Mbappé runs so fast

Good pelvic position, efficient technique and impressive gestural frequency, Kylian Mbappé has natural predispositions of sprinters. And could even run even faster.

As fast as its hatching at the highest level. For a year, Kylian Mbappé has been martyring the defenses of Ligue 1 with his address, his hooks ... and his speed. The PSG striker was even flashed at 36 km / h by Canal + during the last PSG-Lille, after a sprint started in his half of the field to score in the empty goal. His speed impresses. Can we compare it to a sprinter or the technique of running a footballer is necessarily different? "It runs just right", insists first Stéphane Caristan, European champion in the 110m hurdles and former physical trainer SCO Angers. Decryption of the sprint of a phenomenon.

PSG: A TEAM THAT WILL NOT RUN BEFORE THE REAL MADRID

Emery, who is not a follower of turnover, made it clear that this will be even less the case before the confrontation in Madrid, on February 14th.

If Unai Emery did not make a lot of turnover during the first part of the season, it will be even less the case now, less than a month of the confrontation with Real Madrid, in the 8th finals of the Champions League ( February 14, at Santiago Bernabeu stadium).

"The best preparation is to be efficient, whether at training or during the matches.The players who play a lot like Adrien or Verratti, we have to monitor that.We will manage.But the best preparation, I repeat, it is to be ready for all matches and keep this competition. The tone is given in a press conference on Tuesday, before the reception at the Parc de Dijon counting for the 21st day of Ligue 1. Because yes, the Basque technician has in the viewfinder the European Cup and this, from the beginning of 'year. When he moved to Rennes (1-6) for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, in Amiens (0-2) for the 8th finals of the Coupe de la Ligue, or in Nantes (0-1 ) for the previous day of the championship, the former coach of Seville already had in mind the confrontation with Real Madrid. And that's why the turnover was limited (except in cases of force majeure) while the Cup matches would have been an opportunity for some to rake up playing time and soothe frustration on the bench.