Bordeaux missed the chance to climb into the top four in Ligue 1 as they were held 1-1 at lowly Bastia. The hosts took the lead through Thievy Bifouma's well-worked opener but Gaetan Laborde levelled with 12 minutes left. Bordeaux were unable to find a winner despite facing 10 men for the last eight minutes after Florian Marange's dismissal. The opener came in the 49th minute, when Allan Sain...Full Story »

Reims were left deep in trouble at the bottom of the Ligue 1 table as they went down 3-2 at home to Montpellier. Souleymane Camara's first-half header was all that separated the sides until a frantic finale. Prince Oniangue's 83rd-minute equaliser was swiftly rendered moot by goals from Daniel Congre and Morgan Sanson before Reims' Thievy Bifouma scored a stoppage-time consolation. The hosts ...Full Story »

Cordoba coach Miroslav is relishing Sunday's clash with fellow strugglers Almeria. Just one point and one league position separates the two teams in the bottom five of La Liga, and the Serbian coach believes it is a game his side must win. "For us every game is a final and that's how we need to approach it," Djukic told a press conference. "We have to give everything in every game, and Almeri...Full Story »

Congo forward Thievy Bifouma was unveiled as a new Almeria player on Friday, having joined the club on a loan deal from Espanyol. However, his chances of going back to Catalonia look slim, if not non-existent, as his time at the club has been littered with disciplinary problems. Thievy's girlfriend, Thalia Marquez, has further driven a wedge between the 22-year-old, Espanyol and the club's fa...Full Story »

Espanyol extended their unbeaten run to five league games and moved up into fifth place in the Primera Liga thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over Granada. The hosts started brightly and should have been ahead within 12 minutes but Raul Baena smashed a volley wide from only six yards out. Baena though made amends as he headed in from Thievy Bifouma's flick-on after 26 minutes and Espanyol double...Full Story »