Ola Toivonen's strike was enough to give Rennes a clean sweep of the Breton derbies this season as they beat Guingamp 1-0 at the Stade de la Route de Lorient on Sunday. With Rennes comfortably clear of the drop zone there was little hanging on the game for them other than local pride, but Guingamp were still in need of points to rubber-stamp their Ligue 1 status for next season. The derby was ...Full Story »

Nice's worrying slide towards the foot of Ligue 1 continued on Friday night as they went down 2-1 at home to Guingamp in a match played behind closed doors. Christophe Mandanne scored twice for Guingamp, putting them ahead in the 49th minute and then restoring their lead moments after Eric Bautheac's 57th minute equaliser. The defeat means Nice, without a win since January 23, have taken only ...Full Story »

Metz's attempts to stay in Ligue 1 took another blow after they suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Guingamp. Christophe Mandanne put the visitors ahead after 26 minutes before Jeremy Pied doubled their advantage six minutes before the break. It means Metz have not not won in 14 matches, taking just two points from those matches and the future for Ligue 1's bottom club looks even more bleak. The...Full Story »

Guingamp moved up to 12th in the Ligue 1 standings on Saturday evening courtesy of a 3-2 triumph over Lorient at the Stade du Roudourou. Claudio Beauvue put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute and Christophe Mandanne doubled their advantage midway through the second half, with Beauvue then swiftly restoring the two-goal cushion through a 76th-minute penalty after Benjamin Jeannot had pulled one ...Full Story »

Christophe Mandanne and Claudio Beauvue were on target as Guingamp extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 2-0 victory over Lens on Saturday. Guingamp followed up their wins against Caen, Reims and Paris St Germain and a draw last time out against Toulouse against strugglers Lens, who are without a win in four games away from home. The win left Guingamp in 13th place in the Ligue 1 st...Full Story »

Christophe Mandanne and Claudio Beauvue scored twice apiece as Guingamp moved off the foot of Ligue 1 with a comfortable 5-1 victory over 10-man Caen at the Stade du Roudourou. The hosts ended a four-match losing streak in all competitions as they got off the mark early on through Mandanne and though Alaeddine Yahia struck an equaliser for Caen after 17 minutes, Thibault Giresse put Jocelyn Gou...Full Story »

Bordeaux missed the chance to return to the top of Ligue 1 as first-half goals from Christophe Mandanne and Moustapha Diallo sent them to a 2-1 defeat at lowly Guingamp. Willy Sagnol's side had started the new season in fine style but had only Cheick Diabate's late consolation to show for their efforts as the hosts hung on to move out of the bottom three. Guingamp were impressive from the star...Full Story »