Evian's relegation to Ligue 2 was confirmed on Saturday night as a late penalty from Max Gradel condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at home to St Etienne. Evian needed victory to retain any hope of avoiding the drop, but, while Mathieu Duhamel's strike three minutes before the break cancelled out Gradel's opener, the Ivory Coast forward scored from the spot with 10 minutes left. Evian then had Kas...Full Story »

Mathieu Duhamel's first-half brace gave Evian's Ligue 1 survival hopes a shot in the arm against Lens at the Stade de la Licorne. Duhamel's first-time strike in the 19th minute gave the visitors the lead and the on-loan Caen frontman scored before half-time to give Pascal Dupraz's men a 2-0 win. The night ended on a sour note for both teams, however, as Lens defender Ludovic Baal and Evian sub...Full Story »

Bordeaux maintained their push for European football with a 1-0 victory over Evian which did little to help their opponents' relegation fears. The home side were not without their chances at the Parc des Sports but could find no answer to Wahbi Khazri's early goal as Bordeaux moved up to sixth in Ligue 1 and within four points of a Europa League spot. Evian, however, remain in the bottom three...Full Story »

Caen are out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone following a 1-1 draw against Montpellier. Hilton put the visitors ahead after 17 minutes but Mathieu Duhamel got the equaliser as Caen's winless run was extended to four games. Despite that indifferent form, Patrice Garande's men are up to 16th in the table while Montpellier are ninth. The home side had their first look at goal in the eighth minute ...Full Story »

Nantes extended their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to eight games with a 2-1 win at Caen on Saturday night. Mathieu Duhamel opened the scoring for the home side after 23 minutes but Oscar Vizcarrondo brought the scores level just before the break. And the comeback was complete on the hour as Jordan Veretout netted to ensure Nantes maintained their push on the European places. Caen had the first ch...Full Story »

Metz must shut down former striker Mathieu Duhamel to return to winning ways in Ligue 1 in Saturday's clash with Caen, according to defender Romain Metanire. Hitman Duhamel bagged a brace in Caen's 4-3 midweek Coupe de la Ligue victory over Clermont, leaving former team-mate Metanire wary of the 30-year-old's goal threat. "He's a player I've been around in the days when he wore our colours," s...Full Story »

Promoted sides Lens and Caen played out an entertaining 90 minutes on Sunday but failed to produce a goal in their Ligue 1 encounter at the Stade de la Licorne. Antoine Kombouare's Lens mustered the best chance of the match in the 64th minute, but Yoann Touzghar contrived to fire over the bar from close range - much to the fury of his coach. The result left both teams on eight points and in 14...Full Story »