Wahbi Khazri’s double earned St Etienne a 2-0 win over struggling Monaco to lift them, at least temporarily, to second place in Ligue 1. The former Bordeaux and Sunderland man produced instinctive strikes in the 41st and 54th minutes to lift his side above Lyon, Marseille and Lille – the latter pair meet on Sunday, while Lyon host Nantes on Saturday – and leave Monaco 18th w...Full Story »

The African side – who along with Panama had already been eliminated before their clash at the Mordovia Arena – last tasted victory at the 1978 tournament when they beat Mexico 3-1. Before their second-half fightback, Panama had looked like sealing a maiden World Cup victory when Jose Luis Rodriguez's long-range strike was deflected in by Yassine Meriah for an unfortunate own goal...Full Story »

Angers secured the point necessary to reclaim second place in Ligue 1 following a 1-1 draw with Bordeaux. Despite falling behind to Diego Rolan's first-half strike, Romain Thomas' late equaliser saw the hosts move ahead of Monaco on goal difference, stretching their unbeaten run to five games. Both sides had opportunities inside the opening 20 minutes but Bordeaux's Wahbi Khazri had an effort ...Full Story »

Bordeaux inflicted a shock 3-1 defeat on Lyon after a blistering first-half performance at the Stade Matmut Atlantique. Wahbi Khazri opened the scoring in the 17th minute and his set-pieces led to goals for Jaroslav Plasil and Pablo shortly before half-time. Lyon, with star striker Alexandre Lacazette still troubled by a back injury and absent, lacked attacking impetus and could only manage Cl...Full Story »

Bordeaux secured their first three-point haul in Ligue 1 this season with a 2-0 win against 10-man Nantes. Wahbi Khazri made up for an earlier penalty miss when he turned on Renato Civelli's smart pass before beating Nantes goalkeeper Remy Riou. Any chance of a Nantes comeback seemingly went just a few minutes after the restart when Ermir Lenjani brought down Clement Chantome from behind and w...Full Story »

Wahbi Khazri's late equaliser for Bordeaux denied Metz a precious victory and kept them in deep relegation trouble in Ligue 1. Eight points adrift of the safety line at the start of play, Metz were on course to pick up three when Ferjani Sassi gave them a first-half lead. But Khazri's 30-yard free-kick in the 83rd minute denied them and the gap remained at eight points, with Bastia beating fel...Full Story »

Diego Rolan struck a blow to Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 title hopes with a late winner as Bordeaux claimed a 3-2 win over the capital club at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. It appeared PSG would earn a point after Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored from the penalty spot, his second goal of the game, with five minutes remaining. But Rolan's strike two minutes later gave the Girondins the lead for the third ti...Full Story »

Wahbi Khazri scored a second-half penalty which salvaged a point for fourth place-chasing Bordeaux as they drew 1-1 with Rennes on Saturday. Paul-Georges Ntep had put Rennes ahead in the 11th minute and they looked on course for all three points until Khazri converted from the spot in the 77th. The draw means Bordeaux missed the chance to go level on points with Monaco in fourth, who defeated ...Full Story »

Nantes moved within four points of opponents Bordeaux in the Ligue 1 table after a remarkable and fortuitous 2-1 win at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Bordeaux struck a post and had three efforts cleared off the line, in addition to losing the game to a freak own goal from their keeper Azbe Jug. Jordan Veretout had earlier opened the scoring for Nantes while Bordeaux's equaliser was another own go...Full Story »

Bordeaux remain in the hunt for the Champions League places in Ligue 1 after a 3-2 win over Lorient at the Stade Chaban-Delmas on Saturday night. They had to come from behind twice, with Wahbi Khazri and substitute Chieck Diabate cancelling out strikes from Benjamin Jeannot and Vincent Le Goff either side of half-time. Diabate then added a quickfire third to wrap up the win, which takes Bordea...Full Story »