Cheick Doukoure hopes he has brought the winning feeling back from the African Nations Cup as Metz bid to climb off the foot of the Ligue 1 table with victory over Guingamp. The last-placed team in the French top flight now have a continental champion in their ranks as midfielder Doukoure returns to the fold following Ivory Coast's dramatic triumph over Ghana. Metz have not won a league game s...Full Story »

Evian moved out of the danger zone as they claimed their third straight win with a comfortable 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over Metz at the Parc des Sports on Saturday night. Following an uneventful first half, Cheick Doukoure put through his own net to hand the hosts the lead after the break before Daniel Wass doubled their advantage with a penalty and Gianni Bruno completed the scoring with 10 minute...Full Story »

Three players were sent off as Lyon suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Lorient that loosened their grip on fifth place in the Ligue 1 table. Les Gones were up against it from the moment Mouhamadou Dabo saw red in the early exchanges but survived until just after the break, when Cheick Doukoure struck the only goal of the game. Jordan Ferri and Kevin Monnet-Pacquet were both dismissed as tempers fla...Full Story »