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Chamakh counts down to Arsenal move

• Bordeaux forward close to £50,000-a-week move to London
• Chamakh: 'I love Arsenal's game ... I feel many emotions'

The Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh says he is "counting the days" until completing his free transfer to Arsenal, and says he will prove he was worth the wait.

The Morocco...

New Arsenal striker claims he turned down offers from Liverpool and Tottenham

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has today admitted that he turned down offers from several clubs including Tottenham and Liverpool before deciding to join Arsenal. The Moroccan international has been linked with a move to Arsenal for several months before it was revealed earlier this year that he would indeed be moving to the Emirates stadium this...

France ask Blanc to replace Domenech

• Bordeaux's manager to decide at end of domestic season
• French Football Federation confirms offer

Laurent Blanc has been offered the chance to replace Raymond Domenech as France coach after the World Cup and will make a decision at the end of the season, according to a report.

Video: French Ligue: Marseille keep the pressure up

Goals from four different players helped Marseille coast over Nice. Bakari Koné, Stéphane M'Bia, Mathieu Valbuena, and Souleymane Diawara scored for L'OM while Nice's Emerse Faé prevented the clean sheet. Marseilles win kept them on top of the table...

Blanc proud of players despite exit

• Girondins must now focus on Ligue 1 title race
• 'You can't buy this kind of experience in the supermarket'

Bordeaux's coach, Laurent Blanc, was "incredibly proud" of his players despite their elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Ligue 1 rivals Lyon last night.

Video: Lyon survive Bordeaux to seal CL semi-final spot

Marouane Chamakh's goal brought Bordeaux tantalizingly close to clinching a CL spot but the all important second goal proved elusive. Bordeaux were cheated out of a penalty as Chamakh brought down in the box by Cris by a clear...

Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (agg 2-3)

Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time, despite losing 1-0 at Bordeaux. Marouane Chamakh scored right on half-time to keep his team's hopes of qualifying alive, but Lyon held on to win 3-2 on aggregate and next face Bayern Munich.

The Morocco international slid home a cross...

Bordeaux v Lyon – live!

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Preamble:
Last week's first-leg was expected to be an attritional affair (or, you might say, a marriage) but it turned out...

Bordeaux primed for Champions League showdown with Lyon

• 'We must defend better' says Laurent Blanc
• Lyon hold 3-1 advantage going into second leg

Bordeaux will have to fix their defensive frailties if they are to overcome a two-goal deficit against Lyon in tomorrow's second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Two defensive blunders and a...

The brilliance of Champions League quarterfinals

Zain Alvi can't hide his delight.

Lyon determined not to relax after win

• 'We will not expect an easy second leg' says Miralem Pjanic
• Laurent Blanc blames inexperience for his side's defeat

Lyon's 19-year-old midfielder Miralem Pjanic has warned his team not to relax when they head to Bordeaux for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie after...

Video: CL semi-final: First bragging rights to Lyon in historical clash

On a historical evening, Lyon met Bordeaux at the Stade Gerland. It was Lyon who won the match but an even bigger winner was the French Ligue showcasing the talent of Yoann Gourcuff, Hugo Lloris, Cedric Carrasco, Marouane Chamakh,...