Top clubs the world over start badly on a regular basis, but often find form after a few weeks.  Lyon have been THE French side for a long while now so they should be at least worrying the top four in Ligue 1.  John Dobson reports.

St Etienne once seemed the most glamorous of European teams.  By the time the wonderful Johnny Rep had moved on in 1983, it was downhill for the Massif Central club.  Is it time to rekindle that glamour?  John Dobson presents a Ligue 1 round-up.