Can Olivier Sorin keep Auxerre's Champions League chances alive?
Going into tomorrow’s match against AC Milan, Auxerre has a very straightforward task. If they win, they are still alive. If they lose, they are eliminated. That is pretty much it in a nutshell.
While Auxerre is in what I would call the “group of death”, which consists of Real Madrid, AC Milan and Ajax, they were able to at least get one win at home against Ajax. Still, one win against the second weakest team at home isn’t going to see Auxerre advance to the knock out state of the Champions League.
And while Auxerre has some problems with their competition, they also have some problems with their squad as well. Ireneusz Jelen, Auxerre’s most prolific scorer, is sidelined for two months after going through knee surgery last week. In addition to the Jelen departure, Anthony Le Tallec, who was expected to bring Auxerre a 1-2 punch along with Jelen, has been sidelined with an ankle injury.
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Ligue 1 Matchday 1 “Power Breakdown” Review.
Goal of the Week – Matchday 1
There were a number of great goals that were considered for the this award. Long-range goals from Toulouse’s Paulo Machado, Caen’s Gregory Proment and Auxerre’s Alain Traore were considered. But even with this stiff competition, Evian’s captain Olivier Sorlin’s volley off a deflected corner wins this weeks “Goal of the Week”.
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