Rosenior Management Strasbourgs Champions League Pray in France

Paris, April 17 (AP) Strasbourg’s pressure on a Champions League place reaches a highlight of the right time under English coach Liam Rosenior. The Alsace -based club is unbeaten in nine games before Saturday’s trip to Monaco, which is second in Ligue 1. The top three teams in the France League earn an automatic place in the Elite club competition in Europe, while the team finishes fourth to qualify for the Champions League. “I’ve felt for some time that this group has something,” Rosenior said Wednesday. Strasbourg’s rise in the standings reflects Rosenior’s ability to produce a balanced and dynamic series. The attack is led by Dutch striker Emanuel Emegha, of which the 13 league goals are as much as the total of Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola, while the influential Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos scored nine for Strasbourg nine times. Strasbourg’s well-organized defense has held six clean sheets over the past nine games-including a series of five straight matches without giving a goal. Monaco shoots again ============= Rosenior is ready for the latest challenge. “We know that Monaco is a team that likes to play. We like the same course, we change nothing,” Rosenior said. Strasbourg “lost only one (league) match in 2025.” Strasbourg goalkeeper Ðorde Petrovic will be tested at Stade Louis II by a Monaco attack that shoots again. Mika Biereth has 12 goals in 12 games for Monaco and is particularly strong at home, where he has three Hattricks. He combines well with the Switzerland goal shooter breels Embolo and the Takumi Minamino of Japan. The attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche has shown his creative ability so far with eight assists-the second-best score in the league behind Barcola. If Monaco drops points against Strasbourg, Marseille can regain second place with a home win against Montpellier in the last place, which lost his last ten league games. Soccer family ============ This was a remarkable first season for the 40-year-old Rosenior, who played in Premier League for Fulham, Reading and Hull as a defender. His father Leroy Rosenior was a vibrant striker with Fulham and West Ham in the 1980s. Rosenior’s coaching career began three years ago with a short time with the English club Derby and he then took the lead in Hull. He was one of the Nominees for Manager of the Year last season in England’s second level championship. Few observers gave him the chance to do so well in his first season in France, especially since he only had two weeks to prepare with his players. “Preparing the preseason was short, some players showed up late,” Rosenior said. “We never really had all the players together.” Lille, nice to make a profit ====================== The Fifth place Lille and Seventh place Lekker is also a quarrel for a Champions League place and is ready to make a profit if the forerunners fall. Both play on Sunday, with Lille with mid-table auxerre and nice hosts struggling evil. The unbeaten champion PSG stands a Le Havre team in 16th Place-Play Play Place Saturday. Saint-Etienne is three points behind Le Havre and can move on points on points if it beats the bitter local competitor and loses Le Havre on Sunday. But Lyon is a clear favorite who has been in fourth place after winning five of his last six league games. Georgia in their minds =================== Saint-Etienne vs. Lyon will see that two teammates in Georgia are facing each other-and both are in good shape. Saint-Etienne’s Zuriko Davitashvili scored seven goals and delivered seven assists, despite being in a struggling team. The Navy Foot Georges Mikautadze has nine goals for Lyon and has set five. While Saint-Etienne defense is weak, with 67 goals conceded so far this season, the attack is dangerous. Davitashvili is well supported by Lucas Stassin and the capable Irvin Cardona, who scored twice in a 3-3 draw with a head and a proper lobe last weekend. “We will all need for this battle to the end,” Cardona said about the relegation fight. (AP) Am Am ​​Am ​​first published: 17 Apr 2025, 11:21 am Ist