LE CAFE DES SPORTS : BILAN LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS • RFI

RFI and France 24 present Radiofoot International, Annie Gassnier. Hello everyone, I'm delighted to see you again for this weekend's episode of Café des Sports Hebdomadaires. You can listen to us on the radio, Facebook live, or on the France 24 channel. Our guests are here, loyal to their posts, but one of them is on holiday. It's been a while since we last saw him in Café des Sports. Hello Benjamin Mukango. Hello Annie, hello everyone. Thank you for coming back. It's always a pleasure. I can tell you that I missed you. The holidays didn't go by very quickly. I really wanted to come. Finally, I'm happy to see Rémi, Xavier, Fred, everyone. Everyone is introduced. Hello Rémi. Hello Annie. And according to indiscretions, Benjamin Mukango. I told myself I could still do it. I tried for two minutes, but I don't have the same legs anymore. Hello Xavier Barré. Hello Annie. Is everything all right? Yes, Brest has had a magnificent start as champions. It didn't escape us, you'll see. And Frédéric Suto is here. Hello Frédéric. Hello Annie, hello everyone. Hello Benjamin. Are our listeners and internet users there? Yes, Abdoulaye Guisset is the one who opened the ball on Facebook Live. We are here, he tells us. Magat Gadjet is also worried. He is afraid that the broadcast will be a little long for Xavier. Be strong, Barça has lost, Xavier. Rémi will not give you a gift, Magat Gadjet tells us. Xavier, we are two today. Yes, I'm with you. This is the fourth coffee he takes. No worries. In today's debates, we will have this beautiful harvest of French clubs. We will focus on the European scene. After PSG, Brest and Monaco won their first match. And how about the Neophytes-Bretons? With authority also for the Monegasques against the favourites Blaugrana. We will take a first look at this new formula of the Champions League. A week-end of shock in the Premier League. The Citizens will receive the Gunners, two teams already at the forefront of their championship. Is this a first turn in their mano-a-mano? I think in English we say mano-a-mano. And not hand-to-hand. In French we say coup-de-coup. In short, this in view of the supreme title. In Italy, a duel between ex-Italian champions in search of a new crown. The Juventus of Tiago Motta will welcome Napoli. Antonio Conte's meeting erupts in perspective. Adrien Rabiot, the Parigo has become Mino. His landing at the OM raises a lot of comments on the Canoebière as much as on the Champs-Élysées. Can the players still have, in our time, a state of mind? And of course, all these questions, we will try to provide you with answers. There will be the boxes, ours and yours, of course. At the opening of this show, David Finzel helped me prepare the show with Laurent Salerno. And yes, with Salerno, the maestro. And then there is also Swell Kedir and Yann Bourdelat. Le Café des Sports, the debates are open. Tonnerre de Brest is the favorite expression of Tintin and Captain Haddock. In any case, a flash in Breton night and a match for history. The Stade de Brest started last night in European competition and even in the Champions League. Directly with a team and a staff without much experience. The random draw offered them an opponent within their reach. The Sturm Garz. We haven't even learned to say it right yet. The Austrian champion. And the Pirates of Brest, well, they found their conquering soul. Their conquering soul from last season. Without complex. So, as they are Breton, of course, we think of the Gaulish village of Asterix and Obelix. And they went for it. Two goals in a victory. And above all, a Brest cohort in the stands singing with the players in madness, even though they were not really in their stadium since it was not played in Brest, but in Guingamp, a hundred kilometers away. So who doesn't dream of these fans? Because if they look at the rankings, well, their club is tied with Bayern Munich, with Real Madrid, with Paris Saint-Germain. And they are ahead of Manchester City, Barcelona and Milan. Yes, it makes you smile, Rémi. And it will surely make them smile soon. But in any case, I hope they will photograph this ranking to keep it. In any case, it is a joy, this freshness for the men of Éric Roy. Can we finally say to ourselves, Xavier Barret, football is simple. Yes, because in fact, what happened is that Brest had a team with a very small number of players for last season, to face their challenge, which was to maintain the league. They had an extraordinary season. They came in third. So they qualified for the Champions League. And then what happened? They said, we are not sure at all to be European again the following season, since for us it is the first time. We do not have the means, therefore, to draft players and offer them long-term contracts. And in addition, because of the history of TV rights in France, we do not even know how many we will reach. So they did a very clever recruitment. It is Greg Lorenzi, the sporting director, with Éric Roy, the coach, who managed all this. And they took players, loaned, but who really wanted to come to live this adventure. Ludovic Ajor, for example, before joining, who is loaned by Maillan. We saw him in Strasbourg for a long time. Of course. It was the team of Strasbourg. Koulibaly, who was replacing Dortmund. In fact, in all the lines, they have feverish players who come back to the club when they were lost in England. And all these players arrived with this extraordinary state of mind. I found, moreover, that despite the difficult results at the very beginning of the season, they continue to have this same game philosophy. And we can say three defeats in the league, but there was Marseille and PSG. Three defeats in four games in the league. Yes, but OM and PSG. And so when they arrived, they are practically ... And in fact, they still have this philosophy, they have this conquering state of mind. And yesterday, frankly, I watched this match with incredible pleasure. So, of course, it wasn't in Brest, it was in Guingamp. But there was practically the same atmosphere. And at the end, they won. So it was the match that they really had to win to launch this season. Because you said it very precisely, the opponent, Strong Graz, a priori, was one of the most approachable of their calendar. Yes, they were in the same hat. But there you go, they left. And now, well, we can dream, why not, to hang a place in the dam. Who knows? We like little push-ups, of course, in football. And this time, the little push-up, he's French, Benjamin. That's why we don't want football to change. We don't want to see only big posters on the weekend and for weeks. Because that's a beautiful story. A team, obviously, that we didn't expect to see. I imagine you almost envied these players, didn't you? Yes, because when you come from the middle class or from the low level, from the ladder, you see teams like that who succeed. It's the same. It's the same feeling I had when I saw a team from the 4th, 5th, 6th division in the French Cup who will play against Marseille or against PSG and who, in the end, managed to qualify. It's the same feeling I had. Then I want to go back to what Xavier said. They had a medium start to the season because I went, I played twice at home in Brest. Eric Roy was still worried because he thought his team lacked connection, lacked the aggressiveness they put in, especially last year and especially in terms of staff was less. So he still discussed with his president because he needed to strengthen this team. After that, I think it's difficult to draw a conclusion It's good because they won. In the end, it wasn't a big caliber. When you look at the start of the season in Brest... Yes, but they equalized just before half-time. Yes, they had... And I think that's what they found. It's the state of mind they haven't had since the beginning of the season that they had last year. They pushed against PSG last year. They pushed a lot of teams. And in this match, beyond the quality of the game, of everything we can say behind it, it's the state of mind. They managed to get a lot of chances. They could have scored. They could have scored. They didn't. But in any case, it's a nice victory that will allow Brest to launch their season. The audience, the viewers who also discovered this Brest team, Christian Blaise, scotched by their performance, Salif Sissé, deserved victory for Brest. And Oumar Barraud who reminds us that the goal of victory is a Senegalese. He signed Abdalassima who scored this victorious goal for the historic victory of the Bretons. Congratulations to my compatriot, says Oumar Barraud. Who went through the Czech Republic. There are a lot of players with incredible careers. Yes. What Benjamin Mukango Brendan Chardonnet, the central defender. And the captain. And captain. He has always lived in Brest. When Brest was an amateur club, he was there too. So he discovers the professionalism on the pitch. There is Magneti, Hugo Magneti, it's the same. He revealed himself in Brest. He's a guy from Marseille. Yes, but in Marseille he was never given his chance. So it's all these little stories that make it an incredible club and above all a very attentive team. Rémi, I see you very attentive. I don't know if you want to put a minus to all this. It's sure that in the Champions League they have seven games left. In addition, they know that basically it's seven games outside since they don't play at home. And they are waiting for them, the Vercussen, the Barca, the Real. Their coach said the best is yet to come. Can we still create an emulation? And it's nice to have this kind of adventure for you. It's very good, by the way. Because I often reproach the fallacious pretexts of French clubs. We don't have an effective. And by the way, Xavier just said effective. But no. When you have I don't know 24 players. The Real doesn't have 50 players. He also has 23, by the way. So we can't talk about it. It's not the same means. No. It's not. And once again, I'm going to tell you to remove the matter of means. No. precisely. Because, precisely, you see that when Brest, precisely. When we work. In 2019, it's this team that is climbing in the first league. But we found that in the first league they had fewer budget. And, by the way, in 2021-2022 they were relegated in under three days until they lower the pressure and I think that, precisely, they will beat I think, Rennes at home 5 goals at 4. But what budget did they have? They had 33 million euros. 33 million euros. And then they come back. You see how SEGA is still in third position with a budget that does not reach 50 million euros, that is to say 48 million euros. And that's why I would like to tell all the other French entrepreneurs that it is useless to come and always brandish the pretext that we have no money, we have no means, it's a matter of state of mind. This state of mind, I believe that Brest's coach has proven it today. And another thing that must be kept in mind is that you can trust the players who are in France. I can tell you, for example, that since last year, Brest, even if we talk about the Senegalese who are registered, out of 24, there are 20 French players. So that's why I say that it's a team that must be the mirror of France, the flamethrower that must not always be inspired, because we often see other small formations coming from elsewhere and who, with the means on board, succeed in doing something. There is a very important calendar, the three matches that come. In the championship, to go back a little in the middle of the rankings, there is Toulouse and Auxerre, and behind we find the Champions League with Salzburg. A second match, or who knows, they might take points. Obviously, we can't imagine them winning the Champions League, but already, if they have gained a certain aura in our audience and in our listeners, I think it's great because the stadium in Brest, it's true that we don't talk about it so often, unfortunately, except last season and thanks to their coach. So we say his name again, Eric Croix, a former player of a big club in France. So, Silyl lost his first match, it was at Sporting Portugal in Lisbon. PSG won his match against Girona. And Monaco won yesterday. Monaco, which offered Barça a winning return to the Champions League after six years of absence for the club of the Principality, under the eyes of the great retired basketball player. There was Michael Jordan. Remy, don't anticipate the debate. It was a prestigious victory against FC Barcelona, however, favoured in view of his debut in Ligue 1. So, beaten at Stade Louis II by a good team, let's say, in the glorious European past, but populated by young players. Well, it's a clever mix because we find Thilo Kerrer, so he's not a young player at all. And he has European experience. But did Benjamin Monaco surprise you last night? You imagine another result, I suppose. Yes, of course, when you see the start of the season for Barcelona, you expect the match to be difficult. But the match was difficult. Then you have to admit that Barcelona was very quickly reduced to 10. It changes a lot. And it changes a lot of things. And then in front of you, you have a Monaco team that makes a very good start to the season with young players. Now, I think the victory is not undeserved at all. For me, it's rather Barcelona that disappointed me because a goalkeeper like Ter Stegen, it's been two years where I think he's less good. Ter Stegen has crucified us. He attacks one of the spectators. No, but it's true. It's real because he's the captain of the team today. He's the boss. But you have to say, there was this pass. Yes, but the pass, he must never do it. We want him to leave behind. He's one of his defensive teammates. And it precipitates the expulsion. Yes, and then behind, it's hard to come back. But despite that, you still come back in the game. You manage to equalize. And at one point, I told myself that they had the means to go and get the win. Even at 10 against 11. Yes, even at 10 against 11. Even the second goal. For me, Ter Stegen is responsible for that second goal. So, Barcelona's defeat yesterday, it was Ter Stegen's fault. Rémi, you had planned a victory for Monaco against Switzerland. Did you enjoy it at the time? It's a new Barça. It's no longer Guardiola. It's no longer La Possession. It's always Xavier Barret who wants to hide behind things. Monaco, the Cup Cocorico, as I called it, on the field of Barça, beat Barça. So it's called the trophy playing Gamper. Yes, the Cocorico. It's a friendly match, Rémi. Monaco won on the field of Barça. 3-0. Before the start of the season. No, it was a friendly match. It's a friendly match. Today, you're going to tell me, Barça… They celebrated their 125th anniversary of the club. 3-0. You tell me that when they won that trophy, it wasn't a friendly match. But now you're going to tell me something else. Of course, they were in a numerical inferiority. But it changes a lot of things. When you meet again, sir… But it changes everything. I'm going to ask you a question. Against Frankfurt… But you don't know what it is. Barça was… Because Real Madrid never has a red card against them. Let me finish. Vinicius, he's boxing a guy. No, there's no red card. Let me finish. Rudiger… Let me finish, Rémi. No red card, no penalty. Let me finish, Rémi. There's never a red card against Real Madrid. Let me finish, Rémi. While against Barça, it happens. But I know what you're going to say. That's why I'm taking the lead. Rémi, we're not going to do the whole story again. We'll stay on yesterday's evening. Barça is refereed like a zoo. From time to time, they have a red card. Yes. While Real Madrid never has one. Real Madrid never has a red card, even when they deserve it. Last year against Leipzig… Donicros, he should have seen it in red. Not expelled. Vinicius, he should have been expelled. Not expelled. And now, Barça, Barcelona… There are rules… But that's not it. Barcelona sometimes play 10. It's more complicated. 12. 12 in Rémi's mouth. It's more complicated. Arshedouk, and then Barça in the Monegasque sauce. Michel Djenguet, who closes the debate. In the sauce. Even if the Monegasque sauce was very good. Let's move on to this first assessment of the day, which has spread over a week, of these 10,000 games. Never have French clubs had four representatives in the Champions League. Never have they had such good results, since there have been three wins in four games, of course. Another notable result of yesterday's evening, we report it like this, but the victory of Atletico, torn apart, of course, but against RB Leipzig, and with a great Antoine Griezmann, who made the team say, the colchonero, but with an ero, and not colchonero in Spanish. And then the German card, Bayer Leverkusen, who scored a 4-0 at Feyenoord. What did Rémi think of this new formula of the Champions League? A look. I'm not asking you for a demonstration that will last three minutes, but just, what did you feel this week, looking at this new formula, games that will be back and forth. What did you feel? It's a new formula, and I'm going to say that sometimes the new formulas have often seduced French clubs too. Let's not forget that the formula, where by the way, Monaco goes to the final, it's in 2003-2004. We change, and we come to the round of 16, because there was none. And you remember that at that time, Monaco had a little coach who was called Didier Deschamps, who had just started, and it was Guido, at La Corogne, Guitois, at La Corogne. And by the way, they had released Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, in eighth place, and Chelsea, before going to the final. So, they showed us that the new formulas can sometimes seduce, and beyond that too, when I look at this new formula, I realize that a lot of French clubs today are ahead of Barça, are ahead of... Yes, that's it! That is to say, in the new current formula, well, Brest can win the Champions League, and during this time, we know very well that Monaco can fight to go back... But there will be no return. Barça... That's how it is. There are still a lot of listeners, Rémi, who tell us, I don't understand this new format. It's Henri Joël who tells us that, Arnaud Flemant, Yaoundé too, the new formula, personally, I don't understand it. Me neither. It's true that... It's a mini-championship. Everyone has their draw. They are all in the same place. Let's say that until the end of January, that is to say, what they call now the league phase, and no longer the group phase, basically, there will be eight matches for each team. After that, it will be complicated, and we will come back with our explanations. For now, it's a mini-championship. Benjamin? No, but I have two feelings. I already have the feeling, the first feeling I have, the feeling of a spectator. I am satisfied, I am happy. When I see beautiful posters, day after day, we will have at least... We will have to watch eight matches at the same time. Yes, well, we will try to divide the screen by eight, but in any case, we try to watch as much as possible. But at least, at least it's nice to see beautiful posters. Now, I have a second feeling. As a former player, it's more matches. When you know that a season is not easy, there are a lot of matches between the teams. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 57, 58, 59, 63, 75, 85, 86, 87, 100, 115, 115. It's Manchester who won, so it's not decided there, from the first match. And there are still a lot of circumstances and a lot of things that can happen. It's true that today, we realize that last year, Arsenal took 4 points out of 6 against City. But at the level of the tie-breakers, I still believe that the men of Pep Guardiola have a lot of advantage. Because Arsenal has already played, practically, will play the third match away. And also when we try to see today, now you realize that City did not score against Inter. They have the obligation to be able to do something. It's true that Arsenal was able to defend completely in the last match. But I don't see Arsenal going to win there. Because, by the way, I believe that Arsenal's last victory dates back to 2015. So, the Italian clubs didn't succeed much this week, since they did 2-0-0. But Xavier, wasn't it a bad week for this City team, who can't win on the pitch? Haaland, who doesn't score against Inter. And then, this river trial that has just begun, a bit against the club's financial practices. Yes, of course, that's... We've been talking about it for a long time. We've been asking ourselves a lot of questions about the future of Manchester City. A club that belongs to the Emirates of Abu Dhabi. Now, on the pitch, I don't think the players are very worried about this situation. Because they're all very great players. And if, by chance, there's a problem with Manchester City, they'll continue their careers elsewhere. It can happen that every week, the journalists will ask them questions. Do you follow the trial? Pep Guardiola, he still said, I can't wait for this to end, for this story to be fixed. But Pep Guardiola, it's understandable. Because he was enormously involved in this Manchester City program. With his friends Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain. It's really a group that organizes the functioning of the club. But the players, we know, it's a little different. They're there to play, to score and to win, of course. But there, they were held back by Inter. And this match against Arsenal, it's going to be a very, very big shock. Indeed, last season, Arsenal won the first match. And they were overtaken in the final by Manchester City. It means that Arsenal is able to... They had already beaten them last season. So they have to be able to do it again this season. And without Odegård, who is still the undisputed leader of the game. We saw him in the Champions League. How do you see this meeting? Will we have a 0-0? No, I don't think so. I think City will win. We were talking about last season. Let's remember that last season, City didn't make the same start to the championship. Arsenal is more in the position of City last year. They had a huge lead. When you have a City that starts like that, four games, four wins. I don't know how many goals he's already scored. And then on the other side, you have Arsenal, which is a little weak. They always score against... And then when he gets in front, the defenses are compact. Gabriel and Saliba, he can't do it. Remi, scoring for an attacker, we know it's important. It doesn't matter who you play against. It's an attacker who plays against you. No, but he never scored in front of Rudiger and everything. He never scored in front of tough defenders and everything. We know it. That's the problem with City. I agree with you, but of course he needs to be used to exist in London. We've had this debate several times. We even had to choose between him and Mbappé. I thought Mbappé was more of a player who could make the decision. But Atalanta needs to be used. Atalanta needs De Bruyne to be good. That everyone around him is at the back so that he can exist. But in any case, we're not going to raise the fact that he's gone strong. He's going to be at home. They played a Champions League game. For City, you're going to have to win against Arsenal. It's more about City's reaction on the Facebook page. City is going to walk on the Gunners, says Robson. We also have a message. Atalanta will be able to sign a double. And the citizens are going to fly. In any case, this meeting will be on Sunday at the end of the first league day. It will be at 5.30 p.m., 5.30 p.m. Universal time. There's another shock. And this time it's in Italy. Two big meetings in Italy. There's the famous derby of the Madonnina. And that will be in Milan, between Inter and Milan. But we chose to talk to you about Juventus, which is hosting Napoli. So these are two recent winners of the Italian championship. Obviously, Juventus hasn't won it in a long time. But she had won nine or ten in a row. And then Napoli, it was recently. And here we are with two new coaches. We have Tiago Mota on one side. Benjamin, I see you smiling. Tiago Mota. And on the other side, we have Conte. Conte, who can no longer count on Ossimene. And he really wanted it. Are we going to end up with a very... We had fun saying ex-champion. But suddenly, with something more. Between a coach by Mota, who we know his philosophy is the game. And his success goes through the game. We saw it, in particular, when he was in Bologna. I think that's it. He finished fourth. And his success went through the game. And another, Conte, who is more tactical. And I'm happy because this match came at the right time. If it had been last year, I don't think Naples would have held out. And since Conte's arrival, we've seen that in Naples, they've made a lot of effort. They made Ossimene leave. They brought Lukaku back. Conte, who did an extraordinary job. He brought some players back. And we see that today, in this team, he has his foot. He's starting to take hold of his foot, of this philosophy that Conte has. And I find it interesting. I think it's going to be a very good match. Annie, I wouldn't have told you that he could win that match because... I think you're a little biased. Yes, on the side of Naples, maybe. Yes, that's true. They told you that. Rémi? I think that when we try to look at the evolution of the curve today, I think... In favor of whom? In favor of Naples. Juventus won their last match when? Juventus, I think... Well, this week in the Champions League. Yes, but we are in the Champions League. I think they're coming out of a series of bad matches there. And when we try to look at it too, even as you say that Tiago Mota, he plays, he plays, he plays. But I still look at the bottom of the game and he's not there. It's true that he doesn't score a lot either, because I think they scored a goal. But, however, when you look at Naples, there is a certain philosophy that is installed. As you said, there is Lukaku, who seems to me to be in good shape right now. So I still believe that even if they are moving, because they are the ones who are going to Vietnam. But I think Naples can have that with Zamboandi. In addition? Yes. We knew why they were coming. I don't agree with them. OK, Naples, it's counting, it's tough. It's a very organized team. And indeed, we can already feel it. But I think Juventus was very good on Tuesday in the Champions League. And they still won 3-1. You didn't have an opponent either. Yes, but they won 3-1. I found them good, interesting. It's true that Tiago Mota, maybe his leg, it's not quite settled yet in relation to counting. But I think the determining element is the fact that Naples, while not European, they didn't play this week. So they may be a little bit fresher. But since we are in Turin, I still put a little piece for Juventus. And the viewers who can enjoy the images, the background behind. I was stuck in the 80s. Juventus-Naples, it's Michel Platini, Diego Maradona. It was that, Italian football anyway. So will that be it this weekend, friends? I'm not convinced. In France, on Sunday night, it will be Olympico Lyon-Marseille. It will be disputed on the side, on the banks of the Rhône, at the Lyon Stadium. But the new OM recruit will not be there. She will arrive on the bench in two or three weeks. Maybe for the classic, by the way. He arrived one evening and a crowd of fans were waiting for him at the airport in Marignane. So he signed autographs, he put on the scarf, he jumped, because who doesn't jump is not Marseillais, right? The Marseillais fans threw him a party. Adrien Rabiot was welcomed like a star by the Olympique de Marseille. This signature, it was made at the last moment because he was free of any contract, so he could sign even outside the Mercato. He, the Parisian titi, he still disputed 227 games for Paris Saint-Germain. Then he played five seasons and 212 games for Juventus. Does it shock you, Benjamin? Not at all. Tell me why. No, but it's because football is made that way. Wait, at some point you have to stop hitting the players because they change, they go from one club to another. But they kiss the asses. Yes, yes. What bothers me is that when a player does it, we always find that there is a problem because we say that yes, he kissed the asses because he said he will never leave. For me, that doesn't exist. It's communication. But when behind, you have an opportunity. He was without a club. What did he have to do? Stay all season? Not play? He never said he would never leave Paris. It's the PSG that put him out. At some point, he has the opportunity to go to Marseille. As he said, Mehdi Benazia, who made a recruitment with Longoria extraordinary this season. He phoned him, he talked to Dezerbi. The interesting project for him, leave him alone. Let him feel good. If he feels good in Marseille, he will defend the colors of Marseille. But it doesn't prevent him from being born in Paris, who is basically a Parisian. There have been players who have done the opposite. But I don't like this trial. For me, it's a false trial. We don't have the same account. A fortnight, let's say, of players who have played in both clubs. The question we ask ourselves is whether players can still have states of mind while, for example, there is a rivalry. We think of OMPSG. We talk about OMPSG, but there is also Barca-Real. We have Inter-Milan, clubs like that where we have the impression that the player can't or shouldn't. Does that still exist? Yes, there are other clubs in Europe, for example. You don't go from Celtic to Rangers in Glasgow, for example, or from Red Star to Partizan in Belgrade. It's almost impossible. It's forbidden. But then there is a difference. It can be very dangerous. But now, there is a reality that you reminded me of, Annie. For five years, he wasn't in France. He was in Italy, at Juventus. It's not a direct transfer from one club to another, as was the case at a time when Peter Luxin, for example, had come from OM to Paris Saint-Germain. There were others who had gone the other way in the past. So, did PSG look for Rabiot? No. As they do in some cases, they put options to take him back. A right of preemption if the player leaves the club where he left. It's not the case. He was free. He goes to Marseille. I read an article of one of his former coaches saying that when he was young, he was a supporter of OM. Yes, indeed. His mother had done everything to prevent him from going to Paris Saint-Germain. So, from that moment on, there is less to discuss. Before the African proverb, is there a comment? It's like a proverb. There are marriages that can't be explained. Rémi, does it make you smile? Do you think that a player should have a sense of loyalty towards a club, and in this case, it's Paris Saint-Germain who mistreated him. We remember that he was removed from the first team for several months. Symbols have been seen in such a way that when he talked about 43, I told him 46 because I like to be precise in numbers. 24. They left Paris for OM and 22 left OM for Paris. You have to be precise. I'm 21 and he's 22, but it doesn't matter. It's the chain of precision. We'll do the math later. I'd like to tell you, Rémi, that it was Loïc Sanna who was trained at Paris Saint-Germain. He became OM's captain and he did wonders there. You even saw Galtier who coached OM and came to train at Paris Saint-Germain. You even saw Georges Weah who was a golden ball and who eventually went to OM. There are many emblems like that. I think there's an African proverb if you want one, which says, the tongue and the teeth are in the same house but the teeth end up biting the tongue. Well, Rémi, if one day a great Madridista goes to Barcelona, we'll make a debate about it. Like Louis Cedric. Come on, let's go, Yellow card! A yellow card! Red card! Green card! Extraordinary! We have a little time and we're going to enjoy your cards, dear listeners and netizens. They have been selected, as usual, by David Finzel. Hello, Radio France International. Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour, bonjour à tout le plateau. Bonjour à tout le staff de Radio France International. Le Café des Sports. Rémi, Xavier Barré, Annie Gassnet. Mon carton, c'est le carton fait à Monaco. Vraiment, ce que Monaco a fait à Barcelona, y'a rien à dire. Y'a rien à dire, vraiment. Je suis au Congo-Brazzaville. Bonne émission à vous. Bicop à vous. Rémi Ngono, 237. Bonjour, c'est Florent Bicono depuis le Cameroun, dans la banlieue de Yaoundé, la ville de Bala. Rémi connaît bien ma ville, j'espère. Alors, j'ai deux cartons aujourd'hui. Un vert et un rouge. Le vert s'adresse au Bayern de Munich. Franchement, je suis complètement rassasi de voir ce que ces garçons sont en train de faire. J'ai l'impression de voir le Bayern de Juventus, de Pep Guardiola. Franchement, la compagnie fait un très bon travail. Et le rouge, par rapport au Barça, franchement, c'est un rouge. Complètement rouge, comme le vert, le bleu, le rouge. C'est rouge. C'est pas possible, ça. C'est pas possible. Je suis Gallo Alfa Arabia de la Guinée, à Dakar. Pour ce vendredi, mes deux cartons sont verts, en couplé. Il s'agit de Seru Girassi. Je lui ai donné un carton vert pour son première vie en match de Ligue des Champions dans son nouveau club respectif avec Dortmund. Et sans oublier aussi, le gauche, Kylian Mbappé, avec la Maison Blanche, pour son premier but en Ligue des Champions avec le Real Madrid. C'est pourquoi, Eric Cantona disait à un moment donné, je ne joue pas contre une équipe en particulier, mais plutôt, je joue pour me battre contre l'idée de perdre. Bon week-end à vous, Madame Foot. Bon week-end. Salut, Radio Foot International et le Café des Sports. C'est Dan Maroja depuis Kinshasa et je donne un carton vert au jeune attaquant madrilien Hendrik, qui a marqué son premier but en Ligue des Champions. Hendrik, vamos, à la Madrid. Monsieur Rémi Ngono, on est ensemble. Bonsoir, Café des Sports. Je m'appelle Charam Innocent depuis Douala. Je suis ravi et mon carton, il est vert. Ce carton va à l'endroit du personnel chargé de l'avoir pour la première fois. Je leur ai fait confiance car ces derniers ont refusé logiquement le pénalty accordé illégalement à FC Penalty. Rémi Ngono, j'espère qu'on est en train de voir ce qu'il se passe. Cette année, s'il vous plaît, gagnons logiquement et non par des pénalités inutiles. Merci. Café des Sports, c'est Jové Mwangise au Congo, Brazzaville. Mon carton, il est vert. Je donne un carton vert à Victor Girocores, l'attaquant du Sporting CP, pour un très bon début de saison. Il a encore prouvé face à Lille en Ligue des Champions. Je donne un carton vert et bon Café des Sports. Bonjour, le Café des Sports. Moi, c'est Boubacar Diallo depuis Conakry. Aujourd'hui, je donne un carton vert à Vincent Kompany, Thiago Mota et Sabi Alonso, des jeunes entraîneurs qui jouaient tous cette semaine leur premier match de Ligue des Champions avec des grands clubs européens. Ils ont réussi et ils l'ont fait avec la manière. Il y a des jeunes qui poussent et qui poussent très bien. Bon Café des Sports et bon week-end. Salut, madame Annie Gassiné. Salut, la grande équipe de la Radio Football Internationale. C'est Gianni Mopila, depuis Ponte Noire, Congo, Brazzaville. Mon carton, il est vert et je donne ce carton vert au Club français, engagé pour la Champions League de cette année. Quatre matchs, trois victoires et une défaite. C'est bien pour l'indice UEFA, pour la France. Félicitations au Club français et j'espère que ça continue comme ça. Merci. Bonsoir, le Café des Sports. C'est Gianni, depuis Mombachy, en RDC. Et je donne un carton vert au nouveau format de la Ligue des Champions que je trouve jusqu'à là très, très divertissant et très prometteur. Au passage, carton rouge, c'est Barcelone. Bonjour, bonjour, Café des Sports. Ici Hafiz Sayoboni, depuis Lomé. Moi, je donne un carton vert à Mehdi Benatia pour le recrutement qu'il est en train de faire à l'OM. Avec l'arrivée d'André Rabiot, Marseille va jouer le titre. À jamais le premier. Trois aux huit. Carton vert. Finalement, on a la réponse quand on entend tous vos cartons. La formule de la Ligue des Champions semble vous plaire. Et puis, Adrien Rabiot à l'OM, nos auditeurs trouvent ça bien. Alors, on verra s'ils vont se chicoter. N'est-ce pas, Rémi, pour le titre de champion de France ? Bon, on a adoré. Merci encore et continuez à nous en envoyer. Et puis, les filles, s'il vous plaît, montrez que les filles aiment le foot aussi. Alors, à qui la parole ? Allez, Rémi, parce que je crois que vous êtes un peu énervé au moment des cartons. Rouge. Rouge à la Fédération Camerounaise de Football, que j'ai souvent soutenu, et particulièrement Samuel Eto'o, par rapport à cette déclaration que je trouve un peu légère. C'est-à-dire que l'Africa Foot vient de publier le 20 septembre. C'est un appel d'offres pour trouver un équipement entier. Et pourtant, depuis des mois, on sait que One Old Sport ne sera pas là. Le match du Cameroun se joue le 7 octobre. Et vous faites la publication d'un appel d'offres. À quel moment on va déposer les dossiers ? Quand est-ce qu'on va les sélectionner ? Ça veut tout simplement dire que Samuel Eto'o est déjà parti négocier un contrat en cachette quelque part. Il connaît déjà qui est l'équipement. Parce qu'on ne peut pas faire des équipements en moins de trois jours. Or, Samuel Eto'o, quand il venait, il avait dit que c'est la transparence dans la gestion. Or, le recrutement de One Old Sport, ça a été pratiquement tiré par les chevaux. On ne sait pas comment. Et cette fois-ci encore, il va en cachette nous chercher quelqu'un sans nous expliquer quoi que ce soit. Et il y a un proverbe africain qui dit, « On tient le zébu par ses pattes, mais l'homme par ses engagements. » Bravo Rémi. Très beau proverbe. Très fort. Passe décisive pour Frédéric. Allez à vous Frédéric. C'est un carton vert, emprunt de tristesse. C'est pour rendre hommage à Salvatore Toto Schilacci, décédé en début de semaine à 59 ans. Il avait illuminé le Mondial 90 italien attaquant de la Squadra Azzurra. Le Mondial à domicile. Ils avaient un peu de mal à marquer. Il avait un statut de remplaçant derrière les Stars, les Baggio, les Viali. Et puis il entrait en fin de match. Premier match, deuxième match, ainsi de suite. Il a marqué six buts dans cette Coupe du Monde. Meilleur buteur de la Coupe du Monde 90. En état de grâce, l'Italie qui avait perdu en demi-finale contre l'Argentine. Mais troisième, ils avaient remporté la petite finale où il avait encore marqué contre l'Angleterre. Donc carton vert pour Toto Schilacci. Et comme quoi, c'est pas parce qu'on gagne les ballons d'or qu'on reste dans la mémoire des gens. Il disait, « Ma carrière a duré trois semaines. Il a enchanté l'Italie. Et l'Italie était si triste cette semaine. Et ce matin, les images que vous voyez, pour ceux qui nous regardent, c'était celles de ses obsèques. » Benjamin Moukangio, vous aussi, je crois que vous êtes dans le vert. Oui, je suis dans le vert. En plus, après l'énèvement de Rémi, je pense que le vert, il est bien venu. Mon carton, il est vert. Il est pour Brest, mais il est surtout pour cet homme qu'on voit à l'écran, Éric Roy. Je pense que souvent, dans les victoires des équipes, on met souvent en avant les buteurs, les passeurs, l'équipe. Mais on ne met pas souvent en avant les entraîneurs qui font un boulot extraordinaire au quotidien. Il est arrivé à Brest. Brest était aux portes de la Ligue 2. Il les a sauvés la nuit suivante. Il termine sur le podium troisième de la Ligue 1, qualifié pour la Champions League. Et il rentre dans l'histoire de ce club en gagnant le premier match, la première victoire de Brest en Ligue des Champions. Alors bravo à lui. Carton vert aussi, un joueur qu'on a un peu oublié et qui est pourtant champion du monde, qui faisait partie de l'équipe de France, champion du monde en 2018, Florian Thauvin, passé par l'OM, qui était allé se perdre au Mexique et qui est revenu en Italie, à l'Oudinese, et qui se retrouve leader de la Serie A. Ils ont gagné à Parma, capitaine de l'équipe. Ils ont marqué un doublé lors de la dernière victoire à Parma. Alors qu'ils étaient menés 2-0, ils ont gagné 3-2. Ils ont battu aussi la Lazio. Donc c'est un début de saison assez prometteur et une véritable résurrection pour lui. Bravo à 31 ans. Le carton vert de Radio Foot va à la Fédération Roumaine de Football qui a décidé de sensibiliser les spectateurs à l'amour et au respect des animaux. Et résultat, à chaque début de match, les joueurs se présenteront avec des chiots nés ou abandonnés dans un chenil et qui seront à l'adoption. Alors bravo à cette fédération. Ça serait bien que la LFP l'écoute puisque les Français sont connus pour abandonner leurs animaux durant l'été quand ils partent en vacances. En tout cas, l'animal domestique est le meilleur ami de l'homme et ça, on le sait tous. Merci messieurs d'avoir animé avec joie et entrain et avec des proverbes ce Café des Sports. On se termine en vous souhaitant à tous un très bon week-end et à la semaine prochaine. On sera là ?