Club president has turned on his players and the fans have turned on the club By Get French Football News broke and relegated: Montpellier are at war with themselvesClub president has turned on his players and the fans have turned on the club By Get French Football News Montpellier are one of three clubs to have denied PSG the Ligue 1 title since the takeover more than a decade ago In the time that has elapsed since their 2012 triumph the club has drifted into a state of dereliction and destitution La Paillade exit the stage with a whimper; it may be a while before they grace it once more Read moreThe 74th minute of the dour 0-0 draw against Reims on Sunday – which halted MHSC’s 11-game losing run and constituted their first clean sheet of the season – coincided with Téji Savanier coming off the bench having come through Montpellier’s academy before returning in 2019 He is the emblematic and humble captain; a player who lives in the same neighbourhood he grew up in who holidays in a campsite on the outskirts of town who rejected the chance to go to Milan in favour of La Paillade and whose love for the club and the city could never be questioned The defeat to fourth-tier Le Puy in the Coupe de France was embarrassing in itself, but it will be remembered more as a moment that sullied Savanier’s image. “Last in Ligue 1 – does that hurt?” teased a Le Puy fan in a viral video posted on social media who was condemned by the club and stripped of the captaincy The experienced spine of the team will be dismantled It isn’t just Savanier the club are seeking to offload – Wahbi Khazri and Falaye Sacko are also touted for departures Andy Delort was also parachuted back to the club on loan in January with the mission of saving MHSC from the drop He is yet to score a goal and has not been included in the past two squads A banner unveiled by the Montpellier fans against Monaco tells the players: ‘You embody the worst version of our club: shame on you’ Photograph: FEP/Icon Sport/Getty ImagesMany of the aforementioned stalwarts have already had their game time reduced in recent weeks since the arrival of Zoumana Camara as manager The former PSG youth coach replaced an exhausted Jean-Louis Gasset this month “Maybe I’m a football has-been,” said Gasset who had replaced Michel Der Zakarian earlier in the campaign The returning club legend never looked like saving the sinking ship and he rarely struck an optimistic tone “It’s over” and “we have to stop believing” are the pick of Gasset’s quotes that best surmise the acceptance of fate the club’s decision to sell their starting attacking trio – Akor Adams Musa al-Taamari and Arnaud Nordin – in January paints the picture clearly Sporting ambition left the room quite a long time ago The new man has been looking to the future giving time to young players and academy products and Becir Omeragic – will also be forced out in a desperate bid to raise funds Last year’s accounts showed the wage bill was almost equivalent to the club’s entire income. The financial crisis gripping French football more generally which could be further exacerbated by the uncertainty surrounding the continuation of DAZN’s broadcasting deal The finger has naturally been pointed at Nicollin who did not help matters with his vociferous support of the LFP president and close friend Vincent Labrune the architect of that botched broadcasting deal last summer But there are plenty of fingers to be pointed we will have to stop laughing,” said Nicollin after the defeat to Angers on 13 April “There are people whose story with the club is over We will go forward with a healthy base of people who want to fight for the club and people who aren’t just there for their own sake the people that this concerns will understand.” Teji Savanier has been stripped of the captaincy and relegated to a bit-part role after an inflammatory post on social media Photograph: PSNEWZ/SIPA/ShutterstockThose comments shocked an emotional Ferri I don’t even want to speak more than that.” The president has turned on his players and the fans have turned on the club With relegation confirmed before Montpellier’s match against Reims thanks to Le Havre’s draw against Monaco the atmosphere not aided by the closure of the ultras stand after violent scenes led to the abandonment of the match against Saint-Étienne in March there is a feeling of ambivalent resignation now Those who were present for the non-event booed the entrances of Khazri and Savanier Montpellier are a club at war with themselves but one despite relegation are trying to right their wrongs and look to the future Montpellier’s 50th anniversary celebrations this season have been anything but the objective must simply be to survive for another 50 Montpellier 0-0 Reims, Nantes 0-0 Toulouse Strasbourg 3-1 St-Étienne, PSG 1-3 Nice Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marquinhos try to deal with the threat from Nice’s Ali Abdi as PSG’s unbeaten Ligue 1 record went up in smoke Photograph: Jean Catuffe/DPPI/Shutterstock What was worrying from a PSG perspective was how one of the goals was conceded Youssouf Ndayishimiye’s game-clinching third came from a free-kick and 38% of all the goals conceded by Les Parisiens have now come from set pieces Their weakness is Arsenal’s strength and one that the Gunners will be hopeful of exploiting “If someone assured me that losing to Nice would get me into the Champions League final I’d sign up immediatelyDomestic invincibility has been sacrificed; time will tell if it yields European glory The race for the Champions League remains enthralling Amine Gouiri’s spectacular hat-trick helped Marseille comfortably beat Brest to cap a week that marked the start of a multi-week training camp in Rome – an unprecedented move to distance the club from what is perceived as a toxic atmosphere in their native city who went into the weekend second but finished fourth after a draw against Le Havre and Strasbourg mean there are four points separating second from seventh This is an article by Get French Football News Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Saint-Etienne’s fans light flares before the French League One soccer match between Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne supporters have been banned by French authorities from traveling to Montpellier for this weekend’s Ligue 1 game between the two relegation-threatened clubs because of a high risk of violence Montpellier sits rock bottom in the French league standings with Saint-Etienne just one spot above in 17th place The French authorities said Saint-Etienne’s travels are often marred by “public order disturbances due to the violent behavior of certain supporters or individuals claiming to be supporters of this team,” and noted that some Montpellier fans are also prone to violence France’s interior ministry said there is a “real and serious risk of confrontation” between the rival fans The ministry cited an incident in November last year before a game between the two clubs in Saint-Etienne A large-scale brawl took place during which 260 Montpellier fans clashed in the streets with 300 to 400 Saint-Etienne supporters three German teams have qualified for the EHF Finals the business end of the EHF European League Men two teams from France and one from Portugal Spain and Denmark each competed for the coveted EHF Finals spots three of the four teams playing the second leg at home managed to sneak through into the EHF Finals SG Flensburg-Handewitt and Montpellier HB made it to the last act of the competition Reigning champions SG Flensburg-Handewitt are aiming to become the first side to retain their trophy in the second-tier European competition After Flensburg delivered a 29:26 win in the first leg against Danish side GOG with former GOG left back Lasse Møller scoring eight goals Emil Jakobsen and Johan Plogv a Hansen combined for 18 goals which saw the German side make it in back-to-back EHF Finals the team with the joint-largest number of trophies won in the competition after taking a 35:30 win against Limoges Handball in the second leg Legendary Croatian back Domagoj Duvnjak had five goals for Kiel with the German side’s top scorer being Swedish back Eric Johansson while Limoges relied on Nigerian right back Faruk Yusuf and Egyptian left back Seif Elderaa The third German side to make it to the EHF Finals is MT Melsungen which made it past the quarter-finals in an European competition for the first time in history After a 28:27 win in the first leg against Bidasoa Irun Roberto Garcia Parrondo’s side provided a flawless second leg a 2023 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship winner with fellow Spanish back Eric Balenciaga adding five goals under his name to help Melsungen take a 60:49 win on aggregate The last spot was clinched by a French side which are back to the EHF Finals after a one-year hiatus The French team have played the final once after their 65:61 aggregate win against FC Porto Montpellier fired from all cylinders in the second leg with Argentinian centre back Diego Simonet scoring seven times The EHF Finals will take place in the Barclays Arena on 24 and 25 May with the semi-finals pairings to be decided on Wednesday By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy Stuart Hogg’s first season in the French Top 14 has ended early after an injury sustained last Saturday resulted in an operation on Tuesday Under contract at Montpellier until 2027 after coming out of retirement last summer the former Scotland full-back had been enjoying a new lease of life as his team’s out-half Last Saturday’s home win over Perpignan was his 11th league start at number 10 lifting Montpellier to ninth place on the table and leaving them just a point off Clermont in the sixth and final play-off spot However, the 19-13 victory came at a heavy cost for Hogg as a second-half injury will see him miss Montpellier’s four remaining regular-season Top 14 matches as well as the play-offs if the club progresses that far The second half was 14 minutes old at the GGL Stadium when Hogg was tackled after making a catch and the impact from Perpignan winger Tavite Veredamu resulted in a campaign-ending ruptured Achilles tendon Set to turn 33 next June, Hogg will now be sidelined for between six and nine months. He was pictured on the Montpellier club website sitting up in his hospital bed following his surgery “Stuart suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the second half of the MHR vs USAP match,” read the injury update “He underwent successful surgery on Tuesday READ MORE: British and Irish Lions Team of the Week – ‘Totemic’ number eight ‘balls out’ while ‘hype train continues’ for English forward A Ligue 1 match between bottom side Montpellier and fellow struggler Saint-Etienne was abandoned in the 63rd minute when a fire broke out in a stand after flares were thrown by fans Montpellier was trailing 2-0 on Sunday after Lucas Stassin scored twice for the visitors when the match was stopped by referee Francois Letexier. Television footage showed black smoke coming from the fire. Local media reported that a person lying on the ground behind the goal line was evacuated. Players from both teams were sent back to the locker rooms as some Montpellier fans trashed seats in the stands. The fire was extinguished but the game did not start again due to security concerns, with Montpellier now potentially facing a heavy penalty. Saint-Etienne supporters had been banned by French authorities from traveling to Montpellier because of a high risk of violence. Getty ImagesEarlier on Sunday, 10-time French champions Saint-Etienne said they were opposing a proposal from the French government to disband their two main groups of supporters. The Magic Fans and the Green Angels, which were created in the early 1990s, have complained that the government's plans are politically driven and said they won't help fight hooliganism in stadiums. The club sided with its fans and said it opposes the government's planned measure, "deeming it disproportionate and ineffective in the fight against violence and discrimination in stadiums. A former French league powerhouse, Saint-Etienne dominated French soccer during the 1960s and '70s. Ahead of the Montpelier match, French authorities justified their decision to ban the away fans, saying Saint-Etienne's travels are often marred by "public order disturbances due to the violent behavior of certain supporters or individuals claiming to be supporters of this team," and noted that some Montpellier fans are also prone to violence. In November last year before a game between the two clubs in Saint-Etienne, a large-scale brawl took place during which 260 Montpellier fans, some of them equipped with weapons, clashed in the streets with 300 to 400 Saint-Etienne supporters. Montpellier have lost their last six league games, winning only four all season, and are in 18th place on 15 points after 25 matches, six adrift of the relegation playoff spot. Saint-Etienne sit one place higher on 20 points. Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used in this story. Montpellier’s Andy Delort reacts after scoring the goal during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Montpellier at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille France (AP) — Striker Andy Delort is returning to Montpellier to help the French league club in its fight against relegation who comes from the nearby port city of Sete The club said on Wednesday he is returning on a loan deal from Moloudia d’Alger with a buyout option He arrives as a replacement for Akor Adams who left for Sevilla in the Spanish league Delort played 106 matches across all competitions over his three seasons with Montpellier scoring 47 goals and delivering 21 assists which has the worst defensive record in the league this season has also been struggling upfront and will be hoping that Delort can match his past production Despite signs of improvement in recent weeks having conceded 44 goals in 19 matches in a season marking the club’s 50th anniversary but with this club we can do it,” said Delort who represents Algeria at the international level “I’m not the savior but I will give everything so we can give an extraordinary end to the season.” Montpellier won its only French league title in 2012 The club also won the second division in 1987 and the French Cup in 1990 with a team featuring the likes of Eric Cantona Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned after supporters of the former threw smoke bombs on the pitch and in the stands taking place at Montpellier’s Stade de la Masson was initially suspended by referee Francois Letexier shortly before the hour mark with Saint-Etienne leading 2-0 Montpellier were bottom of Ligue 1 with Saint-Etienne one place and five points ahead of them A statement from Ligue 1 confirmed the game was abandoned “after a crisis meeting between the game delegates and the intervention of the police” it was decided not to resume the match,” Letexier then told a news conference The league statement added that a decision will be made in the coming days by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) the body which organises French professional football Saint-Etienne striker Lucas Stassin had scored the game’s opening goal in the 11th minute. The away side then went down to 10 men shortly before half-time as defender Maxime Bernauer was shown a second yellow card. Stassin doubled his team’s lead in the 53rd minute, causing the reaction from the Montpellier supporters, according to a Saint-Etienne statement A win in the match would have taken Saint-Etienne above Le Havre who occupy the relegation play-off spot in 16th and level on points with 15th-placed Reims but behind them on goal difference La tension monte d'un cran à la Mosson ! De nombreux fumigènes jetés sur la pelouse après l'encaissement du 2ème but. Match arrêté #MHSCASSE pic.twitter.com/uF9MrNBhIm — Tiffany Henne (@TiffanyHenne) March 16, 2025 (Photos: Sylvain Thomas/AFP via Getty Images) Luke Bosher is a deputy news editor for The Athletic, based in London. He joined the company in 2020. Follow Luke on Twitter @bosherL Saint-Etienne have been awarded a victory over Montpellier by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) after their game was abandoned due to a fire caused by supporters throwing smoke bombs. The match at Montpellier’s Stade de la Masson on March 16 was initially suspended by referee Francois Letexier after home supporters threw smoke bombs on the pitch and in the stands Letexier suspended the match shortly before the hour mark with Saint-Etienne leading 2-0 and Ligue 1 later confirmed the game was abandoned “after a crisis meeting between the game delegates and the intervention of the police” Ligue 1 has announced the LFP disciplinary committee has decided to award the away side the three points 📊 Le classement en bas de tableau suite à la décision de la commission de discipline de la @LFPfr ! #MHSCASSE (0-2) pic.twitter.com/rKcmRoNBIN — Ligue 1 McDonald's (@Ligue1) April 3, 2025 The decision leaves Montpellier bottom of Ligue 1 who are now within one point of Le Havre in the relegation play-off spot.  Saint-Etienne striker Lucas Stassin had scored the game’s opening goal in the 11th minute. The away side then went down to 10 men shortly before half-time as defender Maxime Bernauer was shown a second yellow card. Stassin doubled his team’s lead in the 53rd minute, causing the reaction from the Montpellier supporters, according to a Saint-Etienne statement. league leaders Paris Saint-Germain look set to clinch a record-extending 13th French league title Luis Enrique’s only need a draw against 14th place Angers on Saturday to secure their fourth consecutive title Location: Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest The Paillade (4-4-22) are traveling to Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest France on Sunday where they will take on Brest (13-5-13) The Pirates are priced at -152 and the Paillade are at +126 The starting goalkeepers will be Gregoire Coudert for Brest and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier The Pirates have a rank of 49th in relation to expected goals having 42.3 Stade Brestois 29 has give up 53 goals while relinquishing 1.71 goals per 90 and the opposition have 130 shots on target against them Their differential on goals is currently at -4 by way of 49 goals put in the net and also 53 goals given up which gives them a % of 25.8% for the year Brest has a total of 77 SVs and have earned a save% of 59.2% this year Brest has amassed 62 yellow card warnings this year and also 3 red cards the club sports an average of 1.42 pts/match (44 points) and sit at 49th in European soccer with 30 assists Get all of our Soccer Expert Picks Montpellier has compiled 22 goals and the squad's expected goals on the season is 31.6 This club's goals against per 90 min is at 2.30 in addition to 103 saves Montpellier HSC has a save percentage of 59.4% (170 SoTA) and also sit at 93rd among Big 5 teams with 16 pts Montpellier is ranked 90th when talking about goals allowed having 69 and the team's difference in goals is sitting at -47 Montpellier HSC has accounted for a clean sheet % of 3.3% on the year and also 82 yellow card cautions The Paillade are averaging 0.5 pts per contest while tallying 12 assists and 7 red cards The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Brest will be Gregoire Coudert Coudert has been on the pitch for 361 minutes and has 13 stops in his career The goalie from France has seen 18 shots attempted against him in 4 career starts His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.25 (5 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 72.2% Coudert (3-0-1 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 2 clean sheets which leaves him with a 50.0%% clean sheet rate Benjamin Lecomte will look after the goal for Montpellier Lecomte has given up 448 goals and has accounted for 999 saves in 331 starting assignments He sports a save % of 69.3% and his clean sheet rate is 26.5%% He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 111-94-127 Lecomte has racked up 88 clean sheets and has defended 1,441 shots tried against him in 29,900 career mins Ludovic Ajorque is one member of the side who has a chance to score for Brest Ajorque has started 240 outings during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.39 goals per 90 mins The forward from France has earned 90 goals scored in 21,027 mins He has 30 assists while accumulating 210 points during his soccer career who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture He has totaled 102 pts thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 18 times The forward born in France has totaled 14,485 professional minutes and has earned 42 goals He has an average of 0.26 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 165 matches in his career Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brest (+126) Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. 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Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here Get all of Today's Free Soccer Picks Get all of Today's Expert Soccer Picks They had the idea of making a video part showing all the gems of their hometown scene Check out the lesser-known but equally iconic spots of Montpellier Montpellier truly does have its own Southern French look as you can see here Marcello and the guests really understand the vibe of skating rocks.  Speaking of skateboarding in France check out the latest from the scene in Bordeaux: but can also early grab to 50-50 on a wall rail—truly versatile He skates with the speed to gap out to back-truck-bonk that shorty pole off the ledge and hit a rail with blind bumps in front of it Quick footed Ollies and bigspins get plied to the gothic architecture Montpellier is known for The lipslide to switch back lip on the fat construction tube was nice Check the homie with the bottle wine after his footy team lost A booming hardflip ices the part and Marcello Tiffou is a name we're going to remember By Blair Alley is the Content Director for TransWorld SKATEboarding The French Ligue 1 clash between relegation battlers Montpellier and Saint-Etienne on Sunday was abandoned in the second half after flares were thrown by supporters, briefly causing a fire to break out in the stands. Saint-Etienne were leading home side Montpellier 2-0 when the action was halted in the 57th minute, with a decision taken to abandon the match altogether shortly after. Referee Francois Letexier confirmed to reporters during a press conference that the game had been abandoned on the order of the authorities after police were forced to intervene to restore calm. Lucas Stassin had scored twice for Saint-Etienne who were on course to claim a vital win in their fight against relegation despite being reduced to 10 men just before half-time. Montpellier are bottom of the table, five points adrift of Saint-Etienne, who are themselves a point behind Le Havre in the relegation play-off spot and three points away from outright safety. The trouble erupted just after Saint-Etienne's second goal went in, while broadcaster DAZN reported that incidents had also taken place outside the stadium. The hotel where the Saint-Etienne team were staying had also been targeted overnight, with fireworks launched at its facade at around 3:00 am local time, although police said there were no injuries or serious damage caused. Montpellier have won just four games in Ligue 1 this season The Ligue 1 match between relegation rivals Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned after home fans threw flares on to the pitch and part of a stand caught fire Hosts Montpellier were trailing 2-0 when Sunday's fixture was stopped in the 62nd minute after Saint-Etienne striker Lucas Stassin scored his second goal of the game Referee Francois Letexier paused the match for three minutes when flares were thrown on the pitch but players were taken off the field shortly after when smoke and flames could be seen in the stand at Stade de la Mosson The game was abandoned following a 20-minute suspension Montpellier supporter behaviour caused a match to be abandoned in October 2023 when Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw was stunned by a firework that exploded next to him after being thrown from the stands Montpellier are bottom of Ligue 1 and eight points from safety with Saint-Etienne one place and five points better off PSG edge closer to title with win against Marseille The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made Wadji Match OfficialsReferee: François LetexierVideo Assistant Referee: Marc BollengierAssistant Referee 1: Julien GarriguesAssistant Referee 2: Florian Gonçalves de AraujoFourth Official: Thomas LeonardAssistant VAR Official: Victoria BeyerMatch StatsKey Othmane Maamma (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right Assisted by Modibo Sagnan with a headed pass following a corner Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) header from very close range misses to the right Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked Yunis Abdelhamid replaces Benjamin Bouchouari Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his mastery of indoor hard courts by holding off Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2 7-6(2) in the final of the Open Occitanie on Sunday afternoon It is already Auger-Aliassime’s second title of the young 2025 tennis season That Adelaide result marked his first and only tournament win outdoors; the Montpellier trophy gives him six indoors and he has finished runner-up at four other indoor hard-court events.The 23rd-ranked Canadian was the dominant player throughout this week Kovacevic became the first opponent to make Auger-Aliassime really work The 102nd-ranked American was the only player to take a set off Auger-Aliassime in Montpellier and he almost took two Kovacevic saved a championship point on Auger-Aliassime’s serve in the second-set tiebreaker and forced another ‘breaker in the third 2 seed proved to be too tough and too experienced for the first-time ATP finalist in the pressure-packed moments (it was) the craziest final I have played–whether I won or lost,” Auger-Aliassime assured but credit to Aleks–he raised his level I think it was a very high level on both ends This match deserved to go three sets with the way he was playing in the second.”The 23-year-old will remain at No while Kovacevic will climb to 75th–three spots off his career high.It was “the most fun I’ve ever had on a tennis court in my life,” Kovacevic commented “It was an honor to share the court with someone like Felix…and other incredible players like (semifinal opponent) Andrey (Rublev) I did everything I could; 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0Who will win Rotterdam Carlos Alcaraz Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Grandstand gets you up close and personal with the ATP Tour Just like the Grandstand on the grounds of any tournament this site aims to be the best seat in the house *Interested in writing for The Grandstand in 2025 Contact Ricky Dimon at ridimon@gmail.com.* or links inserted into already existing articles Copyright © 2025 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes Zoumana Camara has made his first foray into senior management charged with the tough task of trying to keep Montpellier in Ligue 1 McDonald's with six Match Days left to play until the end of the season This appointment comes at a critical time for the Hérault side currently positioned at the bottom of the table and enduring a nine-game losing streak Camara began his football journey with the youth academy of AS Saint-Étienne He made his professional debut with the club in 1996 showcasing his skills as a central defender he transferred to Inter Milan but found limited opportunities leading to loan spells at Empoli and SC Bastia where his performances earned him a call-up to the French national team before he returned to AS Saint-Étienne in 2004 His performances would then catch the attention of Paris Saint-Germain where he became an instant success The Frenchman would go on to make 224 appearances for the Rouge et Bleu winning three Ligue 1 McDonald's titles and lifting several cups Camara seamlessly transitioned into coaching joining PSG's staff as an assistant manager he worked under prominent managers such as Laurent Blanc he took on the role of head coach for PSG's Under-19 team leading them to a national championship in the 2023–24 season This week the Frenchman was announced as manager of Montpellier with a clear objective: winning enough games to either avoid relegation or try their chances in the relegation play-off I'm preparing for the future and it will allow us to take stock of the situation and get to know each other better," said Camara in his first press conference as Montpellier boss "There will be quick choices to be made for the future in terms of the squad Rather than naming the individuals with whom there are problems I want to get back to being a collective this afternoon." "The most important thing is that I know how to adapt If I have profiles that don't suit my ideas But the main objective is to regain the fighting spirit and the pleasure Camara's first game in charge of MHSC will be against SCO Angers next weekend before travelling to the Vélodrome to face Marseille the week after >>Champions League for the Champions: PSG host Aston Villa