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French sports report quiz: who won, drew or qualified?

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Read short French match reports: s'imposer, faire match nul, l'emporter aux tirs au but, se qualifier, être éliminé. Twelve questions on results and scores.

In short

Key words in French sports reports: gagner / l'emporter / s'imposer (win), perdre / s'incliner (lose), faire match nul (draw), aux tirs au but (on penalties), se qualifier (go through) and être éliminé (be knocked out).

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A football team celebrating a completed match on a small French pitch, plain kits without numbers or badges.
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1Lyon s'est imposé 2-1 face à Nantes.
2Lille et Rennes ont fait match nul (0-0).
3Après un 1-1, Marseille l'a emporté aux tirs au but et se qualifie pour les demi-finales.
4Monaco s'incline 3-0 à domicile.
5Battu 1-0 au match aller, Brest gagne 2-0 au retour et passe au tour suivant.
6Toulouse est éliminé malgré sa victoire 1-0 (score cumulé : 2-3).
  1. Question 1No account needed
    Report 1: who won?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Lyon. S'imposer means to win.

  2. Question 2No account needed
    Report 2: what happened?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    a draw. Faire match nul means to draw.

  3. Question 3No account needed
    Report 3: how did Marseille win?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    on penalties. Aux tirs au but: on penalties.

  4. Question 4No account needed
    Report 3: what's next for Marseille?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    the semi-finals. Se qualifie pour les demi-finales.

  5. Question 5No account needed
    Report 4: Monaco…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    lost 3-0 at home. S'incliner is to lose; à domicile at home.

  6. Question 6No account needed
    Report 5: why does Brest go through?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    2-1 on aggregate. Lost 1-0, won 2-0: 2-1 overall.

  7. Question 7No account needed
    Report 6: what happened to Toulouse?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    They won the match but were knocked out on aggregate.. Éliminé malgré sa victoire.

  8. Question 8No account needed
    Le match aller / retour means…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    the first leg / second leg. Two-legged ties: first leg and second leg.

  9. Question 9No account needed
    À l'extérieur means…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    away (not at home). Opposite of à domicile.

  10. Question 10No account needed
    Les prolongations are…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    extra time. Extra time, played after a draw.

  11. Question 11No account needed
    Le score cumulé is…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    the aggregate score. The total score over both legs.

  12. Question 12No account needed
    Remporter le titre means…

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    to win the title. Remporter: to win (a prize, title).

Scores are read with à: 2-1 is deux à un, and a draw 0-0 is zéro à zéro or zéro partout. Gagner is the everyday verb; battre takes the opponent as object: Lyon a battu Nantes.

French sports journalism loves synonyms, so the same result can be written Lyon bat Nantes, Lyon s'impose face à Nantes or Nantes s'incline à Lyon. Le classement is the league table and la mi-temps the half-time break.

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