Lille to Host Le Havre in Ligue 1 Match
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Lille will play Le Havre on 10 October 2026. The match is in the French league called Ligue 1. This is matchday six of the season.
The goalkeeper Gallon will play for Le Havre. People already knew this before the game.
Le Havre also showed its full starting lineup. One name in the team was a big surprise. The report does not say who it is.
Fans want to know more about this match. It is an important game in Ligue 1 this week.
Both teams want to win and get three points. The match will help their position in the league table.
Vocabulary15 words
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- matchday
- a day when games in a competition are played
- starting lineup
- the players who begin a game
- table
- a list that shows team rank in a competition
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from entering the goal
- surprise
- something you did not expect
- match
- a game between two teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- points
- numbers teams get for winning or drawing
- fans
- people who support a team
- report
- a piece of news information
- team
- a group of players
- French
- from the country France
- win
- to be the best in a game
- position
- a place in a list or rank
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Quiz
Answer key
1. 10 October 2026 2. Gallon 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lille will play Le Havre on _____ October 2026.
The match is in the French league called _____ 1.
This is matchday _____ of the season.
The goalkeeper _____ will play for Le Havre.
Le Havre also showed its full _____ lineup.
One name in the team was a big _____.
Both teams want to win and get three _____.
The match will help their position in the league _____.
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