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Red Star to Face Stade de Reims in Ligue 2 Match

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Red Star will play Stade de Reims in Ligue 2.

The match is on 29 August 2026.

Ligue 2 is a French football league.

Chamsedin Kouranfal is a Stade de Reims player.

He will be in the starting lineup again.

Sambou Soumano plays for Red Star.

He will sit on the bench for this match.

This means he will not start the game.

He may play later in the match.

The coach chose different players today.

Fans want to watch this game live.

People can follow the match online.

Reims is the opponent for Red Star.

Both teams want to win the game.

This is a normal match in the season.

Vocabulary6 words

Ligue 2
a group of football teams in France; second level
league
a group of teams that play against each other
starting lineup
the players who begin the game
bench
where players sit when not playing
coach
the person who leads a sports team
opponent
the other team you play against

Quiz

1. What competition is this match part of?
2. What will happen to Sambou Soumano?
3. Chamsedin Kouranfal plays for which team?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Red Star will play Stade de Reims in _____.

The match is on _____ August 2026.

Ligue 2 is a French football _____.

Chamsedin Kouranfal is a Stade de Reims _____.

He will be in the _____ lineup again.

Sambou Soumano plays for _____.

He will sit on the _____ for this match.

The _____ chose different players today.

Reims is the _____ for Red Star.

Both teams want to _____ the game.

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