article_snippet: Having played in France, I know that for Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Lyon there will only be a handful of games for which Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Lyon need to be at Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Lyon best.
article_snippet: It’s not that It’s easy but going to the smaller French teams is not like going to Turf Moor to play Burnley or Loftus Road to play QPR, where the crowd is right on top of you and everyone is expecting the home side to put one over Chelsea or Manchester United.
article_snippet: Don’t forget that while the smaller French teams were playing five games in two weeks over Christmas, Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke were on a 40-day break.
article_snippet: And while the Christmas break isn’t as long in France, Italy and Spain, it allows their players to relax get a couple of weeks in the sun.