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Quietly under the radar Toulouse have climbed up the table and with only one defeat in six games they sit 8th in the table and only five points off Lille in 3rd. Their 2-1 win at Reims was another example of Alain Casanova’s 3-5-2 formation working to perfection.

With a packed midfield Toulouse tend to keep their passes short and rarely go long. On Friday there were only a handful of long passes, the majority coming from goalkeeper Ali Ahamada. And when you have the impressive trio of Etienne Didot, Oscar Trejo and Clement Chantome running the midfield there is no reason why you would bypass them.

The majority of Ligue 1 sides tend to not take advantage of the space down the flanks, so many teams play with inverted wingers but Toulouse with two full-backs are managing to push down the flanks and get balls in the box. They attempted 32 crosses on Friday night, and although only six made their intended destination it is beginning to come together for La Viola and they are definitely one to watch in the next few weeks.