Powered byFive breakout stars from the first half of the Ligue 1 season đź’ŽOneFootballTue, December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM UTC·3 min readSome wonderful surprises!It's the winter break in Ligue 1! Last weekend, the clubs played the 16th of their 34 matches this season. A great opportunity to take stock, halfway through, of the revelations from these first five months of competition!JoaquĂn Panichelli - StrasbourgLittle or not known before arriving in Strasbourg this summer from AlavĂ©s, despite the 16.5 million euros spent by the Alsatian club, the Argentine striker has truly exploded in these first months in Ligue 1!AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith 9 goals in 16 league matches, Panichelli is the second top scorer in L1 (tied with EstĂ©ban Lepaul), behind Mason Greenwood (11). A thunderous start to the season that even earned him his first call-up for Argentina last November. So, JoaquĂn at the World Cup next summer?📸 SEBASTIEN BOZON - AFP or licensorsTyler Morton - LyonUnable to make his mark at Liverpool, the English youth international, signed for 10 million euros by OL, quickly found his place in Paulo Fonseca's team. The 23-year-old midfielder quickly established himself as one of the team’s leaders, with technical accuracy and a very valuable work rate. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe has only been left out of the starting eleven twice...