AS Monaco secured a sedate 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League to move to 13 points in the league phase, and very likely ensure that France has at leas

Three out of the four Ligue 1 clubs involved in the Champions League have secured their spot for the latter stages of the competition. Lille, Brest and Monaco

Lyon missed an opportunity to draw level on points with third-placed Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 2-1 loss at Brest.Monaco's draw at Nantes and Lille's stalemate with Auxerre on Friday gave Lyon a chance to climb from fifth into the third and final automatic Champions League spot.

Feyenoord's win over Bayern Munich has opened the door for Aston Villa to return to the Champions League top eight next week

Adrien Rabiot scored a second-half winner as Marseille beat Rennes 2-1 in Brittany on Saturday to move within four points of Ligue 1 pace-setters Paris Saint-Germain.

Pierre Lees-Melou remains absent for Stade Brestois as they host Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday evening. The Frenchman has not featured since coming off

Brest has been the surprise package of the revamped Champions League and even considered moving its home games in Europe’s premier club competition to the Stade de France.

Aston Villa need other results to go their way after hopes of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Monaco.

Germain came back from 2-0 down and the brink of elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday night to humiliate Manchester City 4-2 at a rain-swept Parc des Princes.

UEFA Champions League results on Wednesday: Real Madrid (ESP) 5 (Rodrygo 23, 34, Mbappe 48, Vinicius 55, 77) RB Salzburg (AUT) 1 (Bidstrup 85) Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 4 (Dembele 56, Barcola 60, Neves 78, Ramos 90+6) Manchester City (ENG) 2 (Grealish 50, Haaland 53)

Real Madrid has played seven matches in the first phase of the Champions League, with four wins and three losses. In total, there were 17 goals for and 12

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