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Lyon miss opportunity to climb up Ligue 1 table with goalless draw at Angers

Olympique Lyonnais extended their wretched run of form as they went nine games without victory in all competitions (D4, L5) after a 0-0 draw away to Angers SCO in Ligue 1.

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Lens title dreams take major hit after suffering thumping derby defeat to Lille

RC Lens’ Ligue 1 title hopes were dealt a serious blow after Les Sang et Or suffered a 3-0 defeat to LOSC Lille in the Derby du Nord at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

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Football Tracker: Inter thrash Roma in Serie A as Monaco defeat Marseille in Ligue 1

The club football season returns after the final international break of the season, and quite simply, it is business time from here on out. The final two months of the season are here as the run-in begins for title favourites, survival hopefuls and everyone in-between. It is do-or-die time across Europe.

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Dazzling Dembele nets brace as PSG defeat Toulouse and extend Ligue 1 lead

Ousmane Dembele’s brace helped Paris Saint-Germain move four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 in a 3-1 victory over Toulouse, securing a fifth win from their previous six games across all competitions.

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Cardiff City lose £106m compensation case over Emiliano Sala death

A French court on Monday dismissed Cardiff City's compensation claim valued at 122 million euros (£106m), in a financial dispute with Ligue 1 club Nantes over the 2019 death of Argentine striker Emiliano Sala.

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PSG's Ligue 1 clash against Lens postponed to help their Champions League preparations

Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain's visit to ⁠second-placed Lens, set for April 11, has been postponed to May 13 ‌to allow them more time to prepare for ‌their Champions League quarter-final against ‌Liverpool, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) said ‌on Thursday.

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Lens slam PSG's request to postpone clash in order to focus on Liverpool tie

Lens have pushed back against PSG's request to postpone their top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash scheduled ⁠for April 11, after PSG sought additional preparation time ahead of their Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool.

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Giroud heads Lille to comeback victory away to Marseille

Lille picked up a huge away win after coming from behind to defeat Olympique de Marseille 2-1 in Ligue 1, extending their unbeaten H2H run to eight games (W4, D4) in the process.

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Balogun nets late penalty as Monaco come from behind to beat Ligue 1 rivals Lyon

AS Monaco came from a goal down to beat Lyon 2-1 away from home, recording a sixth consecutive Ligue 1 win for the first time since 2022, while the hosts six-match unbeaten league run came to a sorry end.

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PSG crush 10-man Nice to return to summit of Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 after securing a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Nice, their fourth win in their last five matches in all competitions.

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Thauvin stars as Lens thump Angers to leapfrog PSG in Ligue 1 again

A goal and two assists from Florian Thauvin helped RC Lens record their seventh straight win over Angers SCO, comprehensively defeating Les Scoïstes 5-1 to go top of Ligue 1, at least temporarily.

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Marshall Munetsi snubbed as Zimbabwe unveil squad for Four Nations tournament

Despite his current superb form with Paris FC in French Ligue 1, midfielder Marshall Munetsi has again been omitted from the Warriors squad for the upcoming Four Nations tournament in Francistown, Botswana.

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Lyon drop points against 10-man Le Havre as winless run extends to six matches

Olympique Lyonnais suffered another blow in their bid for UEFA Champions League qualification as they were held 0-0 by 10-man Le Havre in Ligue 1, extending Les Gones’ winless run to six games across all competitions (D3, L3).

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Balogun on target as Monaco breeze past Brest to break into top five

AS Monaco made it five wins in a row in Ligue 1 thanks to a 2-0 victory against midtable Stade Brestois 29 at Stade Louis II.

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Lens squander chance to move top of Ligue 1 after costly defeat at Lorient

Lorient dealt a huge blow to Lens’ Ligue 1 title hopes with a 2-1 win at the Stade du Moustoir, meaning they’ve now lost just once in 15 league outings (W7, D7).

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Amine Gouiri the hero as Marseille grab late win over Auxerre in Ligue 1

Olympique Marseille sealed a third straight Ligue 1 win as they beat Auxerre 1-0 at the Orange Velodrome, and closed the gap on the top two with a ninth home league victory of the campaign.

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Tolisso scores last-gasp penalty to end Lyon's losing run in draw against Paris FC

A late penalty from Corentin Tolisso helped Olympique Lyonnais earn a late 1-1 draw at home to Paris FC, extending their unbeaten run at home in Ligue 1 to six games (W5, D1).

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Red-hot Rennes thrash struggling Nice to surge into Ligue 1's top five

Stade Rennais recorded a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 win - their joint-longest streak since February 2024 - by beating OGC Nice 4-0 at the Allianz Riviera.

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Lens ease past rock-bottom Metz to move within one point of Ligue 1 leaders PSG

Lens moved to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain by comfortably beating bottom-of-the-table Metz 3-0 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, registering just a second victory in the last 11 meetings in the process.

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Marseille edge Toulouse to avenge cup loss and move back into Ligue 1's top three

Olympique de Marseille have boosted their UEFA Champions League qualification hopes, following a 1-0 Ligue 1 success against Toulouse that avenged their midweek Coupe de France exit at the hands of Les Violets.

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PSG stunned at home by in-form Monaco as Ligue 1 title race takes another turn

Folarin Balogun notched a goal and an assist, as Paris Saint-Germain were beaten 3-1 by AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes, duly losing their unbeaten Ligue 1 home record while the visitors racked up a fourth consecutive league victory.

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Strasbourg ruthless from the spot to down Reims and reach Coupe de France semi-finals

Ligue 1 Strasbourg avoided an upset against lower league opposition, as two late penalties helped Gary O’Neil’s side beat Stade de Reims 2-1, and duly reach the Coupe de France semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 2000/01.

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Late Aubameyang brace sees Marseille edge Lyon in five-goal Ligue 1 epic

Habib Beye earned his first victory as Olympique de Marseille manager after a dramatic late brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secured a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1.

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PSG open up four-point lead over Lens thanks to narrow win against Le Havre

Paris Saint-Germain secured their ninth Ligue 1 victory in 10 matches with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Le Havre, consolidating their place at the top of the table in the process.