Mason Greenwood converted a penalty to secure a 1-1 draw for Olympique de Marseille against Strasbourg on Sunday at the Stade Vélodrome.
Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.
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Aston Villa's penultimate Champions League league phase clash comes against AS Monaco on Tuesday night (5:45pm kick-off)
Mika Biereth’s career resembles that of a journeyman despite him being only 21. When the London-born Danish striker joined Monaco last week it was already his fifth club.
The vice-leader of the top league, Olympique Marseille, and the third-placed team, AS Monaco, were eliminated in the second round (1/16 finals) of the French Cup. Both teams lost in penalty shootouts to rivals also from Ligue 1.
Monaco lost ground in the race for the 2025 Ligue 1 title on Friday night following a 2-1 defeat at foot-of-the-table Montpellier. The setback left them in fourth place with 31 points after 18 games – 12 points behind pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain who play at Lens on Saturday afternoon.
Overall though, it has been a disappointing week, because Marseille were dumped out of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Lille at the Velodrome, despite taking all the momentum into the shootout after Luis Henrique 's 96th-minute leveller.
Adi Hutter's Monaco have 31 points, miss chance to level on points with 2nd place Olympique Marseille in standings - Anadolu Ajansı
Nantes have lifted themselves out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone after a 2-2 draw against high-flying visitors Monaco at home.
Marseille close the gap to Ligue 1 leaders PSG to four points. As Monaco and Lille dropped points against relegation-fighting sides, Marseille had a glorious opportunity to tighten their grip on second place in beating a struggling Rennes side led by ...
Marseille winger Luis Henrique struck a fine ... as Reims knocked out five-time winner Monaco 3-1 in their shootout after another 1-1 draw. Defender Cédric Kipré headed home before halftime ...