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.

Monaco missed the chance to move level on points with second-placed Marseille in Ligue 1 as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Nantes on Friday despite a second-half comeback. Adi Huetter's side remain in third place, nine points behind leaders Paris Saint ...

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.

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)

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.

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 ...

French Ligue 1 table after Sunday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Goal! Marseille 1(3), Lille 1(4). Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal. Goal! Marseille 1(3), Lille 1(3). Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of ...