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.

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.

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

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.

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The first Champions League games to be played in January include one with shocking possible consequences in an unpredictable debut season for the 36-team format.

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As the Champions League returns we look at the latest outright betting, the table as it stands and who needs what to qualify for new knockouts stage and the schedule up to the final

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