Paris Saint-Germain completed an impressive turnaround in form to reach the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win away at VfB Stuttgart securing a top-24 berth when all had seemed lost with three games to go.

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

When Lille lost its opening Champions League match in September, only a few bold gamblers would have bet on the Ligue 1 side to qualify for the last 16 of European club soccer's elite tournament.

PARIS — Monaco's floundering season took another turn for the worse as it lost at rock-bottom Montpellier 2-1 in Ligue 1 and conceded third place to Lille on Friday. Bruno Genesio's Lille ...

Ligue 1 has trolled Cristiano Ronaldo, on the back of his recent comments about the division, after seeing four clubs enjoy Champions League progress.

Monaco's challenging Ligue 1 season deteriorated further with a 2-1 defeat against last-placed Montpellier, surrendering third place to Lille. Despite early advantage, Monaco's defense faltered in the second half.

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1' – Atalanta 0-0 Sturm Graz 1' – Monaco 0-0 Aston Villa Lille have not had the same fortune with injuries at Liverpool recently. In defence, highly-rated 22-year-old Tiago Santos is ...

Ben Seghir has already expressed his desire to stay with Monaco until at least the end of the current campaign but the flashy 19-year-old will not be short of suitors in the summer. Monaco are said to value the youngster at €30m [£25m], with Barcelona and Napoli two of the clubs interested.

Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica 5-4 in a thriller.

Lille, Brest and Monaco are now mathematically certain to, at least, qualify for the playoffs rounds, which will take place in February. The fourth French team, serial Ligue 1 champions PSG ...

Monaco climbed back up to third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday after their 3-2 win at home to struggling Rennes was followed by a 2-1 defeat for Lille at Strasbourg. Monaco's first win in five Ligue 1 games lifted them back up to third,