Rennes and João Pedro Neves Filipe “Jota” (25) are set to part ways imminently with the Ligue 1 club agreeing to a €10m transfer fee with Celtic. The Portuguese winger will return to Celtic
French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)
French Ligue 1 leading scorers after the weekend's matches:
While four French clubs secured progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League this week, another was busy firing a popular coach as Lyon parted company with Pierre Sage and lined up Paulo
AS Monaco hosts AJ Auxerre Saturday at Stade Louis II in their second matchup in Ligue 1 this season after AS Monaco won the first game 3-0. It begins at 1:00 PM ET.Last time out, AS Monaco picked
Parisians are stopped at home by Reims, but Marseille lose the Côte d'Azur derby against Nice and fail to capitalise
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made his Paris Saint-Germain debut on Saturday and set up a goal for Ousmane Dembele, but the Ligue 1 leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Reims.
In the last 10 matches, Monaco are on top with 7 wins to Rennes' 2, with 1 ending in a draw. Monaco won the last three, including a 3-1 home win in the last season. Both teams often find the net in these games (8 of the last 10) while corner counts are low (under 10.5 corners in 5 of the last 6).
The Ligue de Football Professionnel has decided on the schedule for Matchday 20 of
Paris Saint-Germain take on Reims at the
Olivier Kapo ticked all the boxes for Celtic. A former Juventus and France midfielder, the 30-year-old represented a no-risk transfer after arriving on a free in November 2010.
Already in great difficulty against AJ Auxerre, Lilian Brassier was unrecognizable against Nice. At the Allianz Riviera, the No. 20 Marseille lacked from the start of the match, as almost paralyzed when he benefited from the confidence of Roberto de Zerbi who offered him a second tenure after Strasbourg-OM.