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.

Pierre Lees-Melou remains absent for Stade Brestois as they host Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday evening. The Frenchman has not featured since coming off

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.

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.

Feyenoord's win over Bayern Munich has opened the door for Aston Villa to return to the Champions League top eight next week

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SPORT brings you all the latest as the Champions League’s penultimate round of league phase games comes to an end. Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday to become the first club to qualify

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The Champions League has never before seen the kind of hectic multi-screen action that will play out in the eighth and final round of games next Wednesday. When 18 games kick off at the same time, 9 p.

SPORT brings you all the latest as the Europa League’s penultimate round of league phase games gets underway. Manchester United host Rangers in a blockbuster Battle of Britain at Old