Marseille missed a chance to move up to third spot in the French league on Sunday after being held 1-1 at Toulouse as an own-goal from Grenoble defender Bostjan Cesar lifted tired Lille to a 1-0 win. Three days after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the Europa League round of 16 first leg, Lille were lucky to come away winners against ...

An own-goal from Grenoble defender Bostjan Cesar lifted tired Lille to provisional fourth in the French first division on Sunday. Three days after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the Europa League round of 16 first leg, Lille were lucky to come away winners against tailenders Grenoble at their Villeneuve d'Ascq stadium. Rudi Garcia's side are provisionally fourth with 51 ...

Lyon get back to league action against local rivals Saint-Etienne on Saturday after their 2-1 aggregate win over Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Champions League in mid-week. The seven-time champions are just two points off leaders Bordeaux, who lost 2-1 at home to Auxerre on Wednesday, and will be looking to build upon their headline-grabbing heroics at the Santiago ...

Ligue 1 leaders and defending champions Bordeaux meet second-placed Montpellier on Sunday as the newly-promoted southern club eye an unlikely rise to the top of the French championship. Both sides are level on 51 points although Bordeaux have two games in hand over Rene Girard's men, who are back in France's top flight for the first time in ...