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

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

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.

Stade Brestois are preparing for life without first-choice goalkeeper Marco Bizot (33), while also aiming to add new faces later this month.The Dutch shot-stopper under contract with the Breton side

GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle and GFFN’s Raphaël Jucobin face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. It’s three points for a correct score, two points for a correct score difference, and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season?

Lyon are desperate to get back into the Champions League but their stuttering start to the new year threatens that ambition just as they face serious financial problems and their American owner finds himself making enemies with the French league.

French Ligue 1 table ahead of this weekend's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Both European giants have struggled in the revamped Champions League and both need to win when they meet in Paris tonight

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