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 Fonseca as his replacement.

Marseille slipped 10 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-0 loss at Champions League hopefuls Nice on Sunday.

Supporters of Dutch club Feyenoord have been banned from travelling to French side Lille for their Champions League clash on Wednesday due to the risk of violence between supporters and law enforcement.

According to a report from L’Équipe Olympique de Marseille director of football Mehdi Benatia has been handed a three-month suspension by the French FA’s disciplinary committee following

Marseille has a five-point lead over third-place Lille in the race for Champions League spots. It’s now lagging nine points behind PSG, which won 2-1 at Lens on Saturday ahead of a crucial Champions League match against Manchester City on Wednesday.

Nice was led by Sofiane Diop, who netted his side’s goal against Lille. Olympique Marseille drew with Strasbourg 1-1 at home in its most recent game on January 19, outshooting Strasbourg 17 to ...

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

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.

Lyon has confirmed the hiring of Paulo Fonseca as its new coach. Fonseca is replacing Pierre Sage, who was fired despite leading the French league club out of a crisis last season and having the team within reach of a Champions League place in this campaign.

Olympique Lyonnais have appointed former AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca as their new head coach on a 2 1/2-year contract, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.

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