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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.

Ligue 1 club Rennes announced Thursday the sacking of coach Jorge Sampaoli, with former Newcastle defender Habib Beye taking over the hotseat in Brittany until the end of the season.

AS Monaco hosts Auxerre in Ligue 1 Round 20. Betting preview, stats, H2H trends, and top predictions for cards, corners, and goals.

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)

Crystal Palace have made a bid of £10million for Trabzonspor midfielder Batista Mendy, but the Turkish club want more according to Gune Bakis via Sport Witness. Trabzonspor are reportedly seeking a fee in the region of £12.6m instead, and have indicated that they will not accept Palace's initial offer.

According to a claim in the Turkish media, Crystal Palace have stepped up in their pursuit for Trabzonspor midfielder Batista Mendy, but face competition from Rennes. The 24-year-old was a reported target for the Eagles during the last summer window and he’s continued to be linked with a move to Selhurst Park.

Nantes 1 (Mohamed 90) Lyon 1 (Nuamah 10) Lens 1 (Frankowski 49) Angers 0 Toulouse 1 (Casseres 59) Montpellier 2 (Sagnan 62, Maamma 83) Nice 2 (Guessand 7, Cho 51) Marseille 0 Played Saturday Monaco 3 (Akliouche 15,

Striving to claw back a nine-point gap to Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 title race, Marseille will travel to face Nice at Allianz Riviera on Sunday night. Le Gym were dumped out of Europe in sobering style earlier in the week, whilst Les Olympiens have been afforded a full week to dwell on a draw with Strasbourg last time out.

Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 with Reims. It was a disappointing result, but one that put the team ahead. Results – Current standings – PSG “missed out” between their two Champions League games with a draw against Reims.

Paris Saint-Germain take on Reims at the

Parisians are stopped at home by Reims, but Marseille lose the Côte d'Azur derby against Nice and fail to capitalise