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. Ajorque doubled the hosts' advantage in the 25th minute with his fifth Ligue 1 goal of the campaign.

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

PARIS (AP) - Results from French football: Lille vs. Nice, 3:05 p.m. Lens vs. PSG, 11 a.m. Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m. Angers vs. Auxerre, 11:15 a.m.

The Arsenal legend has previously managed Monaco and Montreal Impact at club level before coaching France Under-21s and his country's Olympic team at last year's Games in Paris.

Het Nieuwsblad are reporting that Westerlo are working on a deal to sign veteran Algerian striker Islam Slimani. The 36-year-old spent the second half of each of the past two seasons in Belgium and

Mason Greenwood scored and set up a goal for Adrien Rabiot as Marseille won at Rennes 2-1 to move four points behind Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday. Greenwood's 11th league goal came moments before halftime and he then curled a cross onto the head of Rabiot early into the second half.

Pierre Lees-Melou remains absent for Stade Brestois as they host Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday evening. The Frenchman has not featured since coming off against AS Monaco towards the end of 2024.

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Monaco suffered a painful 2-1 defeat against Montpellier, the bottom team in Ligue 1, on Friday, effectively ending their hopes of fighting for the league title. With 32 points in the standings, the monegasque team is 11 points behind PSG (with one game in hand) and just two points ahead of their pursuer,

Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m.

THIERRY HENRY is a contender to land the Belgium national team job, according to reports. The position has been made vacant after Domenico Tedesco was sacked. Tedesco, 39, had been in charge of

Montpellier HSC's latest defeat, at the hands of fellow strugglers SCO Angers was a big blow. Not only did the 3-1 defeat leave them rock-bottom, forcing