Monaco's challenging Ligue 1 season deteriorated further with a 2-1 defeat against last-placed Montpellier, surrendering third place to Lille. Despite early advantage, Monaco's defense faltered in the second half.

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

Mika s’est montré décisif en offrant le but de l’égalisation à Mohammed Salisu. Il a également essayé d’avoir de l’impact dans cette deuxième période, mais il a joué son dernier match le 11 décembre (contre Lille en Ligue des Champions, ndlr), donc ce n’est pas facile.

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.

Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages.  Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win

Driven by the desire to lift their heads at home on the occasion of the reception of Aston Villa in the Champions League this Tuesday at the Stade Louis-II (6:45 p.m.), the Monegasque manager spoke

PARIS — Monaco's floundering season took another turn for the worse as it lost at rock-bottom Montpellier 2-1 in Ligue 1 and conceded third place to Lille on Friday ... Biereth started in attack for coach Adi Hütter's Monaco, which has won only twice ...

Adi Hütter was definitive in pre-season, stating that Radoslaw Majecki, having displaced Philipp Köhn in the second half of last season, would be AS Monaco’s No. 1 this campaign. However, the

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PARIS (AP) — Lille extended its unbeaten run to 20 matches ... But Biereth was among those to miss in the shootout and Monaco coach Adi Hütter is under pressure after just two wins ...

Mika Biereth’s career resembles that of a journeyman despite him being only 21. When the London-born Danish striker joined Monaco last week it was already his fifth club.

With Benfica appealing for a penalty, Barcelona sprang a quick breakaway and the Brazilian winger slotted home to end a blockbuster battle. Players from both sides clashed after the final whistle as tempers flared following the thrilling denouement.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Monaco v Aston Villa, where Unai Emery’s side are looking to consolidate their place in the top tier of the gigantic (super) league phase table to secure safe passage into the knockout stage of the competition without recourse for a play-off.