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.

Olympique Marseille (second) and Olympique Lyon (sixth) play on Sunday at 2:45 PM ET, in a matchup between a pair of clubs in the top half of the table in Ligue 1.Olympique Marseille played OGC

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league.

Marseille remain 10 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain after losing to Nice, while there was also disappointment for Lyon.

Marseilles defeat to Nice leaves them 10 points behind PSG in Ligue 1, impacting their title chase as they prepare for a clash against Lyon.

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

Former AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca will take over as coach of Ligue 1 side Lyon, the French club’s owner told AFP yesterday. The Portugese coach will take

Lyon sacked coach Pierre Sage on Monday, the day after their French Ligue 1 draw at lowly Nantes, a source told AFP on Monday.

Marseille faltered in its pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 after falling to a 2-0 defeat to Nice at Allianz Riviera.

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

A relative of the attacker is said to have reported him to the police having recognised him when a video of the horrific assault went viral online.

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